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Child deaths, especially from firearms, on the rise in NC according to new report

By Maddie Van Meter | Mar. 20

The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force released its annual report, highlighting the common causes of death in children ages 0 to 17 in the state. The task force is composed of three committees – Perinatal Health, Unintentional Death Prevention and Intentional Death Prevention – that compile data and create policy proposals for the N.C. General Assembly.

The Orange County Board of Education building, as pictured on Monday, March 28, 2022, is located on East King Street in Hillsborough.

Katie Rains

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Orange County Schools works to diversify student enrollment in advanced courses

By Maddie Van Meter | Mar. 8

Members of Orange County Schools provided the Board of Education with updates on their partnership with Equal Opportunity Schools in a Monday meeting. EOS is an organization that provides school districts with data and support to diversify enrollment in advanced courses and close the opportunity gap.

Katie Rains

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Orange County Schools employees bring concerns of overcrowding to Board of Education

By Maddie Van Meter | Feb. 8

Patrick Abele, Orange County Schools' deputy superintendent, said overcrowding is a concern for the school district as new growth in the area is leading to class sizes that are exceeding capacity. He said the district is bringing in mobile units to help with the problem.

Flora Peng

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NC ranks last in child care cost in new report, state struggles with funding

By Maddie Van Meter | Feb. 3

A recent report published by WalletHub, placed North Carolina 39th overall in family-friendliness. The average cost of child care per year in North Carolina is $9,255 for infants and $7,592 for a 4-year-old.

A house is pictured on East Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.

Taylor Nock

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Recent report finds increase in competition for rental properties in Triangle

By Maddie Van Meter | Jan. 11

According to a recent report from RentCafe, competition for rent in the Triangle is on the rise, increasing by 1.2 percent during the peak rental season for 2022. As the fifth most competitive housing market in the state, 12 renters compete for each vacant apartment.

Masks lie at the entrance to Wilson Library on Jan. 9, 2022.

Caroline Bittenbender

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A look at the COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina: Protocol changes in 2022

By Maddie Van Meter | Nov. 30

North Carolina has seen several changes to COVID-19 protocols in 2022 regarding masks, schools and vaccines.

Cars drive down the busy Ephesus Church Road in Chapel Hill, NC on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The Town of Chapel Hill has proposed bike lanes that would result in narrower vehicle lanes and the prohibition of roadside parking.

Samantha Lewis

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'We really need both': Residents debate development of American Legion property

By Maddie Van Meter | Nov. 28

The Chapel Hill Town Council voted in 2016 to authorize the town manager to purchase the plot of land from the American Legion Post. Following its purchase in 2017, the Town appointed an American Legion Task Force to make recommendations for the future use of the land.

Gov. Roy Cooper speaks on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2021, at Pizzeria Mercato in Carrboro.

Ira Wilder

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Gov. Cooper appoints members of equity task force to implement pandemic recovery

By Maddie Van Meter | Nov. 15

Gov. Roy Cooper announced the appointment of several members to the Andrea Harris Equity Task Force. The mission of the task force is to advise state government offices on ways to promote economic development, equitable practices, health and wellness in disadvantaged communities impacted by COVID-19.

Renee Price (left) and Charles Lopez (right) are running for the N.C. House District 50 race. Photo by DTH/Gillian Faski and Courtesy of Charles Lopez.

Samantha Lewis

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Renee Price and Charles Lopez face off for NC House of Representatives District 50

By Maddie Van Meter | Nov. 8

Price, chairperson of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, and Lopez, HR manager for a Triangle-based landscaping company, are running for N.C. House district 50 this election cycle. Here's a look at their viewpoints on high-priority issues in the state.

The first vaccine dose given at UNC’s vaccination clinic is administered in the Student Union on March 31, 2021. As North Carolina began to allow college students to receive coronavirus vaccines, UNC opened a clinic on campus where students can receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Abe Loven

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'Benefits are overwhelmingly positive': FDA approves new COVID-19 boosters for children

By Maddie Van Meter | Oct. 24

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the monovalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been replaced by the newer bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines as the authorized booster dose for children.

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Child deaths, especially from firearms, on the rise in NC according to new report

Orange County Schools works to diversify student enrollment in advanced courses

Orange County Schools employees bring concerns of overcrowding to Board of Education

NC ranks last in child care cost in new report, state struggles with funding

Recent report finds increase in competition for rental properties in Triangle

A look at the COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina: Protocol changes in 2022

'We really need both': Residents debate development of American Legion property

Gov. Cooper appoints members of equity task force to implement pandemic recovery

Renee Price and Charles Lopez face off for NC House of Representatives District 50

'Benefits are overwhelmingly positive': FDA approves new COVID-19 boosters for children

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