Orange County is inching closer to consensus on a regional transit plan that could create a light rail system, expand bus service, and connect the county to the rest of the Triangle.
Published: May. 19, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
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“I believe we need to have a magnet,” Chairwoman Mia Burroughs said. “I believe it needs to be at FPG to expand the services.”
Published: May. 19, 2012 1:57 PM | Full story
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Orange County Manager Frank Clifton has proposed a no-tax increase budget that gives a pay raise to employees but less money to the school systems than they asked for.
Published: May. 18, 2012 12:00 AM | Full story
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Chapel Hill 20200 will be “a living document,” says Assistant Planning Director Mary Jane Nirdlinger. Comprehensive plans today “are not just plans you pick up every 10 years. They’re really becoming more of the day-to-day work of the town.”
Published: May. 19, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
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Sara Mitchell didn’t know anything about Chapel Hill 2020 when her mom suggested she and her younger sister enter its art contest.
Published: May. 19, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
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After three years of no tax-rate increases, Chapel Hill Town Manager Roger Stancil is recommending a half-cent property tax increase to help fund Chapel Hill Transit in the 2012-13 fiscal year budget.
Published: May. 15, 2012 8:32 AM | Full story
George Jenne and Paul Hrusovsky have spent the last year and a half creating artwork for “That Was Then: Paul Hrusovsky and George Jenne,” an exhibit that opens Saturday, May 19, at the Craven Allen Gallery, 1106 1/2 Broad St. in Durham.
Published: May. 22, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Chapel Hill takes on a different vibe right about now. Many students have left town; the days grow a little longer and sweetly hotter; and time seems to slow down just a bit to let us all linger and enjoy the sunny days and cool nights. Starting Thursday, June 28 those cool summer nights come alive in Downtown Chapel Hill with the Locally Grown Music and Movie Series!
Published: May. 15, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
While they agreed Minton was guilty under the felony murder rule, they were split 9-3 on the question of malice, premeditation and deliberation for first-degree murder.
Published: May. 12, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Josh Bailey had bipolar and post traumatic stress disorders. The system had failed him time and again, yet he had overcome abandonment and abuse, and after 13 years of treatment, was trying to get into a treatment program before he disappeared, Steve Bailey said.
Published: May. 12, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Look beyond the public assemblies, and you see a core group of Occupiers connecting with each other, reaching out for training from thought leaders and labor organizers, and gearing up for activism long-term.
Published: May. 12, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will speak, and he and four other luminaries will receive honorary degrees During UNC’s commencement ceremony today.
Published: May. 12, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
“We are aware of the special pain that comes with reading quotes like, ‘God’s mercy prevailed.’ Not only is this hurtful to the LGBTQ community, but also to the integrity of God’s word and God’s love,” say pastors Jill and Richard Edens
Published: May. 9, 2012 2:34 PM | Full story
Orange County Commissioners Race: Mark Dorosin and Penny Rich have won seats on the Orange County Board of Commissioners, defeating incumbent Pam Hemminger in the Democratic primary.
Published: May. 9, 2012 12:24 AM | Full story
Orange County: Incumbents Stephen Halkiotis and Tony McKnight will retain their seats on the Orange County Board of Education, joined by newcomer Lawrence Sanders.
Published: May. 9, 2012 12:26 AM | Full story
Judge calls murder of Josh Bailey as “cold blooded a killing as I have seen.”
Published: May. 8, 2012 8:52 PM | Full story
Judge Orlando Hudson granted a preliminary injunction, delaying enforcement of the town’s towing ordinance and cellphone ban, which would prohibit talking on a cellphone while driving in town limits.
Published: May. 8, 2012 8:18 PM | Full story
After a long day of closing arguments in Orange County Superior Court, Judge Orlando Hudson told jurors Monday they must decide if Minton is guilty of first-degree, second-degree or felony murder; first-degree or second-degree kidnapping; and conspiracy to commit murder and kidnapping.
Published: May. 7, 2012 7:41 PM | Full story
In Durham a unanimous vote came after speakers, including two county employees, expressed concern about the future of domestic partner benefits after Tuesday’s vote on Amendment One,
Published: May. 7, 2012 4:52 PM | Full story
The short service, with three uniformed soldiers and a lone trumpeter, drew 10 people to the Confederate War Monument, better known as Silent Sam, on Polk Place off Franklin Street.
Published: May. 8, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board member Jamezetta Bedford apologized at the beginning of Thursday’s meeting for fears caused by a staff report recommending changes in the district’s Dual Language program.
Published: May. 6, 2012 11:12 AM | Full story
Defense attorney James Glover said there’s no doubt Brian Minton drove Bailey to the murder site against his will, but he did not shoot Bailey or go with the intent to kill him.
Published: May. 6, 2012 11:06 AM | Full story
Defense attorney James Glover said Brian Minton drove 20-year-old Josh Bailey to the murder site against his will but did not shoot Bailey. He does not deserve to be convicted of first-degree murder, felony murder or first-degree kidnapping, Glover said.
Published: May. 4, 2012 6:07 PM | Full story
The Chapel Hill Town Council scheduled a June 18 public hearing to get feedback from residents about the regulations.
Published: May. 4, 2012 2:57 PM | Full story
The probability of finding another person who matches that sample is greater than 1 in a trillion, DNA expert Michelle Hannon said.
Published: May. 2, 2012 7:21 PM | Full story
A tow-truck company owner has sued the town over its cell-phone calls while driving ban and new towing rules.
Published: May. 4, 2012 4:11 PM | Full story
The town has seen a 6.1 percent increase in sales tax revenues so far this year and expects about a 3 percent increase next fiscal year, said Ken Pennoyer, the town’s business management director.
Published: May. 1, 2012 11:10 PM | Full story
A State Bureau of Investigation expert said Tuesday that gloves and zip ties from Josh Bailey’s grave were consistent with those found in a murder defendant’s car and at his Carrboro home.
Published: May. 1, 2012 8:40 PM | Full story
Eligibility guidelines are only the first hurdle, some EZ Rider clients say. The service isn’t always reliable, sometimes arriving at the wrong place or wrong time.
Published: May. 1, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Sen. Kay Hagan’s TREAT Act would help speed safe and effective treatments for patients with serious or life-threatening diseases, including rare diseases.
Published: May. 1, 2012 6:17 PM | Full story
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