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UNC-Chapel Hill’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) was recently honored with the General Douglas MacArthur Award, marking the fifth time the program has earned the national distinction. The award recognizes programs for “excellence in leadership, training and overall performance.”. “This award is far more than a simple...

An Illinois-based pharmaceutical manufacturer plans to invest $1.4 billion in Durham County.

Media outlets are seeking an “immediate” hearing in their lawsuit against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over the release of a $1.2 million report on the School of Civic Life and Leadership.

What should have been a quiet Monday walk ended in horror at the Lovett Square Apartments near Alston Avenue in Durham, where a small dog named Baby Boo was killed. Owner Leticia Soto says two larger, pit bull-type dogs suddenly attacked her leashed pet. She was not physically hurt, but neighbors were left stunned and county animal authorities have been notified.

The future Tar Heel is already trying to help his new coaching staff recruit!

When trees present a safety hazard or are lost to storms, the Carolina Tree Heritage Program on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) transforms the trunks and branches into furniture, sculptures, and other wooden creations. One of those trees was used to celebrate...

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The Hillsborough man accused of murdering his housekeeper appeared in the Orange County Courthouse on Tuesday. According to court records, 53-year-old Matthew Jared Vukmer is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 54-year-old Paula Floyd, who investigators said was stabbed inside his Hillsborough home on March 6. Vukmer’s wife called 911 during the […]

A Durham teenager has been arrested in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins at Research Triangle Park earlier this year, deputies said Tuesday.

Sequins and laughter filled the Holton Career and Resource Center in Durham on Monday night. Performers, audience members and judges shuffled into the auditorium for the opening ceremony of the Durham Senior Games and SilverArts (DSGSA). The DSGSA is an "Olympic-style" competition for adults 50 years and older, according to...

With a rally expecting to draw thousands of educators from across the Piedmont next week, some area school districts are canceling classes for students based on teacher absence requests. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools and Chatham County Schools each made updates to their respective calendars in the last...