The Orange County Courthouse doesn’t just deal with criminal cases. Its judicial responsibilities include estates, mental health commitments, domestic violence cases and even adoptions. These proceedings, however, are moving slower than normal because the courthouse is understaffed. Now, there’s a backlog of cases from new laws from the North Carolina legislature.
Orange County Clerk of Court Mark Kleinschmidt praises his new co-worker: a service dog named Adele who helps people navigate the stressful court process.
For civil rights attorney and former mayor of Chapel Hill Mark Kleinschmidt, the letter sent to governor Pat McCrory by the U.S. Department of Justice makes a statement. “It really just underscores how ignorant the...
While our community works to find a way to provide housing options to every family that would like to live Orange County, former Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt brought up an idea during the WCHL Community Forum that has...
Construction is now underway on Carolina Square mixed-use project at 123 West Franklin Street. Night construction will begin Wednesday night. The town has permitted night construction on the site on Monday through Thursday...
Legislation has passed the United States House aiming to slow or halt the flow of Syrian refugees into the country following the terrorist attacks in Paris. President Obama, earlier in the year, announced the U.S. would accept...