Judge Acquits UNC Campus Shooter After Experts Agree on Tailei Qi’s Insanity
Roughly 37 months after a campus shooting left a UNC professor dead, the shooter is acquitted from his murder charges on an insanity plea.
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CHCCS School Board Dissolves Mandarin World Language, Creates Exception for Rising Fifth Graders
The Mandarin World Language option currently taught at Glenwood Elementary School will effectively end after its campus closes this summer.
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Chapel Hill High Online Event Disrupted by Member of Antisemitic Hate Group
A self-identified member of a national antisemitic hate group disrupted a Zoom call for Chapel Hill High School seniors on Wednesday.
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Barnes & Noble in Chapel Hill Mall Sets Grand Opening Date with Author Appearance
Barnes & Noble, the major bookstore and entertainment chain, is planning a grand opening for Wednesday, September 23 at its University Place location in Chapel Hill.
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Equipment Failure Causes Delays to Carrboro’s Household Trash Collection
Carrboro said the breakdown led to Wednesday’s collection taking longer than normal. As a result, Thursday and Friday collection has moved.
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Steve Belichick to Resign as UNC Ends Investigation Into Football Program, Saying Issues ‘Isolated in Scope’
A release from UNC on Thursday said Steve Belichick will step down after his medical leave, which is part of its concluding investigation.
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Pittsboro Town Hall Design Draws Criticism for Exterior, Praise for Sustainable Features
The Town of Pittsboro’s future town hall project took its latest step on Monday night, as the Board of Commissioners reviewed the first renderings of the facility.
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CHCCS Superintendent Suggests Dissolving World Language Option as Glenwood Elementary Closes
Trice emailed Glenwood Elementary and Mary Scroggs Elementary School parents and staff on Monday, saying he reached the conclusion after considering the feedback gathered from stakeholders on both campuses and consulting enrollment data.
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NCDOT: I-85 Ramp to I-40 in Orange County to Close for 2 Months
NCDOT construction crews are preparing to close the exit ramp for Exit 163 along I-85 South — a ramp west of Hillsborough that loops vehicles over the interstate and redirects them onto I-40 East.
Read MoreEliazar Posada-Orozco on Equality NC’s Advocacy Work, Upcoming Ga(y)la – On Air Today (September 14, 2026)
Equality NC Executive Director (and Carrboro Town Council Member) Eliazar Posada-Orozco speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Monday, September 14.
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