Should Chapel Hill offer economic incentives to attract businesses to town?

The new chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill is expected to talk about his plans for the university at an installation ceremony Sunday during University Day festivities.

Orange-Chatham District Attorney Jim Woodall plans to announce Oct. 28 whether he'll pursue the death penalty against six young men accused of murdering 20-year-old Josh Bailey.

Investigators have identified a man found shot to death Sunday off Morrow Mill Road in Orange County.

But a recent change in state law will allow people to register and vote during early, one-stop voting, which begins Oct. 16 and ends Nov. 1.

Triangle Briefs: Four days after discovering a body, Orange County sheriff's investigators were still trying to identify a Hispanic man who was shot in the head and left on the side of the road.

Triangle Briefs: A mother accused of helping her son and his friends hide the body of a man they're charged with shooting is free on $100,000 bail.

Dozens of paper butterflies, a giant dragonfly, snake and even a tick will take to Churton Street on Saturday for the first "Creatures of the Eno" handmade puppet parade.

The aunt of one of the suspects in Josh Bailey's murder says a judge went easy on Greg Minton, the father of another suspect, who went free after posting $100,000 bond Monday.

A group of residents plans to present a petition to the Orange County commissioners today asking the county to fight any taking of rural land for a future airport.

Brandon Hamilton Greene, one of the men accused of killing Josh Bailey, avoided an attempted murder charge last year that police say could have kept him off the streets.

The town will hold its 36th annual Festifall Street Fair from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday on West Franklin Street.

As part of efforts to discourage poor treatment of older patients in hospitals and nursing homes, medical students at UNC-Chapel Hill got a taste this week of how it feels to be old.

On July 29, police think, Josh Bailey was abducted by acquaintances he thought were friends; he was shot in the head and buried in a shallow grave. On Tuesday, a grand jury indicted nine people in the case.

Elizabeth Edwards canceled a speech at a conference in Pittsburgh on Thursday, saying she was suffering from a stomach virus.

UNC-Chancellor Holden Thorp has launched a blog, holden.unc.edu and is using it to share insights and images from his tour of North Carolina.

Access to essential medicines is part of the fulfillment of the right to health, says Hans Hogerzeil, a World Health Organization leader who will speak on the subject today at UNC-Chapel Hill.