PROBATION SYSTEM IN CRISIS
Documents and interviews show that state probation chief Robert Lee Guy had known, at least since 2004, about shoddy work in Wake County that could threaten public safety.
Audio slide show: The N&O investigates the system.
N&O seeks Carson autopsy report
In a motion filed Monday, the newspaper says it wants to protect its rights and the rights of the public to observe and report on the criminal case stemming from the shooting of the UNC student leader.
Chapel Hill project elicits lots of concern
Residents tell the Town Council they are concerned about traffic, building height and other issues in proposals for the first phase of the multiple-use development.
Camp needs games, craft donations
Triangle Briefs: Organizers of the town's Camp Paradise at the Chapel Hill Community Center are accepting donated items for the summer day camp program.
Lightning sparks costly house fire
Triangle Briefs: Damage from fire, smoke and water was estimated at $200,000 after lightning hit a two-story house over the weekend.
Candidate criticizes runoff request
Triangle Briefs: A candidate for an unresolved seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners criticized his opponent Monday for asking for a runoff election.
Hearing set on town election funding
Chapel Hill will hold a public hearing Wednesday night on a proposal to set up a publicly funded local election program.
UNCC student's death unsolved
Police said they have leads but have made no arrests in the asphyxiation death of college student Irina "Ira" Yarmolenko, who will be buried today in Chapel Hill.
In Thorp, UNC-CH has 'a complete package'
The new chancellor has dealt with science, music, drama and administration in a meteoric ascent.
Doctor wins UNC-CH faculty award
A UNC-Chapel Hill doctor has received the school's highest faculty award.
UNC-CH seeking airport panel power
Triangle Briefs: UNC Chapel Hill officials are asking the General Assembly to grant the UNC system the power to create airport authorities, a step toward a new airport in Orange County.
New UNC chancellor outlines grand plans
In his acceptance speech before the UNC Board of Governors, Holden Thorp pledges to keep the university rooted to the people of North Carolina and education affordable to all of its citizens.
Chapel Hill asked to revise picketing rules
Local civil rights groups have asked the Chapel Hill Town Council to update the town's picketing rules and form a civilian review board to monitor police conduct.
Three teens found in home are charged
Triangle Briefs: Police have charged three Greensboro teenagers with armed robbery after a man reported coming home early Wednesday morning and finding the teens in his house.
County welcomes new official
Triangle Briefs: Orange County's new economic development director is Bradly A. Broadwell, who has been economic development director in Dorchester County, Md.
Runoff needed for Orange
At-large settled, but District 2 isn't.
Defeat is decisive for land transfer tax
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will have to come up with another way to raise $3.5 million for parks and schools.
Chapel Hill ponders 11% hike in tax rate
City manager floats 1st hike in 3 years.
Judges protective of Carson details
The local legal system has taken additional steps to keep details of the Eve Carson case out of the media.
Shelter will get to move
UNC-CH agrees to lease land for the $3 million facility.
General: Progress in Afghanistan
A larger and more aggressive NATO force is part of the explanation for a jump in insurgent attacks and killings in Afghanistan last year, Gen. Dan K. McNeill says.
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