Orange County
TriPol: Raleigh council committee backs city's panhandling rules
Raleigh City Council members this week rejected a request from Occupy Raleigh members to loosen the city's panhandling rules.
Orange County
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WAKE COUNTY
There’s a festival fit for everyone this weekend in the Triangle
There will be art on the streets of Raleigh, hip hop in Durham, a Hogg celebration in Hillsborough and an agriculture-themed event at the State Fairgrounds. Plus, you can tour some backyard chicken coops.
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CRIME
Judge reseals warrants in UNC student’s death
The search warrants were resealed May 14 for another 60 days in the death of Faith Hedgepeth, 19, a junior from Warrenton.
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EDUCATION
Rewrite of UNC-Chapel Hill sexual assault policy begins
A task force on UNC-Chapel Hill’s sexual harassment and assault policy will look to a recent agreement between the U.S. government and the University of Montana over that campus’s response to sexual assaults.
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EDUCATION
Review of UNC-CH’s sex assault policy begins Wednesday
As federal investigations continue into UNC-Chapel Hill’s reporting and handling of sexual assault cases, a new group will begin work on a revised policy aimed at serving students better.
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ORANGE COUNTY
Carrboro aldermen discuss charging for downtown parking
The Chapel Hill Town Council’s recent decision to charge drivers using town-owned park-and-ride lots has the Carrboro Board of Aldermen debating parking fees in its downtown.
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ORANGE COUNTY
Chapel Hill cuts food truck fees, adds locations
The Town Council cut the cost of operating a food truck by more than half Monday and voted to allow them at more events and locations.
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ORANGE COUNTY
Proposed Chapel Hill budget raises property tax rate 2 cents
Town Manager Roger Stancil recommended Monday night that the Town Council approve a 2-cent increase in next year’s property tax rate.
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CLASS OF 2013
UNC graduates hark the sound of encouragement by AOL's Case
More than 6,000 UNC-Chapel Hill graduates gathered Sunday morning at Kenan Stadium to celebrate their degrees, under a Carolina blue sky. AOL's Steve Case, chief graduation speaker, encouraged them to persevere and stay on the offense.
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ORANGE COUNTY
Frank Porter Graham marks anniversary and, for some, farewell
Parents, teachers, children and some old friends gathered Thursday at Frank Porter Graham Elementary to celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary. For many, it was also goodbye.
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LOCAL POLITICS
Search for Raleigh's new city manager could take 4 to 6 months
The search for a new city manager will likely be a complicated process that takes up to six months, UNC-Chapel Hill government professors told the Raleigh City Council this week.




