Craig Stephen Hicks pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing three Muslim neighbors at a Chapel Hill apartment complex four years ago and received three life sentences. read more
A joint UNC and Washington University School of Medicine research team has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant to further evaluate whether brain imaging can help detect very high risk of autism spectrum disorder in early infancy. read more
Three new members will join the Board of Trustees, chosen by the UNC System Board of Governors, and one current member has been reappointed to a new term. read more
Milltown — which had promoted a Belgian-style beer culture in Carrboro since 2006 — closed after service on Memorial Day. read more
UNC Health Care is “temporarily pausing the most complex pediatric congenital heart surgeries” while the program is reviewed following a New York Times report about children who died following heart surgeries. read more
Among alumni of all 16 UNC System universities, 64 percent of the respondents said their educations were worth the cost. read more
Angela Kashuba, a member of the faculty of UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy for 22 years, has been chosen the school’s next dean. read more
Harry Smith, chair of the UNC System Board of Governors, told a news conference Wednesday that he thinks restoring UNC’s Confederate monument to its original site just off Franklin Street is “not the right path.” read more
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mark Gangloff has been named the new head coach of Carolina’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. read more
A decision on the disposition of UNC’s Confederate monument has been delayed again. In mid-December, the UNC System Board of Governors directed UNC’s trustees, the chancellor and top administrative staff to work with a BOG task force to… read more