Cole del Charco
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The "Second Chance Act," which was signed into law in June 2020, makes it easier to clear records of non-violent misdemeanors and minor felonies for 16 and 17-year-olds who were prosecuted as adults.
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Two buildings on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill that had previously been named after white supremacists will now honor the school's first Black professor, Hortense McClinton, and the first American Indian student, Henry Owl.
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The NFL has partnered with four universities to study impacts to football players’ heads during practices and games. UNC-Chapel Hill expands on its concussion research with the new program.
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A new report finds fewer people are being jailed in Durham, but those who are, are staying longer.
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North Carolina will have more than 400,000 doses of the low-dose Pfizer COVID-19 shot within the next week. The vaccine has been approved for emergency use in children ages 5 to 11.
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In areas where the COVID-19 pandemic is under control, populations could use air duct testing as a surveillance measure, and if the virus is found, use clinical tests to locate it more precisely.
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Students for Fair Admissions, Incorporated sued UNC-Chapel Hill. The advocacy group argued that UNC's admissions policies were racially discriminatory against Asian American and white students.
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Gun-related offenses in North Carolina are up among older children, but have held steady with younger kids. Safer Schools Task Force leaders say it may be because of unattended firearms.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has canceled classes on Tuesday in observance of a campus-wide Wellness Day after a series of suicides on campus in the last month.
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Non-essential city building lights in Raleigh will be shut off each night from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. through the end of November to help with bird migration.