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Chapel Hill

May 12, 2026

NC DOT liable after pedestrian struck in Chapel Hill crosswalk

    Action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Orbital, nasal, lumbar spine, shoulder, pelvis, tibula, and fibula fractures and post-concussive syndrome Case name: Huggins v. North Carolina Department of Transportation Case no.: […]

Paul Newton has given up his state Senate seat to serve as the general counsel and vice chancellor for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Associated Press file)
Mar 31, 2025

General counsel’s post lures Newton from Senate

CHAPEL HILL — A leader among the North Carolina Senate Republicans who resigned last week from the General Assembly is the next chief attorney for the University of North Carolina […]

Jan 14, 2025

Orange County lawyer transferred to disability inactive status

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The University of North Carolina will pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging its trustees wrongly met in closed session to discuss matters that under state law must be discussed in public. (Depositphotos.com)
Jul 24, 2024

UNC pays $25K to settle open-meeting lawsuit

CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill must pay $25,000 and its trustees must affirm a commitment to follow the state’s open-meeting laws as part of […]

Aug 29, 2023

Faculty member slain at UNC lab building

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Authorities say a faculty member was shot and killed in a University of North Carolina building. They say the Monday shooting was in Caudill Laboratories and a suspect has been arrested. Charges were pending, and the suspect was not immediately identified. Students and faculty at the flagship campus barricaded themselves in dorm rooms, offices and classrooms for hours until a [...]

Feb 6, 2018

Judge: 5,500 doctors at 2 med schools covered by pay lawsuit

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — About 5,500 faculty will be represented in a class-action lawsuit alleging two prestigious North Carolina medical schools conspired to depress their wages by agreeing not to […]


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