With deep sadness, we announce that Carolyn Dee Keightley Valacich, 83, peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026, from complications of a ruptured aneurysm. She was surrounded by her three ...

By now everyone has heard the conversations regarding whether or not the University of North Carolina will renovate the Dean Smith Center, or if they will develop and build a new ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. For an alternative perspective on the Dean Dome, from deputy Opinion Editor Paige ...

Brown, the all-time winningest coach in North Carolina football history, stepped down after the 2024 season and has since said he is at peace with his departure. His resume in Chapel Hill includes an ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. North Carolina students hand out flyers with a petition to renovate and save the Dean E ...

North Carolina students hand out flyers with a petition to renovate and save the Dean E. Smith Center, prior to the Tar Heels’ game against Syracuse on Monday, February 2, 2026 in Chapel Hill, N.C.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Dean E. Smith Center is at a critical crossroads as University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leaders consider whether to renovate, rebuild or relocate the arena off ...

An iconic UNC basketball tradition returned on Tuesday night, one that ended on a very powerful note. The tradition for the graduating seniors to address the home crowd following their final game was ...

The Dean Smith Center has been UNC's home arena for 40 years, but either needs renovations or the program could build anew. Peyton Williams / UNC / Getty Images CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Most visitors to ...