Eleven Rabies Confirmed In OC, Total Nears 5-Year High
“If this trend continues throughout 2014, it seems likely that we are going to have upwards of 25 or 30 confirmed cases of rabies,” Marotto said.
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Rachel Nash
AAA: Hit-And-Run Crimes Escalating Across North Carolina
Statewide, there are five hit-and-run incidents on average each day in which someone is injured or killed and the driver flees the scene.
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Gov. McCrory Proposes Pay Raise For Teachers Statewide
“This may have been a lot of theatre for something that will not actually happen,” Barrett said.
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Tillis Claims Republican U.S. Senate Nomination
State House Speaker Thom Tillis beat out seven Republican challengers for the chance to take on U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan in the November general election. Tillis avoided a run-off, receiving 46.13 percent of the vote. His closest competitor was OBGYN Dr. Greg Brannon of Cary, who tallied 32.66 percent, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Reverend Mark Harris, a Baptist minister from Charlotte, came in a distant third. Hagan easily defeated two primary opponents to win the Democratic nomination to take on a possible second...
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Blackwood/Caldwell To Run-Off For Sheriff
We’re headed for a run-off in the race for Orange County Sheriff between Charles Blackwood and David Caldwell.
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Police Release Photo Of Carolina Inn Break-in Suspect
The suspect—described as a black male in his twenties, wearing a UNC baseball cap, dark blue windbreaker, blue jeans and a white t-shirt—was believed to be carrying a white Carolina Inn laundry bag.
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It’s Time To Register Alarm Systems In Chapel Hill
It’s free to register, but if you don’t, you’ll have to pay a penalty. Too many false alarms will equal fees as well.
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UNC To Celebrate Life Of Chuck Stone Saturday
Speakers will include UNC Chancellor Carol Folt; Dean of UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication Susan King; and President of the NABJ Bob Butler.
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“Solarize-ing” McDougle Middle School
“…it is much better measured by the educational value and if it inspires anyone to consider solar for themselves.”
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Cleaning Up The Coal Ash: What’s The Best Way?
In the wake of the massive spill into the Dan River in February, environmental groups are demanding that the nation’s largest utility remove the more than 100 million tons of hazardous coal ash away from the sites.
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