Single-Car Crash, Fire Kills 2 High Schoolers in Western Orange County Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 1, 2024 | Pre-K - 12 Education, Safety A crash along a rural road in western Orange County killed two people, who were reportedly high schoolers, late Thursday night. Read More
Threat Made Toward Staff Member at McDougle Middle School Posted by Michael Koh | Feb 28, 2024 | Pre-K - 12 Education, Safety A student made a threat toward a staff member at McDougle Middle School in Chapel Hill on Monday,... Read More
Police: 8-Day-Old Located in Durham After Amber Alert Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 26, 2024 | Safety UPDATE: The Chapel Hill Police Department issued an update at 8:45 p.m. saying Jaxton Brown was... Read More
Carrboro Police Investigating Attempted Sexual Assault Posted by Michael Koh | Feb 23, 2024 | Crime, Safety Content warning: This article contains information some may find disturbing. The Carrboro Police... Read More
Orange County Reports First Rabies Case of 2024, Citing Raccoon in Chapel Hill Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 21, 2024 | Health, Local Government, Safety Orange County has received its first report of a positive case of rabies in 2024: a raccoon near Southern Village in Chapel Hill. Read More
UNC SafeWalk Program Keeps Evolving After 13 Years of Service Posted by Sierra Pfeifer | Feb 19, 2024 | News, Safety, UNC Between the hours of 8pm and 2am, SafeWalk employees will accompany UNC students to wherever they are headed next, within a 2-mile radius Davis Library. Read More
NCDOT: All-Way Stop Coming to Western Orange County Intersection Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 17, 2024 | Safety, State Government, Traffic An intersection in the rural parts of Chapel Hill and Orange County is set to receive an all-way stop in the coming days, according to NCDOT. Read More
Carrboro: Work Begins on Jones Ferry Road to Eventually Bring Bike Lane Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 11, 2024 | Local Government, Safety, Traffic The Town of Carrboro alerted its residents to work beginning on Jones Ferry Road that will lead to minor traffic delays in the coming weeks. Read More
UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police Locate Missing Woman Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 8, 2024 | Safety Chapel Hill Police are looking for 47-year-old Joyce Sharanette Powell, who was last seen at 11 p.m. on Wednesday night. Read More
Orange County Sheriff’s Office: 2 Shot in Fairview Park Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 3, 2024 | Crime, Safety The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that injured two people in Hillsborough on Saturday night. Read More