2014 is drawing to a close, so today we bring you our top news stories of the year. From the exciting to the sad to the very strange, here are the stories that captured Orange County’s interest in 2014.
January:
UNC Breakthrough: Harnessing Solar Energy For Use At Night
Willingham: “I’m Telling The Truth”
Dillard’s Closes In University Mall
Michael McAdoo Says Tutors Steered Him To Fraudulent Classes
CHCCS Board Votes To Expand Mandarin Program
February:
Snowfall Causes Massive Traffic Jams, Cancellations
Students Storm Franklin Street Following Duke Win
Former UNC Dean: Academic Issue Reaches Further Than Revenue Sports
Efland Man Charged With Possession Of Stolen Saddles
March:
Six Vie To Be Orange County’s Top Lawman
After Losing Carrboro Lease, DSI Comedy Plans Move To Chapel Hill
Suspect In Custody After Knife Incident Locks Down UNC Campus
Tar Heels Lose To Iowa State In NCAA Tournament
Woman Cited for “Twerkin’ It” In The Middle Of Franklin Street
April:
UNC’s Diamond DeShields Transfers To Tennessee
Roses In University Mall To Close
Dr. Bruce Cairns Becomes UNC Faculty Chair
Squirrel Hunting From Cars Reported In Carrboro
May:
Blackwood And Caldwell Head To Run-Off For Sheriff
Specialist Blames Former Deans For UNC Academic Scandal
Orange County Schools Superintendent Martin Let Go
Community Mourns Passing Of Merritt’s Owner Robin Britt
UNC Fires Professor Convicted Of Drug Charges
June:
McCants Claims He Took Fake Classes, Williams Knew
Sutton’s Sells Pharmacy Business To CVS
Eleven Cited At Moral Monday Protests
Chapel Hill Singer Wows “America’s Got Talent”
July:
Professor Feng Liu Dies After Robbery
Blackwood Wins Run-Off For Orange County Sheriff
Former UNC Player Gives Back To Homeland
Chapel Hill Man Accused Of Biting Girlfriend’s Tongue
UNC Surgeons Open Burn Unit In Malawi
August:
Assault At Aloft Hotel During UNC Football Training Camp
Time-Out Restaurant Finds New Home
OC Leads NC In Military Surplus Armored Vehicles
Johnny T-Shirt Owner Helpingstine Dies
Lineberger Researchers Make Cancer Breakthrough
September:
CHHS Assistant Principal Reassigned After Incident
Would-Be Jumper On Hampton Inn Roof
CHPD Releases New Hedgepeth Investigation Details
Police Quickly Nab Young Carjackers
ECU Shatters Records In UNC Defeat
October:
Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal In NC
Wainstein Report Confirms Academic Scandal
Chapel Hill Firefighter Delivers Own Baby
Classic Carrboro Song Gets An Update
Nine UNC Officials Facing Discipline
November:
Student Arrested In Social Media Bomb Threat
Accrediting Agency Launches UNC Probe
Chapel Hill Real Estate Priciest In NC
Town Council Greenlights Ephesus-Fordham Road Plan
Tar Heels Reclaim Victory Bell From Duke
December:
Chapel Hill Ranked Third-Best College Town
Local Business Leader Seagroves Dies
Chapel Hill Plane Crashes In Maryland, Killing 6
34 UNC Centers and Institutes Could Be on the Chopping Block
Chapel Hill Ranks On “Most Unequal Cities” List
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