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Orange County Home Invasion Suspect in Custody

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 16, 2019 | Crime

A suspect wanted in connection with an Orange County home invasion is in custody Sunday after an...

Retired UNC Professor Goes Missing During Swimming Competition

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 15, 2019 | Safety

****UPDATE: Race organizers issued a statement from the family of van der Horst: “The family...

Authorities Searching for Injured Orange County Home Invasion Suspect

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 15, 2019 | Crime

Orange County authorities are asking for help locating the suspect who was hit in the head with a machete by an 11-year-old during a home invasion Friday. Authorities said that 19-year-old Jataveon Dashawn Hall left UNC...

Orange County Schools Appoints Interim Superintendent

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 14, 2019 | Pre-K - 12 Education

The Orange County Schools Board of Education has appointed Dr. Randy Bridges to serve as the district’s superintendent on an interim basis. The board made that decision at a meeting on Monday night. Bridges’ appointment is...

Orange County 11-Year-Old Stops Home Invasion

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 14, 2019 | Crime

An Orange County 11-year-old stopped a breaking-and-entering Friday morning by striking the...

Chapel Hill Looking to New Options for Possible Police Station

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 14, 2019 | Local Government

Recent plans fell through for the Town of Chapel Hill and UNC to agree on a joint venture that...

Power Restored in Carrboro

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 13, 2019 | News Around Town

****UPDATE: All power has been restored in Carrboro.**** ****UPDATE: Duke Energy is reporting that...

Police Chief Reflects on Chapel Hill Shooting Response, Community Building

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 13, 2019 | Safety

“My memories are pretty vivid.” Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue said he remembers where he was standing on February 10, 2015, when the dispatch went out that there had been a shooting at the Finley Forest Condos in Chapel...

Chapel Hill Police Arrest 1, Looking for Additional Carjacking Suspects

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 13, 2019 | Crime

Chapel Hill Police are investigating a reported carjacking that occurred early Wednesday morning. Officers responded to the incident on North Columbia Street just before 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to a release from the police...

Chapel Hill Shooting Sentencing: ‘You, the Hateful Murderer’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 12, 2019 | Crime

Craig Stephen Hicks entered guilty pleas on Wednesday for the murders of 23-year-old Deah Barakat,...

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