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Orange County Law Enforcement Investigating Efland Death

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 18, 2016 | Featured, Safety

This story was updated with additional information Tuesday morning. Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a death in Efland, authorities confirmed Monday afternoon. Orange County Sheriff Charles...

UNC Commit Named McDonald’s All-American

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 18, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC basketball commit Tony Bradley has been named to the McDonald’s All-American Team. Bradley, a 6’ 11” center from Bartow, Florida, was the first blue-chip commitment after a rough recruiting stretch, by Carolina standards,...

Durham Police Investigating Hit and Run

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 18, 2016 | Crime

Durham Police are asking for public assistance locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident on Monday. Police say a man was found in the road near the intersection of Avondale Avenue and Howard Street just before 2:30...

Three Charged with Robbing Durham Convenience Store Twice

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 18, 2016 | Crime

Durham Police have charged three men with robbing the same convenience store twice at gunpoint in 2015. Investigators charged 19-year-old Osman Joel Calderon-Juarez, 18-year-old Jose Daniel Cartenga-Juarez and 20-year-old...

UNC Women’s Tennis Wins Weekend Singles and Doubles Titles

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 18, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC women’s tennis team claimed singles and doubles titles on Sunday at the Freeman Memorial Tennis Championship in Las Vegas. Hayley Carter won the singles championship. Carter and Whitney Kay were the doubles champions....

A Conversation with Tom Ross

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Tom Ross served as President of the UNC System for five years, up until January 4. His removal from that office was announced in January 2015 and along with the subsequent search leading to President-elect Margaret Spellings...

UNC Senior Xylina McDaniel Tears ACL

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC senior forward Xylina McDaniel will miss the rest of her senior season after tearing her anterior curciate ligament and meniscus in her right knee Thursday night in Atlanta. McDaniel suffered the ACL tear during the first...

Man Arrested for Firing Shots at Durham Police Officer

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 15, 2016 | Crime

Durham Police have arrested a suspect accused of firing shots at an officer. Police say 28-year-old Syron Deshon Townsend, of Durham, was arrested around 11:30 Thursday night in Burlington by members of the U.S. Marshals Joint...

UNC Women’s Lacrosse Places 6 on US National Team

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

Six current and former UNC women’s lacrosse players have been named to the 24 player roster representing the U.S. Women’s National Team on a tour to England later this summer. The six Tar Heels on the roster represents more than...

Durham Police Cruiser Struck by Stolen Vehicle

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 15, 2016 | Crime

Durham Police are looking for a suspect after a stolen vehicle struck a police cruiser. Police say the hit-and-run occurred shortly after 5:30 Thursday evening near Eastwood Drive. The driver of a stolen vehicle failed to stop...

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