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UNC Field Hockey Coach Named Regional Coach of the Year

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 10, 2015 | UNC Sports

UNC field hockey head coach Karen Shelton has been named the South Region Coach of the Year. The National Field Hockey Coaches of America announced the regional selections on Wednesday. Shelton finished up her 35th year leading...

Matt Hughes Joins Race for Orange County Commissioners

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 10, 2015 | Election, Featured

Matt Hughes, chair of the Orange County Democratic Party, has officially filed to be a candidate for the at-large seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners up for election next year. Board vice chair Bernadette Pelissier...

Lawsuit Filed to Challenge Senate Bill 2

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 10, 2015 | Featured, State Government

A lawsuit has been filed challenging one of the most controversial pieces of legislation from this year’s long session in the General Assembly. A group of plaintiffs has filed a lawsuit in the Asheville Division for the Western...

False Positive Mammogram May Increase Cancer Risk

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 9, 2015 | Featured, Health

Women with a history of a false positive mammogram result may be at an increased risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10 years after the result. That is the finding of a study published this week. Dr. Louise Henderson is...

East Chapel Hill High School Student Charged with Multiple Felonies

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 8, 2015 | Crime, Featured

A student at East Chapel Hill High School is facing two felony charges in connection with multiple incidents on school grounds. 16-year-old Infinite Taylor, of Legion Road, was arrested last Wednesday after he was found with 2.6...

UNC Defensive Coordinator Loses Out on Broyles Award

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 8, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC football defensive coordinator Gene Chizik was honored as finalist for the Broyles Award, on Tuesday. Chizik was one of five finalists for the award, which is given annually to the top assistant in college football. Oklahoma...

Chapel Hill Police Make Arrests in Connection to Multiple Break-Ins

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 8, 2015 | Crime, Featured

Chapel Hill Police have arrested three individuals in connection with at least two area break-ins, according to police reports. 21-year-old Penelope Shinkman Hernandez, of Cherry Tree Lane, was arrested last Thursday and charged...

Andy Cagle Files for the At-Large Seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 8, 2015 | Election

Filing for the 2016 election is in its second week and names continue to trickle into the race. Andy Cagle has filed as a Democratic candidate for the at-large seat on the Board of County Commissioners up for election. Cagle ran...

Former Chapel Hill Town Council Member Sentenced for DWI

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 8, 2015 | Crime, Featured

Former Chapel Hill Town Council member Lee Storrow was given a 60-day suspended sentence following his guilty plea to driving while impaired. Judge Jay Bryan issued the sentencing on Tuesday morning, ordering Storrow to turn...

California Shooting Renews Call for Gun Violence Research

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 7, 2015 | Featured, National

The shooting in San Bernardino, California, last week that left 14 dead and 21 injured has led to a renewed call to remove a de facto ban on federal funding of gun violence research. US Congressman David Price of North...

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