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Chapel Hill Police Make Arrest in Pedestrian Hit and Run

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 19, 2015 | Crime, Featured

Chapel Hill Police have made an arrest in a hit and run from late October. 30-year-old Tyson Kim was extradited to Chapel Hill on Wednesday in connection with felony charges, according to police records. Chapel Hill Police Lt....

UNC Students Gather for Pitch Party

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 19, 2015 | UNC

Students will gather in The Blue Zone in Kenan Stadium on Thursday night, even though the Tar Heels have no more home football games. These Tar Heels are congregating for the Carolina Challenge Pitch Party, where student...

UNC Takes Early Step Toward Indoor Football Practice Facility

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 19, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

The UNC Board of Trustees finance and facilities committee gave approval for Carolina to move forward with a proposal to build an indoor practice facility on campus. Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham presented the plans to the...

ABC Commission OK’s La Res Penalty

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 18, 2015 | Featured, Safety

The state Alcohol Beverage Control Commission finalized its punishment against La Residence on Wednesday. La Res will have its alcohol permits suspended for at least two weeks, according to an offer in compromise that was...

UNC Moves Up to No. 17 in College Football Playoff Rankings

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 18, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heels moved up to number 17 in the College Football Playoff Rankings released on Tuesday night. The Tar Heels have won nine straight games after the season-opening loss to South Carolina. UNC was ranked...

DWI Case for Chapel Hill Town Councilman Continued

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 17, 2015 | Crime, Featured

Chapel Hill Town Councilman Lee Storrow appeared in court Tuesday morning on a DWI charge. The case against Storrow was continued until December 8, to allow Storrow time to complete an alcohol support class at UNC. Storrow says...

McCrory Asks Obama to ‘Cease Sending Refugees from Syria to North Carolina’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 17, 2015 | Featured, State

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory joined a growing list of state heads asking the President to slow or even halt the flow of Syrian refugees across the country. “Because of the most recent attacks in Paris and the very real...

Penny Rich Running for Re-Election as County Commissioner

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 16, 2015 | Election, Featured

Penny Rich has announced that she will be running for re-election to the Orange County Board of Commissioners next fall. Rich is seeking a second term representing District 1 on the board after first being elected in 2012....

UNC Board of Governors Will Give General Assembly Closed Session Minutes

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 16, 2015 | Featured, UNC

The Board of Governors met in special session on Friday to consider a request from some members of the General Assembly for a copy of the minutes from the October 30 meeting, where the board voted in closed session to give 12...

UNC Students Stand with Peers at Missouri

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 16, 2015 | Featured, UNC

Emotions ranged from anger to fear to desperation and hit nearly every benchmark in between as hundreds of students and other members of the campus community at UNC gathered in front of South Building, which houses the offices...

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