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UNC Researchers Pioneer New Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 14, 2015 | Featured, Health, UNC

Scientists at UNC have pioneered a new method of treating patients with Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Elena Batrakova is an Associate Professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery. She...

CHCCS Students Continue to Score Highly on SAT

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 14, 2015 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

Newly released SAT scores for high school students across the state show that Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School students scored very highly on the college-readiness exam. High school students in the CHCCS district scored 18...

Silent Sam Blindfolded

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 10, 2015 | Featured, UNC

Silent Sam is a point of attention on the UNC campus once again. Pictures began circulating on social media mid-morning on Wednesday showing what appeared to be a confederate bandanna blindfolding the statue, which serves as a...

Back to Normal at Culbreth Middle School After Tuesday Scare

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 9, 2015 | Featured, Safety

Students at Culbreth Middle School are back in the classroom after the school was evacuated on Tuesday morning. Chapel Hill Carrboro Assistant Superintendent Todd LoFrese spoke to the media following the evacuation of Culbreth...

Storrow: ‘Planning to Stay in Race’ for Town Council after DWI

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 8, 2015 | Featured, Local Government

Chapel Hill Town Council member Lee Storrow said after his guilty plea on a DWI charge last week that the plea was the first step in a process for him. He spoke with WCHL’s Aaron Keck about his intentions going forward. Listen...

Civilian Killed; 2 Firefighters Injured in Carrboro Fire

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 7, 2015 | Featured, Fire

One resident was killed in a fire in Carrboro on Friday. Officials say the Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 1144 Smith Level Road at 10:41 Friday night. Crews found the structure...

Chapel Hill Police Investigating After Vehicle Strikes Pedestrian

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 4, 2015 | Safety

Chapel Hill Police are investigating a crash involving a vehicle striking a pedestrian on Friday morning. Police say the crash occurred at the intersection of US 15-501 and Brandon Road, at approximately 6:40. The pedestrian was...

Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools Score Highly

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 4, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

A new set of grades are out for public schools in the Tar Heel state. The State Board of Education released preliminary information regarding student performance based on a variety of measures on Wednesday. Chapel Hill –...

Chapel Hill Town Council Member Pleads Guilty to DWI

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 3, 2015 | Crime, Featured

Chapel Hill Town Council member Lee Storrow entered a guilty plea on a DWI charge in Orange County Court on Thursday morning. Storrow was arrested last Wednesday, August 26, around 1:20 in the morning, after his 2012 Toyota...

Student Calls 9/11 Course ‘Most Rewarding’ of Time at UNC

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 2, 2015 | Featured, UNC

Debate has focused on a course at UNC after a student wrote a column saying the class sympathized with terrorists. Alec Dent is a first year student from Lumberton who brought attention to a seminar at Carolina called...

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