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Light Rail Project Clears Hurdle

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 26, 2015 | Development, Featured

The light rail project connecting Chapel Hill and Durham has cleared a major hurdle. Natalie Murdock is the spokesperson on the project for GoTriangle. She says the Federal Transit Administration signed off on the Draft...

Chapel Hill Town Council Member Lee Storrow Arrested for DWI

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 26, 2015 | Crime, Featured

Chapel Hill Town Council member Lee Storrow was arrested early Wednesday morning on charges of driving while impaired and speeding.

Charges Against UNC BOG Member Parrish Dismissed

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 25, 2015 | Crime, Featured

***UPDATE: A member of the Wake County Clerk of Court’s Office has told WCHL that the charges against Parrish have been dismissed.*** A member of the UNC Board of Governors is due in court Wednesday morning. 61-year-old R....

Orange County EMS Urges Citizens to Check Emergency Kit Tourniquets

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 25, 2015 | Featured, Safety

Some devices that are used by emergency responders in life-threatening situations may be counterfeit. The use of tourniquets by first responders across the country has grown in recent years but now scammers have been selling...

Turner Named Preseason All-America

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 25, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC senior offensive guard Landon Turner was named to the preseason All-America team by ESPN on Monday. Turner is also the lone Tar Heel on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference preseason team. Sophomore Clemson quarterback Deshaun...

UNC Launches New Academic Support Website for Student-Athletes

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 25, 2015 | Featured, UNC

UNC has launched a new website centered on academic services for student-athletes. The Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes at UNC announced the new website that offers information regarding all of the academic support...

Alcohol-Related Incidents Keep Chapel Hill Police Busy

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 25, 2015 | Featured, Safety

As the first week of classes at UNC wrapped up, it kicked off the first full weekend of parties with the full student body back on campus. And as the campus was filled with revelers, the UNC student charged in the triple-fatal...

UNC Women’s Soccer Moves to 2-0

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 24, 2015 | UNC Sports

The UNC women’s soccer team, ranked seventh in the country, moved to 2-0 on the season with a 7-0 victory over Fresno State in front of a crowd of 1,100 fans at Fetzer Field on Sunday. The seven goals were the most for the Tar...

UNC School of Government Preparing to Train Officials Across NC

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 21, 2015 | Featured, UNC

The UNC School of Government has received a donation to continue training elected officials to best serve residents of North Carolina. Donna Warner is the Director of the Local Elected Leaders Academy at UNC, and she says their...

New WCHL Owner on Station’s Future

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 20, 2015 | Business, Featured

Leslie Rudd is a Colorado-based entrepreneur and philanthropist with Chapel Hill ties, who will also be the new owner of WCHL and Chapelboro.com, once the final administrative hurdles are cleared. WCHL has a history of serving...

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