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QVC Truck Hits Power Line in Chapel Hill

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 3, 2015 | Traffic

***UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police say all lanes of MLK opened as of 12:45 Tuesday morning.*** Traffic was brought to a halt on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard on Monday just after noon after a QVC truck struck a power line....

Hillsborough Mother Charged with Leaving Infant Behind After Wreck

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 3, 2015 | Crime

A Hillsborough woman is facing felony charges after fleeing the scene of an accident and leaving her 15-month old child strapped in the back seat. 27-year-old Tiffany Utsman made her first court appearance on Friday afternoon...

Blood-Alcohol of Suspect in Fatal Crash was Twice Legal Limit

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 31, 2015 | Crime

Chandler Kania’s blood-alcohol level was a .17 – more than double the legal limit to drive in North Carolina – the night of the triple-fatal wrong-way crash on I-85, early in the morning of Sunday July 19, according to the...

University Police Review Process after Cincinnati Shooting

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 31, 2015 | Crime, UNC

Campus police across the country are reviewing procedures after a University of Cincinnati Police Officer has been indicted on a murder charge for shooting an unarmed motorist. UNC Police Chief Jeff McCracken says campus police...

Former UNC Star Ackley Traded to Yankees

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 31, 2015 | UNC Sports

The Seattle Mariners have traded former UNC Tar Heel baseball star Dustin Ackley to the New York Yankees, the team announced on Thursday. Ackley, who is from Winston-Salem, will join former Carolina teammates Andrew Miller and...

Carrboro Police Make 2 Arrests in Break-In

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 29, 2015 | Crime

Carrboro Police have made two arrests in connection with an armed robbery. Carrboro Police Captain Chris Atack says officers were called to the scene of a reported armed home invasion at Estes Park Apartments at 1:18 Tuesday...

Suspect in Triple-Fatal Crash Released on $1 Million Bond

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 29, 2015 | Crime

Chandler Michael Kania been released from the Orange County jail after posting bond, according to his attorney. The 20-year-old Kania was being held under a $1 million bond while he faces three counts of second-degree murder,...

Bond Stays at $1 Million in Triple Fatal Crash

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 27, 2015 | Crime

A judge denied the request that the bond be lowered in the triple-fatal wrong-way crash on I-85 last Sunday, July 19. Roger Smith Jr. and Wade Smith appeared on behalf of 20-year-old Chandler Michael Kania in Orange County...

Congressman David Price Calls Iran Deal ‘Very Solid’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 27, 2015 | National

Officials from countries around the world, including the United States, have agreed to a deal with Iran regarding its nuclear program. US Congressman David Price tells WCHL’s Blake Hodge more about the deal and what lies ahead....

Gov. Martin Claims He Misspoke on UNC Scandal

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 27, 2015 | UNC

Former North Carolina Governor Jim Martin now says he misspoke about the UNC scandal when he told trustees: “This was not an athletic scandal. It was an academic scandal, which is worse; but an isolated one.” These revelations...

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