Blake Hodge, Author at Chapelboro.com

UNC: Alert Carolina Failure is ‘Unacceptable’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 27, 2015 | UNC

UNC officials have completed a review of the Alert Carolina system after a failure in alerting the campus of two armed robberies last week. Carolina Chancellor Carol Folt called the communication breakdown “unacceptable” in an...

UNC Football Player Suspended After Arrest

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

UNC Senior Cornerback Malik Simmons has been suspended indefinitely after being arrested on a charge of misdemeanor resisting arrest on Wednesday. Chapel Hill Police told WCHL that officers responded to a call of a disturbance...

UNC Police Release More Detailed Description of Robbery Suspects

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 24, 2015 | Crime

***UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police working with UNC and Duke Police after an attempted robbery and armed robbery on E Franklin Street in Chapel Hill on Thursday night. Descriptions in all of the robberies are similar enough for...

Kania Charged with 3 Counts of 2nd Degree Murder

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 24, 2015 | Crime

The 20-year-old UNC student charged in the fatal crash on I-85 on Sunday made his first court appearance on Thursday. Chandler Michael Kania was taken directly from UNC Hospitals to the Orange County Courthouse to appear before...

Jersey Mike’s Hosting Fundraiser Today

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 23, 2015 | News Around Town

Head to Jersey Mike’s Subs on Elliott Road or at Chapel Hill North on MLK Blvd. on Thursday, and 25 percent of your purchase will go to a local man who is raising money for medical care. Kevin Schaefer has spinal muscular...

UNC Research: Daily Pill Allows HIV Patients to Live “Normal Life”

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 23, 2015 | UNC

UNC researchers have found the use of a combination of AIDS medications can help prevent the transmission of HIV through sexual activity. Doctor Myron Cohen is the Director of the Institute for Global Health and Infections...

Kania Family “Devastated” After Crash

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 23, 2015 | Crime

The family of the UNC student who has been charged in the fatal collision from last weekend has issued their first statement since the accident. Raleigh Attorney Roger Smith Junior is representing Chandler Kania, who is...

Alert Carolina Late to Alarm Students of 2 Armed Robberies

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 23, 2015 | Crime

UNC Police are investigating reports of two armed robberies on the Carolina campus last night. An Alert Carolina message says that the robberies occurred near Aycock Hall and Raleigh Road just before 11 o’clock last night....

Early Voting Sites Selected for October

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 22, 2015 | Election

Four sites have been chosen to host early voting for this fall’s municipal elections. The Orange County Board of Elections has chosen three satellite early-voting sites along with the headquarters in Hillsborough for residents...

UNC Linebacker: “Our Goal is to Win an ACC Championship.”

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 21, 2015 | UNC Sports

Atlantic Coast Conference Media Days are underway. Players from around the ACC were in the spotlight for day one. North Carolina finished up last football season with a 6-6 regular season record followed by a 19-point loss to...

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