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2 Tar Heels on Women’s All-ACC Team

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 4, 2015 | UNC Sports

With the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament ready to get started on Wednesday, the conference announced their All-ACC teams on Tuesday. Two sophomores from the UNC team were honored with first-team selections – Forward Stephanie...

Carrboro Assistant Boy Scout Master Pleads Not Guilty

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 3, 2015 | Crime

Brian Burnham entered a plea of not guilty to all charges, on Tuesday morning, during his arraignment hearing on child pornography charges. Burnham, the 36-year-old former Assistant Scout Master with Boy Scout Troop 845 based...

Durham DA to Seek Death Penalty Against Hicks

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 2, 2015 | Crime

The Durham County District Attorney’s Office will seek the death penalty against 46-year-old Craig Stephen Hicks, WCHL has confirmed. Hicks is accused of shooting and killing three Muslim college students – 23-year-old...

Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence to Speak at UNC

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 2, 2015 | UNC

UNC will host the United States Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, Dr. Michael Vickers, on Monday night at Gerrard Hall. D.r Vickers is scheduled to speak at 7 o’clock. The event is free and open to the public. As part...

Closings and Delays

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 26, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education, Safety

Schools: Orange County Schools CLOSED SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28. All Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools activities will be delayed until 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Government: Orange County’s Carrboro Branch Library will be closed...

Winter Weather Advisory

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 26, 2015 | Weather

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Central North Carolina beginning at 9 o’clock Thursday evening and running through 10 o’clock Friday Morning. This advisory is focused...

Marathon Jam Scheduled for Saturday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 26, 2015 | Nonprofit

For the seventh-consecutive year the American Legion Post 6 in Chapel Hill will host the Marathon Jam. The event is this Saturday and will raise thousands of dollars for the Fisher House Foundation. WCHL’s Ron Stutts...

Schools Forced into Tough Rescheduling Choice

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 26, 2015 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Students in our area have been enjoying many snow days in the last two weeks. But they will have to be made up. A statement from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools announced makeup days for the rest of the academic year, one of...

New Charge for Carrboro Assistant Boy Scout Master

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 26, 2015 | Crime

A new charge has been filed against former Carrboro Boy Scout Troop Assistance Scout Master Brian Burnham. The 36-year-old Former Boy Scout Troop 845 Assistant Scout Master Brian Burnham appeared in federal court in Durham,...

Local Businessman Chris Derby Passes Away

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 25, 2015 | Obituaries

William “Chris” Derby, 57, died suddenly Monday night, reportedly from a heart attack. Chris was a leader in the business community and community at large. He was owner of The UPS Stores at Meadowmont and Fordham Blvd. Derby...

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