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New Year, New You

Posted by Staff | Jan 8, 2016 | Health

It’s usually difficult to keep the New Year’s resolutions. But Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, a Kenan Distinguished professor of psychology at UNC, is offering an opportunity to get paid to work on your 2016 goals. “Sometimes people...

Man Arrested In Durham Murder Case

Posted by Staff | Jan 7, 2016 | Crime

***UPDATE: Eric Wiggins turned himself into the Durham County jail on Monday, January 11.*** A Durham man was arrested Thursday morning on murder charges in connection with the December 1, 2015 shooting death of 29-year-old...

Two Shootings Occur In Durham Wednesday Night

Posted by Staff | Jan 7, 2016 | Crime, Safety

Durham Police said two were injured in two separate shootings, that took place nearly an hour apart Wednesday night. The first shooting happened at a basketball court at 1126 South Hoover Road around 9 p.m. A 17-year-old male...

Durham Leaders Unite to Stop Violent Crime

Posted by Staff | Jan 7, 2016 | Crime, Featured

The Durham Mayor, Interim Police Chief and Sheriff gathered on Thursday to discuss violent crime in the city. Durham had 42 homicides in 2015, almost double from the previous year, according to Mayor Bill Bell. The police...

Sections Of Riverwalk Closed For Sewer Project

Posted by Staff | Jan 7, 2016 | News Around Town

The Town of Hillsborough is urging citizens to stay away from sections of Riverwalk that are currently closed because of a sewer maintenance project. “We are very concerned that someone is going to get hurt,” said town engineer...

‘Booze It & Lose It’ Results In Thousands Of DWI Charges

Posted by Staff | Jan 7, 2016 | Crime, Featured, Safety

The NC Governor’s Highway Safety Program just finished up their holiday “Booze it & Lose it” campaign, which ran from December 11, 2015 to January 3, 2016. “It is our goal to reach zero fatalities on our...

State Laws Affect Chapel Hill And Carrboro

Posted by Staff | Jan 7, 2016 | Local Government, State Government

Laws passed by the North Carolina General Assembly last year are now in effect that will limit the authority of local governments. Chapel Hill town attorney Ralph Karpinos presented some of these changes to the town council in...