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Meet Orange County Commissioner At-Large Candidates

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Election, Featured

Three candidates are running for the at-large seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The seat that is up for election will be decided between three newcomers after incumbent Bernadette Pelissier announced she would...

No. 8 UNC Picks Up Emotional Win Over Syracuse On Senior Night

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 29, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Monday night at the Dean Smith Center, despite a 75-70 win by the No. 8 Tar Heels over the Syracuse Orange, tears filled the arena—as fans said their goodbyes to a group of young men head coach Roy Williams dubbed his favorite...

Raleigh Police Officer Shoots and Kills Man

Posted by Staff | Feb 29, 2016 | Crime, Featured

A Raleigh Police Officer shot and killed a man shortly after noon on Monday. Raleigh Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown confirmed the death in a press conference Monday afternoon. Deck-Brown told reporters that the State Bureau...

OWASA Plans $6 Million Upgrade to Water Meters

Posted by Staff | Feb 29, 2016 | Development, Featured

The Orange Water and Sewage Authority is considering a $6 million update to their water meters. An Advance Metering Infrastructure system would involve installing a small radio transmitter on each meter to allow OWASA to collect...

Chapel Hill Police: Suspect Exposed Himself and Attempted to Grab Victim

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 29, 2016 | Crime, Featured

Chapel Hill Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself and attempted to grab a passerby. Police say a suspect, described as a 30-40 year old Hispanic male with a short haircut,...

Northside Resident: ‘Habitat Has Brought Life Back to Our Community’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 29, 2016 | Featured, Nonprofit

Listening to anyone who grew up in Chapel Hill’s Northside neighborhood, you can feel the sense of togetherness that residents of the historically African-American neighborhood share. “Northside, in particular, is where I...

Art’s Angle: Get It Together Time

Posted by Art Chansky | Feb 28, 2016 | Featured

Bill Guthridge used to say if a team doesn’t have it together in February, it’s a bad sign for March. If Coach Gut were still with us, he might not think much of Carolina’s chances in the ACC and NCAA tournaments. Of course,...

The Book of Eli: Sutherland Gives UNC Third Straight Walk-Off Win

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 28, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Hollywood struck again Sunday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium. For the third game in a row, the No. 10 UNC baseball team won in walk-off fashion against the No. 12 Oklahoma State Cowboys—as Eli Sutherland’s two-run single off...

Missed Opportunities Doom No. 7 UNC in Loss at No. 3 Virginia

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 27, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

For all the talk hyping the No. 7 UNC men’s basketball team as championship contenders, the results against the ACC’s top teams have not quite backed it up to this point. A blowout home win against Miami the only outlier, the...

Chatham County Authorities Bust Multiple Meth Labs

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 26, 2016 | Crime, Featured

Chatham County authorities have taken several suspects into custody in connection with the operation of multiple meth labs. Narcotics officers in the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the home of...

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