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Ginyard’s Diary: I Love Barcelona!

Posted by Marcus Ginyard | Feb 2, 2016 | Columns, Featured

NANTES, France – In the spring of 2000, I first had my opportunity to travel abroad, ironically, to the place that I now call home. My visit to France as a young teenager was an experience I will never forget. It was absolutely...

Bartenders Get Course in Preventing Underage Drinking

Posted by Staff | Feb 2, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

The ABC Commission held a meeting to educate restaurant workers about underage drinking at the Chapel Hill Library on Tuesday. The class was organized by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission and the Department of Motor...

LaQuanda Barksdale named ACC Legend

Posted by Staff | Feb 2, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

LaQuanda Barksdale Quick, UNC women’s basketball’s 11th all-time leading scorer, will represent North Carolina in the 12th annual class of ACC Legends. Barksdale was a 2001 All-American selection and a two-time...

Durham Police Arrest 8 In Anti-Gun Violence Campaign

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 2, 2016 | Crime, Featured

Durham Police have announced that eight arrests have been made as part of an initiative focused on a string of violent gun crimes in late 2015 and early 2016. Authorities say Durham saw a 47 percent decrease in non-fatal and...

Cruz Clear Iowa Winner for GOP; Clinton Claims Narrow Win for Democrats

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 2, 2016 | Election, Featured

The first official hurdle in the path to the White House was cleared in Iowa on Monday night for Ted Cruz. The GOP Senator from Texas won the Iowa caucus and is now carrying that momentum to New Hampshire for the nation’s first...

Adopt Aurora: An Awesome Pitbull Mix

Posted by Staff | Feb 2, 2016 | Adopt A Pet, Featured

Meet Aurora. She is an awesome pitbull mix and is available for adoption. Aurora is about three-years-old. She weighs about 40 pounds, so she is smaller than most pitbulls. She came to Independent Animal Rescue in December....

Cold-Shooting Tar Heels Fall to No. 19 Louisville on the Road, 71-65

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 1, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

The No. 2 UNC men’s basketball team has earned a reputation for having great depth and the ability to win ugly games. On Monday night, though, the Tar Heels may have played with fire for a little too long—shooting a season-low...

Chatham County Authorities Bust Meth Lab

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 1, 2016 | Crime, Featured

Chatham County officials have arrested two individuals in connection with two meth labs in Siler City. Authorities say Chatham County deputies executed a search warrant last Friday, January 29, on Driftwood Drive and discovered...

UNC Researchers Develop New Cancer Drug Delivery Method

Posted by Staff | Feb 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

UNC researchers have found a way to kill drug resistant lung cancer using 50 times less chemotherapy. For the first time, researchers have developed a way to package cancer drugs inside naturally occurring particles found in...

Fundraiser for Burn Victim Already Brings in Thousands

Posted by Staff | Feb 1, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

A fundraising website for the UNC employee who was electrocuted working to repair a power outage on January 20 has already raised over $20,000. Gaylan Bishop was working to restore power to Dey Hall on January 20 on UNC’s campus...

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