Chandler Kania Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter
Jurors convicted Chandler Kania of manslaughter but did not find him guilty of second-degree murder.
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Orange County GOP Headquarters Attacked
Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 16, 2016 | Crime, Featured
Officials say the Orange County GOP office in Hillsborough was firebombed Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Read MoreArrest Made in Orange County Church Vandalism Case
Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 11, 2016 | Crime, Featured
An arrest has been made in connection with vandalism at two Orange County churches last week. Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigators have charged Brayden Tyler Swain with “numerous felonies stemming from the vandalism of...
Read MoreReport: Alcohol A Factor in Fatal Wrong-Way Wreck in Chapel Hill
Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 10, 2016 | Crime, Featured
A toxicology report shows that alcohol was involved in a fatal wrong-way crash on Raleigh Road earlier this summer. The marketing and press director at UNC’s PlayMakers Repertory Company was driving with a blood-alcohol content...
Read MoreTestimony: Chandler Kania Fought Off Friends Trying to Stop Him from Driving Before Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 7, 2016 | Crime, Featured
The trial detailing the events leading up to a fatal wrong-way crash on I-85 last summer continue to play out in an Orange County courtroom. Aditya “Dits” Shah, one of Chandler Kania’s fraternity brothers, testified in Kania’s...
Read MoreOrange County Authorities Asking for Information Regarding Vandalism of Two Churches
Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 7, 2016 | Crime
Officials with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office say two separate church vandalisms occurred between Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Authorities say the Little River Presbyterian Church and the New Bethel United...
Read MoreFriends of Chandler Kania Testify in Trial Over Fatal Crash
Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 7, 2016 | Crime
The trial of a former UNC student charged with murder after a fatal wrong-way crash in Orange County last summer entered its second day Thursday. Friends of Chandler Kania took the stand on Thursday recounting events in mid-July...
Read MoreAttorney: Jury Must Decide if Chandler Kania is a Murderer
Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 6, 2016 | Crime, Featured
While many facts have been agreed to in the case of a former UNC student accused of murder in a fatal wrong-way crash last summer, there is one major question left to be answered. Chandler Kania spent July 18, 2015 drinking with...
Read MoreChandler Kania Trial Continuing in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 3, 2016 | Crime, Featured
Chandler Kania stood before a judge in a Hillsborough courtroom on Monday and entered several guilty pleas, but that was not the end of the road in this case. Kania, the former UNC student, admitted to driving the wrong-way on...
Read MoreCyclist Injured in Chapel Hill Hit and Run
Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 3, 2016 | Crime, Featured
Chapel Hill Police are asking the public for assistance in locating a suspect involved in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday. Police say a bicyclist was traveling north on Hillsborough Street near Bolinwood Drive when the suspect...
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