1 Shot, Injured in Orange County; Sheriff’s Office Investigating Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 29, 2022 | Crime, Safety The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting on Wednesday near Mt. Sinai... Read More
Top Dog of UNC Police Unit Set For Retirement Posted by Ava Pukatch | Jun 23, 2022 | Instagram, Safety, The Bark Report, UNC One member of the UNC Police Force is set to retire after seven years of sniffing out dangers. Kash, a black Labrador retriever, is a K-9 officer who has been detecting explosives since he started in 2015. Read More
Chapel Hill Police Investigating Erwin Road Shooting; 1 Injured Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 22, 2022 | Crime, Safety The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a shooting off of Erwin Road Wednesday evening.... Read More
UNC Researchers Tackling Gun Violence as ‘A Public Health Issue’ Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 22, 2022 | Crime, Health, Safety, UNC Gun violence kills more than 40,000 Americans a year. Can it help to approach the issue from a public-health perspective? Read More
Chatham County Teenager Drowns in Chapel Hill Lake Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 17, 2022 | Safety An 18-year-old drowned at Eastwood Lake in Chapel Hill Thursday afternoon, according to police.... Read More
CHCCS Maintains SRO Program, Will Run Pilot Program at Middle School Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 17, 2022 | Pre-K - 12 Education, Safety The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted Thursday night to largely maintain... Read More
CHCCS School Board Set for Safety Updates, SRO Program Discussion Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 16, 2022 | Pre-K - 12 Education, Safety Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ Board of Education is set to discuss an expansive school safety report and its SRO program on Thursday. Read More
‘Leave Your Animal At Home’: High Temps in Cars Pose Threat to Pets Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 14, 2022 | Health, Instagram, Safety, The Bark Report The intense heat in the Triangle on Monday left many people staying inside. Some people, though,... Read More
Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue? UNC Researchers Weigh In Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 12, 2022 | Health, Safety, UNC Two UNC scholars discuss gun violence as a public health issue – and what that approach can tell us about how to address it. Read More
Chapel Hill Police Investigating Fatal Shooting In Pine Knolls Neighborhood Posted by Ava Pukatch | Jun 10, 2022 | Crime, Safety The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a shooting Friday morning in the 100 block of Creel Street. Read More