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Former Chapel Hill High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes with Student

David Orion Bennett, who taught at Chapel Hill High School for a decade, formally pleaded guilty on September 28 to a variety of sex crimes.

Posted by Henry Taylor | Oct 7, 2026 | Crime, Safety

Following the jury’s finalization, the prosecution and defense delivered opening statements for the trial in the murder of Faith Hedgepeth.

Posted by Michael Koh | Oct 2, 2026 | Crime, Safety

The Chapel Hill Police Department has arrested and charged 18-year-old Axel Zizumbo after he...

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 1, 2026 | Safety

**UPDATE: In an alert shared at 12 p.m. Thursday, the Town of Carrboro said Penny has been safely...

Chapel Hill Police are responding to and investigating an armed robbery on Wednesday that took place on a high-traffic street corner.

Posted by Henry Taylor | Sep 18, 2026 | Safety

Margaret Browning was last seen walking at 103 Groomsbridge Court in Chapel Hill. She is white and was seen using a cane.

Roughly 37 months after a campus shooting left a UNC professor dead, the shooter is acquitted from his murder charges on an insanity plea.

Posted by Michael Koh | Sep 18, 2026 | Safety, UNC

U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee shared an open letter to UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts Friday afternoon...

Posted by Michael Koh | Sep 18, 2026 | Crime, Safety

The Carrboro Police Department is attempting to locate the suspect in an overnight stabbing...

Posted by Michael Koh | Sep 17, 2026 | Animals, Health, Safety

Orange County Animal Services has confirmed a positive rabies test on a skunk seen in Mebane...