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Construction Worker Falls from Carolina Square in Chapel Hill

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 17, 2017 | Safety

A worker on the construction site of the Carolina Square development on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill fell approximately 29 feet on Thursday morning, Chapel Hill Police spokesman Ran Northam told WCHL. Northam said that Chapel...

Local Vigils Respond to Charlottesville Violence

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 14, 2017 | Safety

A rally planned by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, resulted in the loss of three lives and led to local residents holding vigils on Sunday. Heather Heyer, 32, was killed and more than a dozen others...

Power Restored to 13,000 Customers in Durham

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 10, 2017 | Safety

****Officials reported just after one o’clock Thursday afternoon that power had been restored to nearly all customers.**** A widespread power outage has knocked out power to more than 13,000 Duke Energy customers near...

Police Vehicles Experiencing Carbon Monoxide Leaks

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 9, 2017 | Safety

Police departments nationwide are taking action over defective Ford Explorer patrol vehicles. Carbon Monoxide fumes from the vehicles are seeping inside, potentially sickening the officers and sometimes causing them to lose...

All Clear Given After Carrboro Gas Leak

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 4, 2017 | Safety

****Carrboro Police said that, at noon on Friday, PSNC has given the all clear following the gas leak.**** A gas leak has led to the “threat of fire,” according to Orange County officials, on Bolin Creek Drive in...

Affordable Housing Wait List to Prioritize Homeless

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Aug 4, 2017 | Safety

The Orange County Housing Authority will open the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher for homeless only beginning Saturday, August 12, until Thursday, August 17. Interim Housing Human Rights and Community Development Director...

Police Investigating Death of Child in Orange County Social Services Custody

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 1, 2017 | Safety

An investigation has been launched after a three-year-old child in the custody of the Orange County Department of Social Services died early Monday morning. County officials say Hillsborough Police are working with the state...

Missing Chapel Hill Teenager Found Safe

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 28, 2017 | Safety

Chapel Hill Police have located a missing teenager. Authorities had been looking for 17-year-old Nickolas Ellison Scarborough since July 20. This is the second time this month that police had searched for the teen. Police said...

Subject of UNC Police Silver Alert Found

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 27, 2017 | Safety

****UPDATE: Officials say Strong has been found.**** UNC Police are searching for a missing “endangered” person Thursday. A Silver Alert was issued just before four o’clock Thursday morning for Olivia Simone Strong. Officials...

Body of Missing Teen Recovered from Sugar Lake

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 25, 2017 | Safety

The body of a missing Chatham County teenager was pulled from Sugar lake in Pittsboro early Tuesday morning, according to the county. Authorities responded to the area of 300 Sugar Lake Road around five o’clock last Wednesday,...

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