The Orange County Sheriff’s Office releases a daily crime report, which recently has contained repeated warnings of phone call scams that have been occurring in the county. Authorities say residents should be on the look out for...
Read MoreNorthwood High School in Chatham County was put on lockdown Monday morning, according to county officials. The school is located in Pittsboro. Authorities were called to the scene just before eight o’clock Monday morning...
Read MoreAn inmate has been found dead in his North Carolina jail cell. The Durham County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the 40-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday evening. Officials say the preliminary...
Read MoreTwo individuals were injured when an Orange County Emergency Services ambulance was involved in a wreck on Sunday. Officials say the ambulance crew was not responding to a call or transporting a patient when the crash occurred...
Read More****UPDATE: The all clear was given in Carrboro shortly before eight o’clock Thursday night. The vehicle in question was registered to the suspect in the incident on the UNC campus earlier in the day, police said, but...
Read MoreApproximately 15,000 costumed celebrators took to Franklin Street for Chapel Hill’s Homegrown Halloween on Tuesday night. That number is continuing a trend of the event decreasing in size since peaking with an estimated crowd of...
Read MoreThis year’s Homegrown Halloween will take place Tuesday night, which means Franklin Street will close off to cars so residents can take to the street in costumes. Police Chief Chris Blue says parking will begin closing on...
Read MoreState officials have confirmed the eighth positive rabies test of 2017 in Orange County. This case resulted from a “lethargic raccoon” that a Hillsborough resident found in her stable on October 26, according to a release. The...
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Chapel Hill emergency officials are on the scene of two reported gas leaks Monday afternoon. Both...
Read More****UPDATE: Ellison-Scarborough has been located and returned home safely Chapel Hill Police said Saturday morning.**** Chapel Hill Police are asking for public assistance locating 17-year-old Nickolas James Ellison-Scarborough....
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