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Durham Man on ATV Dies After Leading Troopers on Chase Near Mebane

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 23, 2017 | Safety

A Durham man has died after police say he crashed an all-terrain vehicle while fleeing. State highway patrol Sgt. Michael Stuart told the Times-News of Burlington that 26-year-old Denzel Kewon Poole died from his injuries...

Riverwalk and Gold Park to Reopen Friday

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jun 23, 2017 | Safety

Hillsborough will reopen Gold Park and Riverwalk to the public on Friday morning. The park closed following flooding on Tuesday that carried debris and sediment onto the park’s greenway trails. Since then, town clean up efforts...

Chapel Hill Police Locate Missing Teen

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 21, 2017 | Safety

****UPDATE: Police say Browning has been located.**** Chapel Hill Police are searching for a missing teenager. Authorities say 18-year-old Josiah Montrell Browning was last seen near the Booker Creek Apartments “on or...

Orange County Asks for Feedback from February Water Crisis Response

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 16, 2017 | Safety

Orange County residents now have a chance to give feedback to the agencies that responded to the water crisis in the southern portion of the county earlier this year. The approximately 80,000 customers served by Orange Water and...

CHCCS Bus Involved in Wreck

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 6, 2017 | Safety

Children were uninjured when a bus carrying students from Carrboro Elementary School was involved in a wreck Tuesday afternoon. Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School spokesman Jeff Nash told WCHL that a second bus picked the...

Body of Missing 19-Year-Old Pulled from Chatham County Lake

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 5, 2017 | Safety

The body of a teenager who was reported missing on Sunday has been recovered from a Chatham County lake. Witnesses alerted WCHL to a heavy police presence on Sugar Lake Road on Monday. The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office...

AAA Warns of ‘100 Deadliest Days’ for Teen Drivers

Posted by Staff | Jun 1, 2017 | Safety

Over the past five years, over 1,600 people were killed in crashes involving young drivers in the time period between Memorial Day and Labor Day. AAA refers to this as the “100 Deadliest Days”. 16 and 17-year-olds...

Orange County Human Remains Identified as Missing Hillsborough Woman

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 25, 2017 | Safety

Human remains discovered earlier this month in Orange County have been identified as an individual reported missing in Hillsborough in 2015. Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a wooded area of Buckhorn...

Orange County Peace Officers Receive Jiu-Jitsu Training from Ryron Gracie

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 25, 2017 | Safety

Law enforcement officers in Orange County are now even more capable of rolling with the punches after receiving proprietary jiu-jitsu training from a member of the storied Gracie family. According to Jonathan Daniel, an...

OWASA: Water Safe Despite ‘Earthy’ or ‘Musty’ Odor and Taste

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 24, 2017 | Safety

Officials with Orange Water and Sewer Authority are reassuring residents in the southern portion of Orange County that even though you may have noticed taste and odor issues, the water is safe to drink and use. A release from...

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