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Orange County Officials Provide Safety Tips for Holiday Weekend

Posted by Staff | Jul 1, 2016 | Safety

With July 4th on Monday many are planning to celebrate with cookouts and – possibly – their own firework shows, but Orange County Fire Marshal Jason Shepherd is urging people to be safe. Shepherd says that July 4th...

Carrboro Police Searching for Missing Teen

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jun 28, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Carrboro Police are searching for a missing teenager. Officials are trying to locate 17-year-old Cristina Louise Harrison, who was last seen at Talullas on West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill Sunday night. She was last seen...

Power Restored to Many in Chapel Hill and Carrboro

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 25, 2016 | Featured, Safety

***UPDATE: Duke Energy is reporting the majority of the outages have been restored as of 6:30 Saturday evening.*** More than 1,800 residents in Chapel Hill and Carrboro are without power Saturday evening. Most of the outages run...

Wastewater Overflow near Fordham Boulevard

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jun 24, 2016 | Featured, Safety

The Orange Water and Sewer Authority responded to a spill of untreated wastewater on Thursday near Fordham Boulevard and Erwin Road in an area that drains to Booker Creek. The wastewater spill of about 1,875 gallons occurred...

Worker Rescued from Carolina Square Crane

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 22, 2016 | Featured, Safety

A repairman was rescued from a crane towering over the Carolina Square construction site on Wednesday afternoon. Chapel Hill Fire officials say crews were called to the scene around three o’clock Wednesday after the...

Missing Chapel Hill Man Located

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 8, 2016 | Safety

Richard Michael Tobin, who has been missing since late May, has been located and is doing well, according to Chapel Hill Police. Authorities sent a release on Saturday asking for the public’s assistance in locating the...

Chapel Hill Police Searching for Missing Man

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 4, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Chapel Hill Police are asking for assistance in locating 58-year-old Richard Michael Tobin. Tobin is described as a 5′ 8″ white male weighing approximately 140 pounds. Officials say Tobin has gray hair and hazel...

Orange County Joins National Gun Violence Awareness Day

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 2, 2016 | Featured, Safety

An orange flag was hoisted up the flagpole to accompany the United States flag in front of Peace and Justice Plaza in Chapel Hill on Thursday. The flag – and the crowd dressed in orange attire – were representing the local...

Summer Driving is the Deadliest Time for Teens

Posted by Staff | Jun 1, 2016 | Safety

Memorial Day marks the beginning of the ‘100 Deadliest Days’ – a period of time when teens experience the most fatal car wrecks. Over the past five years, more than 5,000 people have been killed during this period. Tiffany...

Missing Hurdle Hills Man Found

Posted by Staff | May 17, 2016 | Safety

***UPDATE: Davis has been located and is safe.*** A Silver Alert has been issued for a 77-year-old man in Hurdle Mills. Aubrey Lee Davis was last seen in the area of 391 Terry Road in Hurdle Mills. Davis a white male who is...

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