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134 Vehicles Involved in Sunday I-40 Wrecks in Alamance County

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 14, 2016 | Safety

The final tally from the string of accidents that shut down I-40 in Mebane on Sunday includes 134 vehicles damaged and 25 injuries reported. The total numbers were released on Monday morning. Troopers say authorities responded...

Chapel Hill Police Locate Missing Teenager

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 13, 2016 | Featured, Safety

***Law enforcement officials say Watlington has been located and is safe.*** Chapel Hill Police are searching for a missing teenager. Police say 14-year-old Kameron Watlington is believed to be suffering from dementia or a...

Fiber Installation Damages Water Line

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 8, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Service has been restored after a contractor working to install fiber knocked water out to 18 meters and five fire hydrants on Tuesday. A notice saying the repair work had been completed was sent out just after 2:30 on Tuesday...

Gas Leak Closes Lane on West Franklin St

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Safety

Chapel Hill Fire crews have contained a natural gas leak near the Carolina Square construction site. One of the eastbound lanes of West Franklin Street was closed while emergency crews are working in the area, according to...

UNC to Test Emergency Siren on Tuesday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 16, 2016 | Safety

UNC will test the emergency sirens and emergency communication system Tuesday, February 16, at 12:30 p.m. The Alert Carolina System and sirens are tested each semester to make sure the equipment and notification processes work...

Field Narrowed in Search for Durham Police Chief

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 11, 2016 | Safety

The pool of candidates to become the next Durham police chief has been cut from 42 to 14, according to city officials. The department is searching for its next leader to succeed Jose Lopez, who retired at the end of 2015. The...

Chatham County Deputy Saves A Person’s Life

Posted by Staff | Feb 6, 2016 | Safety

Deputy Nick Howard has been given the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Life Saving Award. Howard was honored for his actions on January 26, when he saved the life of a person in their car. While responding to a call, Howard saw a...

Silver Alert Issued for Pittsboro Man

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 5, 2016 | Safety

The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a Pittsboro man. Chatham County Sheriff’s Office officials are asking citizens to be on the lookout for William David Robinson, who is believed to be...

Chatham 911 Operational Again

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

***UPDATE: Officials say the 911 phones in Chatham County are working again after a short outage.*** Chatham County officials say that 911 phones are currently down. A release says residents with serious emergencies should call...

3 Injured in Chapel Hill Fire

Posted by Staff | Feb 3, 2016 | Featured, Safety

The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a structure fire Tuesday night at 109-B Cole Street. Emergency crews were dispatched at approximately 9:42 after getting reports of smoke coming from inside the building, according to...

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