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Chapel Hill Police Locate Missing Teenager

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 30, 2016 | Safety

Chapel Hill Police have located a teenager that was reported missing. Police sent a release around 5:20 Saturday evening seeking assistance in locating 19-year-old Devon Jamar McLean. Officials say McLean is believed to be...

Chapel Hill Residents Displaced After Fire

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 28, 2016 | Safety

Four Chapel Hill residents have been displaced after a structure fire early Thursday morning. Chapel Hill Fire Department crews responded to the report of a structure fire at 1100 Roosevelt Street just after 3:30 Thursday...

Sidewalks Still Covered After Winter Weather

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 27, 2016 | Featured, Safety

It has been nearly a week since the winter storm came through our community dropping snow and ice across the area. But some residents are still struggling to get back into the day-to-day swing. Crews with the state Department of...

Duke Partially Lifts Sorority Suspension After Alcohol Related Incident

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 27, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Duke University administrators have partially lifted a ban on all sorority activities. The initial suspension came after a new member was hospitalized in critical condition “related to an incident with alcohol,” according to a...

Durham County Public Health Investigating Death of Inmate

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 25, 2016 | Safety

The Durham County Department of Public Health has launched an investigation into the death of an inmate earlier this month. A release says the investigation comes after the department was notified of the death of 29-year-old...

Winter Storm Safety Tips

Posted by Staff | Jan 22, 2016 | Featured, Safety

With our area experiencing a serious bout of winter weather, Orange County Emergency Management Coordinator Kirby Saunders, has some tips to keep you safe and warm. “Anytime there is a significant snow storm and there is the...

Pat McCrory Issues State of Emergency

Posted by Staff | Jan 21, 2016 | Safety, Weather

Governor Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the winter storm that is expected to hit late Thursday night. “As you know with weather there are certain predictions of weather but you never know what...

UNC Suffers Power Outage

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 20, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Several buildings on the UNC campus were experiencing power outages on Wednesday evening. Two remain without power, Dey Hall and Wilson Library, according to an Alert Carolina message sent out by the university. The message says...

North Carolina Considering New Biking Regulations

Posted by Staff | Jan 20, 2016 | Safety

The Department of Transportation has made recommendations in an attempt to improve bike safety in the state. Back in June of 2015 the General Assembly passed a bill charging the DOT to look at bike laws and to make...

Power Restored in Orange and Durham Counties

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 20, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Power has been restored to portions of Orange and Durham Counties that were without power earlier Wednesday. The Duke Energy power outage map is showing all of the reported outages have been restored. At the peak, more than...

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