Top Stories of 2025: Flash Flooding From Tropical Storm Chantal Damages Region, Changes Lives
Perhaps no singular event influenced the Orange County community’s experience in 2025 more than Tropical Storm Chantal’s floods in July.
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Weather
Local Governments Delay Tuesday Services, Operations Over Freezing Temps and Road Conditions
Local governments in Orange and Chatham counties shared their altered schedules and operations for Tuesday, Dec. 9 following Monday afternoon’s precipitation and freezing overnight temperatures.
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Orange County Schools Cancels Class for Tuesday; CHCCS Issues 2-Hour Delay, Sets Normal Operations For Wednesday
Orange County Schools will hold no instruction on Tuesday, Dec. 9, over concerns for road conditions, while CHCCS will operate on a delay.
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Orange County Schools, CHCCS Declare 2-Hour Delay Friday from Winter Weather Forecast
Ahead of overnight winter weather expected to bring precipitation and low temperatures, the Orange County Schools system called for a two-hour delay to operations for Friday.
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Shake Shack Sets Post-Flood Reopening Date For Chapel Hill Location
Shake Shack, one of the Eastgate Crossing businesses closed due to flood damage from Tropical Depression Chantal, said it is set to reopen.
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Town Of Chapel Hill Shares Updates On Post-Chantal Trail Repairs
The Town of Chapel Hill said it will begin the process of repairing trails damaged by Tropical Depression Chantal this week.
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Hillsborough’s Riverwalk, Gold Park Fully Reopen After Repairs From July’s Flooding
Both Hillsborough’s Gold Park and Riverwalk Greenway are back open to the public following damages from July’s historic flooding during Tropical Depression Chantal.
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On North Carolina’s Rivers and Streams, the Cleanup of Helene’s Fury Seems Never-Ending
In the haste to rescue people and restore lives, some fear the recovery efforts compounded Hurricane Helene’s impact on the ecosystem.
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Gov. Stein Requests $13.5B More From Congress for Hurricane Helene Recovery
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Monday requested $13.5 billion more from Congress in recovery aid for Hurricane Helene almost a year after the historic storm.
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FEMA Approves Disaster Assistance for Chantal’s Flood-Damaged Areas, Including Orange County
Two months after flash floodwaters ripped through central North Carolina, funding from FEMA is headed to the affected areas.
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