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Fundraiser Started for School Displaced by Carrboro Barn Fire

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 1, 2018 | Fire

A fundraising campaign established in the wake of a fire at a barn being used as a preschool in...

2 Goats Killed in Fire at Preschool Operating in Carrboro Barn

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 25, 2018 | Fire

A fire broke out Wednesday morning at a barn in Carrboro where a preschool facility has been...

No Injuries, 2 Small Animals Killed in Early Morning Carrboro Fire

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 25, 2018 | Fire

****UPDATE: Old Fayetteville Road reopened at 9:40 a.m., according to Carrboro Fire officials. Chapel Hill Transit routes are returning to normal service.**** Emergency crews are fighting a fire in Carrboro Wednesday morning....

Controlled Burn Set for Occoneechee on Tuesday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 3, 2018 | Fire

State officials are expected to carry out a controlled burn at Occoneechee Mountain State Natural...

Prescribed Burn Set for Chapel Hill’s Pritchard Park Monday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 2, 2018 | Fire

A prescribed fire is scheduled for Pritchard Park at the Chapel Hill Public Library on Monday evening. The prescribed fire is scheduled to take place between 5 and 7 p.m. “on the grassy sloped area above the Library’s circular...

Mebane Company Kidde Recalls 500,000 Smoke Detectors

Posted by Associated Press | Mar 22, 2018 | Safety

Nearly 500,000 smoke detectors that might not be able to detect smoke are being recalled by a company based in Mebane.

No Arrests Made in Franklin Street Celebration

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 9, 2018 | Safety

Approximately 7,500 Carolina fans rushed Franklin Street in Chapel Hill Thursday night after No. 21 UNC knocked off ninth-ranked Duke 82-78 in the Dean Smith Center. The rushing of Franklin Street is a Tar Heel tradition...