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Four Arrested After 84 Kilos of Cocaine and Heroin Seized from Orange County Home

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 30, 2016 | Crime, Featured

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit seized 82 kilos of suspected cocaine and two kilos of suspected heroin, along with a firearm on Friday night. Officials say the investigation was conducted at approximately eight...

UNC Medical Director Advises Residents on Staying Safe During Heat Wave

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 27, 2016 | Featured, Weather

This week may be the hottest week of the summer so far with temperatures remaining in the mid-90’s in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas. Ahbi Mehrotra, Medical Director of the Emergency Department at UNC Hospitals’...

Hillsborough Police Citing Kids for Bicycle Safety

Posted by Staff | Jul 26, 2016 | Safety

Officers from the Hillsborough Police Department are patrolling the neighborhoods looking for kids following the law. The Police Department started a new program called Citation Patrol, which is rewarding kids wearing helmets...

Part of the Riverwalk Set to Be Closed For Construction

Posted by Staff | Jul 20, 2016 | Development

A section of the Riverwalk in Hillsborough will be closed this Thursday for erosion-control work. The work will take place between emergency markers 108 and 109 west of the Stickwork sculpture. Thursday’s work will not interfere...

Ribbon Cutting Event for New Hillsborough Footbridge

Posted by Staff | Jul 18, 2016 | News Around Town

Residents of Hillsborough are invited to attend a new ribbon cutting event to mark the opening of a new footbridge. The new footbridge links the Town’s Riverwalk Greenway to the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail. The...

Authorities Arrest Second Suspect in Hillsborough Shooting

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 13, 2016 | Crime

Local authorities have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a Hillsborough shooting earlier this year. The shooting in late May on Harper Street sent two men to the hospital. Records show that 19-year-old Chan Owens was...

Bottle Rockets May Have Caused Fire at Gateway Center in Hillsborough

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 5, 2016 | Featured, Fire

Illegal fireworks may have ignited a fire that caused an estimated $30,000 in damage to a building in downtown Hillsborough on July 4. A release says remains of bottle rockets were found of the roof of the Gateway Center and in...

Hillsborough Man Charged in String of Residential Break-Ins

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 3, 2016 | Crime, Featured

A Hillsborough man has been charged in connection with four residential break-ins in Orange and Durham Counties. Officials say Jonas Brian West, of 1720 Palmers Grove Church Road in Hillsborough, was arrested on June 24 and...

Negro League Legends Return to Hillsborough for Museum

Posted by Staff | Jul 1, 2016 | Entertainment

Derrick Jones’ hobby has grown so big, that he’s turned it into a traveling museum. Jones, a former educator and baseball enthusiasts, has been collecting memorabilia from the Negro Leagues for more than 20 years. Now, he...

Local Fourth of July Celebrations

Posted by Staff | Jul 1, 2016 | News Around Town

It’s 4th of July weekend and it’s time to celebrate our country’s independence. If you are looking to celebrate 4th of July in a fun way the Towns of Carrboro, Hillsborough, Caldwell and Chapel Hill are putting on events for you...

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