Fall Is The Season To Tame Fire Ant Spread
The cooler fall weather is the perfect time to tackle fire ants, which are a growing problem in Orange County.
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High School Football Preview: Week 3
Posted by Staff | Sep 4, 2015 | High School
This week WCHL will be at Chapel Hill High School cover the game between CHHS and Carrboro. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 o’clock. Last year Chapel Hill beat Carrboro 41-19. The Tigers got their first win of the season last...
Read MoreLull in Hurricane Season is Time to Prepare
Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 1, 2015 | News Around Town
September is North Carolina Preparedness Month. While it’s been a benign hurricane season so far, National Weather Service Meteorologist Ryan Ellis has a reminder for the Triangle. “It only takes one system to spin up,” he says....
Read MoreWeekend Sports Roundup
Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 31, 2015 | Featured, High School, UNC Sports
While the UNC football team has to wait until Thursday to get its season started, several other Carolina teams were in action over the weekend. On the soccer pitch, the Carolina women’s soccer team continued its impressive...
Read MoreHigh School Football Preview: Week 2
Posted by Staff | Aug 28, 2015 | High School
Football is back across our community again tonight. WCHL will broadcast the game Friday night between Carrboro High School and East Chapel Hill High School. The game will start at 7:30 East is looking to avenge a 42-12 loss to...
Read MoreLight Rail Project Clears Hurdle
Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 26, 2015 | Development, Featured
The light rail project connecting Chapel Hill and Durham has cleared a major hurdle. Natalie Murdock is the spokesperson on the project for GoTriangle. She says the Federal Transit Administration signed off on the Draft...
Read MoreOrange County EMS Urges Citizens to Check Emergency Kit Tourniquets
Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 25, 2015 | Featured, Safety
Some devices that are used by emergency responders in life-threatening situations may be counterfeit. The use of tourniquets by first responders across the country has grown in recent years but now scammers have been selling...
Read MoreFootball Season Is Back!
Posted by Staff | Aug 21, 2015 | High School
It’s that time of the year again! As we close out the month of August and kids head back to school that can only mean one thing – high school football season is here. Check in regularly to WCHL and Chapelboro for all...
Read MoreNew WCHL Owner on Station’s Future
Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 20, 2015 | Business, Featured
Leslie Rudd is a Colorado-based entrepreneur and philanthropist with Chapel Hill ties, who will also be the new owner of WCHL and Chapelboro.com, once the final administrative hurdles are cleared. WCHL has a history of serving...
Read MoreOne Killed in I-85 Crash in Orange County
Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 19, 2015 | Featured, Safety
The State Highway Patrol has identified the driver killed in the fatal accident on I-85 Wednesday afternoon as 76-year-old Julius Edward Ellen, of Virginia. Troopers say law enforcement was dispatched to a two-vehicle collision...
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