A Winston-Salem State University student was shot and killed at Wake Forest University on Jan. 20 following an alleged altercation at an on-campus venue.
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A recent study found nearly half of the 100 largest public universities — including UNC-Chapel Hill — do not keep statistics on campus suicides.
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A pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene Tuesday night after a collision with a vehicle off of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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On the evening of Dec. 5, Rose Vigil was walking home when, around 9:30 p.m., she felt someone come up behind her on a brick path near the Old Well. Before she could see his face, the stranger hooked his forearm around her neck and strangled her.
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In my 20 years as a law abiding citizen, I’ve only had two experiences with the police. When I was seven, I misdialed 911 and almost gave myself a heart attack waiting for the police to track me down and show up at my door. The other was during my freshman year when my bike was stolen from the bike rack near my dorm.
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UNC and the Town of Chapel Hill announced a new program Wednesday allowing students to register off-campus parties in hopes of reducing noise complaint citations.
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A female UNC student was assaulted and robbed while walking along Cameron Avenue just before 10 p.m., according to a message from Alert Carolina.
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The Mecklenburg County Alcogol Beverage Control Board has a program called Operation Safe Streets, which aims to stop drunk driving by finding people a safe way home instead of arresting them.
Read More »The Durham Police Department released its third quarterly report of the year on Nov. 20. Although homicides and burglaries hit a three-year low, property and violent crime increased by 4 percent.
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Joshua Daniel Edwards made his second appearance at the Orange County Court on Wednesday afternoon in a bail hearing. Edwards is facing six felony charges related to an incident involving an explosive device that was employed on UNC's campus during Nov. 2.
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When Jessica Toney texts her boyfriend during her "lunch break," he's often going to sleep. Toney, a UNC senior who works midnight shifts in a lab at the UNC Medical Center every other weekend, has her routine down to a science. After a full day of classes, she eats a large bowl of pasta and takes a nap for five hours before heading into work. “I'm suddenly left alone in the world,” she said. “Everyone's asleep or getting back from their parties and I'm still going strong at work — sometimes I just post to my Snapchat story just to feel like I'm not alone, even though I know none of them will see it until the morning.”
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Randy Young, media relations manager for UNC Public Safety, said in a statement that the purpose of assigning officers, rather in uniform or not, to the area is to ensure safety.
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They might look cute, but they can bite. Police dogs are used throughout Orange County, training for months and learning to track, smell narcotics and find bombs.
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Durham County Bomb Squad is in Carrboro to evaluate a suspicious a vehicle parked on West Weaver Street Thursday afternoon.
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The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to an explosion on McCorkle Place Thursday afternoon after 3 p.m. The Daily Tar Heel is working to get more information.
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Halloween in Chapel Hill has become more tame in recent years due to collaborative efforts to make the town’s celebration more local.
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The Chapel Hill Police Department has dealt with over 500 cases of domestic abuse since 2012. This number underrepresents the actual amount of people suffering from interpersonal violence in intimate relationships in Chapel Hill.
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When Dirk Cotton and his family moved to their home on Deming Road in 2005, one of Margaret Gibson’s sons knocked on their door with an apple pie at hand. “I thought it was a really sweet thing to do. I hadn’t seen anyone do that in decades," he said. "The incident was surprisingly depressing." Thursday Oct. 12, the Cottons found out their neighbors, Margaret Gibson, 86, and her son, Eric Gibson, 53, had died in their Chapel Hill home in 442 Deming Road.
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Thousands of people rushed Franklin Street after UNC men's basketball won the national championship. While students were chanting Tar Heel cheers, local town officials worked to ensure the town's safety including the hazard drones posed.
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Two dead bodies were found in a Chapel Hill home off of Deming Road on Thursday afternoon.
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