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Bicyclist hurt in Franklin Street crash dies, family announces

By Lauren McCarthy | February 3

The resident, identified as Nicholas Watson, was injured eight days ago and has been hospitalized since the crash, which occurred between Roberson Street ...

Chapel Hill community expresses concerns about traffic safety after recent accidents

By David Richman | February 1

“People have been sounding the alarm for things like Estes Drive and the intersection of Estes and MLK for a long time,” N.C. House candidate Jonah ...

SafeWalk brings safety for UNC students on campus after hours

By Collin Tadlock | January 30

The program operates Sunday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m, and stretches to locations both on and off campus, including the Lark and Union apartment ...

Driver charged in car crash at Northside Elementary playground

By Lauren McCarthy | January 26

The driver of the vehicle and two children who were on the playground were transported to UNC Hospitals. One additional child was treated at the scene ...

The Carrboro Police Department is pictured on January 15, 2018.

Carrboro Town Council approves police salary raise

By Waverly McIver | January 23

Chris Atack, Chief of Police in Carrboro, said that the department has experienced consistent issues with turnover, recruitment and retention, especially ...

Protesters call for traffic safety after two middle schoolers were struck

By Ian Walniuk | January 9

Organized by Anne Goldstein, the first to respond and report the accident on Dec. 31, between 150 and 200 people gathered to march down Estes Drive toward ...

Phone scam targeting registered sex offenders with fake warnings in Orange County

By Ian Walniuk | November 29

A phone scam in Orange County has been targeting registered sex offenders, prompting the Orange County Sheriff’s Office to warn the community about ...

Editorial: We stand with The Daily Gamecock — enough is enough.

By Editorial Board | November 18

"We will continue to use our voices as student journalists to call upon the University to be more accountable to students — not to their public image. ...

Mobile botanical shop Botana-Cart rolls out products 'of this Earth,' including Delta-8

By Sarah Choi | November 15

Hunter Bolesky and Brandon Srinath aren’t average businessmen. They’re the co-owners of Botana-Cart, a bicycle-powered botanical shop. ...

Editorial: UNC is asking the wrong questions about police on campus

By Editorial Board | November 8

"The assumption behind questions about UNC Police’s presence and programming is that UNC Police plays some kind of beneficial role for UNC students ...

Suspicious fire set at Carrboro High School, 15-year-old has been identified

By Waverly McIver | November 1

Carrboro Fire Chief David Schmidt said the fire was suspicious because it was traced to a trash can in a bathroom stall where there was no heat source. ...

MLK Jr. Blvd. closed between Hillsborough and Longview streets due to gas leak

By Guillermo Molero and Rajee Ganesan | October 27

The road on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard has been closed between Longview Street and Hillsborough Street due to a gas leak, according to a tweet from ...

Editorial: Solving crimes with new technology should be police priority

By Editorial Board | September 23

"Last week’s news brought a sense of closure to a case that has loomed over the Chapel Hill community since 2012. It demonstrated how important it is ...

Nine years later, suspect arrested in murder of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth

By Praveena Somasundaram | September 16

At the time of her death, Faith Hedgepeth was a junior at UNC and had dreams of becoming a pediatrician. Hedgepeth, a member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe, ...

OC Voice: The high costs of excessive drinking

September 7

"The Campus & Community Coalition is committed to reducing the harms of excessive drinking in and around the University," Elinor Landess, director ...

Editorial: Sexual harassment and violence resources in Chapel Hill

By Editorial Board | April 18

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and UNC-Chapel Hill is no stranger to the sexual assault epidemic that plagues college campuses. Here are ...

Tucker Frey, reported to harass women on Franklin Street, charged with trespassing

By Bethany Lee | April 17

Frey was arrested Monday and charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor for trespassing. Chapel Hill has received 46 reports regarding Frey’s behavior since ...

HVAC units stolen from historic Cedar Grove Ruritan Club, sheriff offering $1500 award

By Chloe Teachey | April 11

The Cedar Grove Ruritan Club has been saving up for around three years for these units. Buck Curtis, a club member and former president, said the organization ...

These Orange County women help provide resources to the housing insecure

By Emmy Trivette | April 11

On the heels of Women’s History Month, the Daily Tar Heel is spotlighting six women in Orange County’s public safety system who have helped each of ...

Meet the women in charge of Orange County's public safety system

By Emmy Trivette | April 6

These three women focus on documenting and maintaining the portions of Orange County’s public safety system dealing with community involvement and mental ...