A collaboration between the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department and the Partnership to End Homelessness will focus on building relationships with locals who experience homelessness.
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Members of the Chapel Hill Police Advisory Committee hosted a roundtable to talk about their role with policing in the community.
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UNC Police responded to a hit and run on campus Friday night, according to a statement from Chief David Perry.
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Emila Sutton, Orange County's director of housing and community development, said the county has maintained low numbers of eviction hearings. But for those who fear they are at risk of facing an eviction hearing, here's what to know.
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The Chapel Hill Police Department's announced Wednesday a new policy that specifically bans chokeholds. This policy change comes after the police department failed to update the policy after a June town council meeting.
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On this episode of Heel Talk, host Evely Forte talks to assistant online Praveena Somasundaram and University Desk staff writer Sara Raja about how the University and Town of Chapel Hill are holding students — found in violation of University and/or state guidelines — accountable.
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Some churches in the area have transitioned to virtual services, while others are holding outdoor services. "It's like learning to juggle when you've never juggled before," said Mark Hampton, a minister at Chapel Hill Bible Church.
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The Chapel Hill Police Department issued four Class 2 misdemeanors to UNC students for violating Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order.
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Violations of state or local safer-at-home recommendations could be punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and up to 60 days in jail for repeat violators, according to a statement released by the Town of Chapel Hill.
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At its July 14 virtual meeting, Chapel Hill's Community Policing Advisory Committee heard two presentations about clinically based policing alternatives and discussed its role in light of a recent Chapel Hill Town Council resolution to work toward racial equity.
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BIPOC community members shared real stories about policing, race and justice in Chatham and Orange counties in a digital panel held by local government stakeholders and community organizers.
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“On behalf of the Chapel Hill Nine, I am privileged to say welcome to the movement,” David Mason, an original Chapel Hill Nine member, told the crowd. “You are what we've been waiting for.”
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One Chapel Hill man was found dead at the scene by Chapel Hill Police and Fire Departments.
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“Regardless of if the police budget changes in the future, we need to put money into social services that have been underfunded in the past because they do serve a great need for our community,” Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue said.
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At the fourth protest in Chapel Hill in the past two weeks, students, teachers and community leaders alike joined to talk about the role of education in systemic racism, and changes they want to see in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
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In a public comment period lasting over two hours, Chapel Hill residents expressed their concerns about the portion of police funding represented within the Town Council's 2020-2021 fiscal year budget.
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a measure to outsource funding to a local nonprofit to facilitate a way for inmates to re-enter society.
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Last week, UNC Black Congress posted on social media that the organizers of a June 3 Chapel Hill protest were in "cahoots" with police, and recommended its members not attend. It recommended they attend two other protests instead, one in Durham and another in Chapel Hill.
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The Campus Safety Commission met Wednesday to discuss how University safety and health guidelines will proceed in the fall semester. The commission also finalized a statement that was sent out the following day, which acknowledged the role of systemic racism in acts of police brutality and expressed the commission's intent to continue to foster safety and justice on campus.
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Orange County added an amendment to its emergency declaration, enforcing guidelines in addition to Governor Roy Cooper’s Phase 2 executive order. Under the amendment, business employees must wear facial coverings and businesses should ask customers to wear facial coverings or masks.
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