N.C. Senate Bill 100 poses a threat for cities looking to reduce police funding

The bill, also known as the Police Funding Protection Act, states any North Carolina city that reduces funds for law enforcement agencies by more than ...

Students rush Franklin Street for the second time following UNC win against Duke

Following UNC men's basketball defeat of Duke, fans rushed Franklin Street for the second time this year. Last month, officers took over 35 minutes ...

Town and University look to avoid Franklin Street rush after Saturday's UNC-Duke game

In an email, Victoria Hudson, the Orange County Director of Environmental Health, said she was unaware of any community spread impacts from the February ...

‘Avoided a disaster’: Efland residents reflect on Buc-ee’s station, future development

Community organizers in Efland rallied an opposition strong enough to fend off Texas gas giant Buc-ee’s. But what voices were left unheard in the discussion, ...

Column: J Blakeson’s 'I Care a Lot' is a messy but watchable crime comedy

“I Care a Lot” is an entertaining dark comedy, but feels shallow and overstuffed enough to keep the experience from being truly satisfying. (5/10) ...

Legacy of Chapel Hill’s first Black detective remains, 50 years after his death

Theodore Roosevelt Cole Jr. was killed in 1969 on the day of his promotional ceremony to become Chapel Hill’s first Black detective.         ...

One person arrested after shots fired at Chapel Hill apartment complex

Email reveals how police prepared for Franklin St. rush after Town refuses to comment

Many students have expressed frustration with how the Chapel Hill Police Department handled the Feb. 6 Franklin Street rush, where approximately 1,000 ...

GoFundMe for carjacked Chapel Hill Insomnia driver reaches nearly $50,000

Robert Perry, a delivery driver for Insomnia Cookies, was shot and robbed in December. A co-worker of Perry started the GoFundMe hoping that it would ...

Family of 19-year-old missing Chapel Hill native Sydney West offers $10,000 reward

West went missing in California in late September. She was attending the University of California-Berkeley for her freshman year.

‘Where Y’all Going’: Instagram account exposes pandemic partying

A popular Instagram account is exposing UNC student partying through posts of photos and videos. Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said he is aware of the videos ...

Chapel Hill man swindles elderly locals of $3 million in five-year home improvement scheme

Jorge Alberto Garcia was accused of offering home improvement services under the names “J&J Home Improvement” and “JH Home Improvements, Inc.” ...

'Public display of division': Campus Y vandalized with anti-Semitic, racist symbols

“Every object that was stolen or defaced can be replaced; but this vandalism goes deeper than property damage,” the Campus Y stated in a response ...

The OC Voice: Re-imagining community safety in Chapel Hill

The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. Karen Stegman ...

UNC sophomore Greear Webb appointed to governor's committee on youth justice

The committee, called the Juvenile Justice Planning Committee, was established on Sept. 25  to advise the Governor's Crime Commission and administer ...

Chapel Hill experienced an increase in breaking and entering cases during October

Nine businesses were broken into in Chapel Hill and Carrboro during the month of October. Some of the businesses that were broken into include Breadmen's, ...

Carrboro Town Council votes to end participation in federal policing program

The Carrboro Town Council voted Oct. 27 to end participation  in the Federal Asset Forfeiture Program despite concerns the police department expressed ...

New street outreach program reimagines public safety, homelessness in Orange County

A collaboration between the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department and the Partnership to End Homelessness will focus on building relationships ...

Chapel Hill residents and officials discuss policing in public roundtable meeting

Members of the Chapel Hill Police Advisory Committee hosted a roundtable to talk about their role with policing in the community.