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The Morning News: Orange County Drug Arrest, Hillsborough Break-Ins
97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Lexington man receives multiple charges including Fentanyl and Methamphetamine possession
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office T.R.A.C.E. Team, assigned to the Special Investigations Division stopped a 2011 KIA Optima on Old Mountain Road near Hwy 47, Lexington for a traffic violation. During the course of the stop, Detectives seized 27 grams of Methamphetamine/Fentanyl combination. The driver, Matthew Paul Lucash of...
The Rains Helped Where They Fell; More on the Way
The rains last weekend did bring some improvements to parts of North and South Carolina. For details, we now turn to assistant state climatologist Corey Davis from the state climate office of North Carolina, and some areas like my Franklin County in North Carolina saw some pretty heavy rains, and some other areas got even more. What’s the result of that that you’re seeing, Corey?
NCDOT: More I-40 weekend closures expected this summer amidst ongoing project
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has shut down part of I-40 for yet another weekend. NCDOT says that crews will continue to work between I-26 and Hendersonville Road. But many want to know: how much longer?. This is not the first time the interstate...
Husband, wife dead in Burlington murder-suicide, deputies say
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — Deputies said a husband and wife are dead after a murder-suicide in Burlington Friday. The sheriff's office said it happened at a home on the 3000 block of Beaver Creek Road. Deputies responded to the shots fired call around 7:12 a.m. When deputies arrived, they...
Burlington’s ‘veteran’ catcher selected by Reds
Ryan McCrystal has been on rosters for baseball games in Burlington probably as often as anybody across the past few years. Now, he’s a draftee of the Cincinnati Reds. McCrystal has played four consecutive summers in Burlington, beginning with a high school state championship series and then parts of three seasons with the Burlington Sock Puppets. The catcher from East Carolina was a ninth-round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in this week’s baseball amateur draft.
Software update interrupts NCDMV services
ROCKY MOUNT — A global outage has interrupted N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles business services, including but not limited to driver license offices and license plate agencies throughout North Carolina, the NCDMV said on Friday. The outage occurred when a software update by CrowdStrike apparently failed. NCDMV will attempt to reach out to customers to reschedule appointments, according to a […] The post Software update interrupts NCDMV services first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Third Saturday in October designated Great Trails State Day
Recently passed legislation encourages North Carolina residents to get moving on trail systems across the Tar Heel state. The third Saturday in October will be North Carolina’s Great Trails State Day, thanks to the N.C. General Assembly’s 2024 Farm Bill. The bill recently passed unanimously in both the N.C. House and Senate. It became law with Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature. This year, Great Trails State Day will occur on Oct. 19. ...
Before key hearings in North Carolina, Duke Energy makes tiny concessions to big gas ambitions
Before pivotal hearings that begin Monday, Duke Energy has made a few small concessions to its plans for a giant fossil fuel buildout in North Carolina, winning over the once-skeptical state-sanctioned ratepayer advocate. Duke’s proposed settlement with Public Staff and Walmart needs approval from the state’s Utilities Commission to take...
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