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Scoop: Inside Opening Night of UNC Training Camp
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina kicked off training camp with its first preseason football practice on Monday night, a workout that was open to reporters. Coach Mack Brown's Tar Heels went through the opening installment of 20 practice sessions allotted on their preseason schedule, before game week arrives.
Chapel Hill Struggles to Redevelop a Toxic Coal Ash Mound
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here. No dog parks. No golf. No soccer or football. No child care centers, apartments or homes. No community gardens...
Athletes Unlimited Professional Women’s Lacrosse League: Week 2 Highlights & Tar Heels Dominate
In Week Two of the Athletes Unlimited professional women's lacrosse league, held in Sparks, Maryland, former Tar Heels showcased their skills with career milestones, including MVP honors and record-breaking performances. Taylor Moreno leads the league with 67 saves and sits in second place with 809 leaderboard points. Caroline Wakefield became...
Downloadable 2024 North Carolina Tar Heels football schedule
The 2024 college football season is almost here, which means it is time to get ready to root for your North Carolina Tar Heels as they chase the elusive ACC title and CFP berth. UNC hasn’t claimed the ACC crown since 1980 and it is high time to end that skid. The Tar Heels open the 2024 slate on the road in a return matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. UNC will face last year’s media darlings, the James Madison Dukes on Sept. 21 ahead of their annual rivalry matchup with the Duke Blue Devils. There is no matchup with the Clemson Tigers this season but draw the defending ACC champion Florida State Seminoles on Nov. 2 in Tallahassee. The regular season finale will feature UNC facing off with their little brothers from Raleigh, the NC State Wolfpack. Download the football schedule
LOHA helps tackle Raleigh’s housing shortage with South E8
In case you hadn’t noticed, the Research Triangle is booming, and for good reason. Small cities such as Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, are walkable and charming; and not far from great universities. But the Piedmont region’s attractiveness has also made home prices skyrocket. This problem is...
Durham Fiesta Latina: Celebration of Culture, Community, And Connection Returns In August
DURHAM, NC – The vibrant spirit of Latino culture will come alive at the annual Durham Fiesta Latina in Durham, presented by the City of Durham Parks & Recreation in partnership with El Centro Hispano. This family-friendly event will take place on Sunday, August 4, 2024, from noon to 4 PM at Durham Central Park (501 Foster Street).
Randleman woman frustrated with faulty home security system | 2 Wants to Know
RANDLEMAN, N.C. — Sue Draper had been thinking about an in-home security system for a while. She finally decided to purchase a system with cameras around the house. After paying for the system and having everything hooked up there was a problem almost from the beginning. The system often didn’t work, and Draper was not notified when someone showed up.
Fayetteville restaurant worker charged with secret peeping and indecent exposure to teen, police say
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A man has been charged with felony indecent exposure involving a teen boy after an incident at a restaurant the suspect worked at in June, police said. Police said that Kalon Sanchez Frank, 27, of Fayetteville was charged with indecent exposure to a person less...
19-year-old woman shot, killed, found dead on picnic table in Greensboro park
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Greensboro Police Department is investigating a homicide after a 19-year-old woman was found dead on Sunday night. At around 7:27 p.m. on Sunday, officers came to the 2900 block of Haig Street after getting a report of a person lying on a picnic table under a pavilion at a park. […]
UNC football players stroll into Training Camp Sunday
A month from today, the North Carolina Tar Heels will play their first football game of the 2024 season. UNC will head up north to Minnesota, where there’ll face the Golden Gophers for a second-consecutive season. North Carolina and Minnesota clashed for the first time ever last year, on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Kenan Stadium, when Drake Maye threw for over 400 yards in a 31-13 UNC victory. Even with returning stars like Omarion Hampton and Kaimon Rucker, the Tar Heels are going to have a new look on both sides of the football. Conner Harrell and Max Johnson are competing for...
Ashley Hoffman and Team USA’s women’s field hockey competed against Spain on Monday. Here's how they did
PARIS, France — UNC-Chapel Hill alumna Ashley Hoffman and Team USA's women's field hockey team competed against Spain in the Women's Pool B event on Monday morning. The match ultimately ended in a draw, at 1-1. Hoffman made her Olympics debut Saturday with Team USA's women's field hockey team. While they hit the field focused, the result of their first match wasn't what they wanted. The U.S. women fell to Argentina, who bested them 4-1.
Girls Just Wanna Swing Clubs
A new season of The Girls Golf Club of Whispering Pines is on the horizon, and will commence once school is back in session. The Club is LPGA and USGA affiliated, and open to girls aged 6 to 17. It costs just $40 per girl for the year plus two community outreach days. Golfers are invited to bring their own clubs, but there is also plenty of equipment available for newcomers.
Council OK’s Buffalo Road homes
SMITHFIELD — A deeply divided Town Council has said yes to new homes on Buffalo Road near Smithfield Middle School. When the request first surfaced in January, the council fretted mostly about density — 222 single-family homes on lots of just 4,200 square feet. Council members worried too about drainage, fearing stormwater from the subdivision would swamp homes in neighboring […] The post Council OK’s Buffalo Road homes first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Sheriff’s Office breaks up cockfighting outfit
The Granville County Sheriff’s Office put a halt to a major cockfighting ring in southern Granville County on Saturday. GCSO acted on intelligence gathered from credible sources to execute a search warrant on Lawrence Road near the intersection of Feedoo Road, according to a press release from the GCSO on social media According to reports from WRAL News, a deputy […] The post Sheriff’s Office breaks up cockfighting outfit first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Coastal North Carolina Prepares for Minor Flooding and Rain
Wilmington, NC – North Carolina residents can expect increased humidity and showers throughout the week. The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a minor tidal flooding alert for areas along the lower Cape Fear River, with flooding anticipated during the late afternoon and early evening high tide. According...
Three White Supremacists Sentenced for Plotting to Destroy Power Grid
The men “planned and trained to attack America’s power grid to advance their violent white supremacist ideology,” the government said. A press statement from the Department of Justice says that the three men who planned a white supremacist attack on an energy plant in Idaho or one of the states nearby were sentenced on July 25.
Driver involved in crash killing Garner family did not appear in court; in hospital
The driver involved in a Garner crash that killed an entire family did not appear in court Monday as expected.His attorney said he was in the hospital.This would have been 25-year-old Jordan Porter's first court appearance. There was an arraignment scheduled earlier this month, but his attorney waived his appearance.Garner Police Department said in May, Porter was driving while impaired to work when he hit the Cambell family's car on US 70 Hwy near New Rand Road. Tyler, Susan and their 8-year-old Miles all died from their injuries.Search warrants reveal that Porter's wife told investigators he had drank 2-3 beers...
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