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No. 2 seed UNC women's soccer dominates Minnesota, 3-0, to advance to NCAA quarterfinals

| November 24

Chapel Hill Fire Department

Shanghai Dumpling closed until further notice following early-morning fire

By Marin Wolf | June 1

No one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Want to get involved in the Chapel Hill government? This may be the academy for you

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 1

This five-week program, run by the Town of Chapel Hill, hopes to increase engagement between citizens and town government.

Local fire departments team up with Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels

By cailey howard | March 18

Chapel Hill and Carrboro firefighters will be visiting the homes of Meals on Wheels recipients to complete safety checks of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide ...

Pi Lambda Phi members charged with violating commercial fire codes

By Elizabeth Moore | March 4

Five Pi Lambda Phi students were charged for tampering with smoke detectors nearly 23 years after five students died in a fraternity house fire on Mother's ...

Five Pi Lambda Phi members charged with fire alarm tampering

By Anna Pogarcic | February 27

The Chapel Hill Fire Department announced at 9:15 this morning that it charged five members of UNC's Pi Lambda Phi fraternity last week for tampering ...

Firefighters still don't know what caused the fire near Southern Village

By Michael Meeks | February 19

There was residential structure fire near Southern Village on Sunday. The fire was put out before 4 p.m. and was mostly confined to the attic of the house. ...

Town of Chapel Hill honors first responders, past and present, on Sept. 11

By Ryan Smoot | September 11

On Tuesday morning, local first responders gathered at Chapel Hill Fire Station to honor the bravery of those whose lives were lost on Sept. 11, and looked ...

A home in Windsor airs out along with all its contents after it was hit in 2016 by Hurricane Matthew.

Fayetteville issues mandatory evacuations amid flooding risk

By Michael Taffe | September 10

Town, state and national officials weigh in and offer guidance for the upcoming Hurricane Florence. Gov. Roy Cooper issued a state of emergency and requested ...

Here's an update on the Town of Chapel Hill's FY19 budget process

By Emily Davis | May 17

The proposed Chapel Hill Town Council budget aimed to focus on people first. “We understand that none of us are successful without the other 700 employees ...

A car caught on fire on Raleigh Road on March 29.

Vehicle on Raleigh Road caught fire

By Rebecca Ayers | March 29

A car on Raleigh Road caught fire Thursday around 6:10 p.m. A lane of Raleigh Road is now blocked off by the Chapel Hill Police Department and the Fire ...

Chapel Hill, Carrboro responds to structure fire

By Lauren Talley | January 17

The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 500 N. Columbia St. at 11:52 a.m. on Wednesday. Reports say the fire began in Unit B ...

PTA helps local families affected by extensive fires in The Villages of Chapel Hill

By Cy Neff | January 16

On the night of Jan. 8, UNC senior Damaris Osorio was in the shower when she was informed that her apartment was on fire.

Stop, drop and roll out of dorm rooms for fire drills

By Mark Burnett | January 15

Students living on campus have all experienced the dreaded fire alarm in the middle of the night. Instead of exiting their buildings, some people have ...

Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss new fire station, American Legion property

By Ashley Peterson | November 30

The Chapel Hill Town Council met last night for a business meeting to discuss the sale of a retiring fire truck to help pay for the construction of Fire ...

Midnight lunches and Chapel Hill's third shift

By Molly Horak | November 19

When Jessica Toney texts her boyfriend during her "lunch break," he's often going to sleep. Toney, a UNC senior who works midnight shifts in a lab ...

Fire on Pittsboro Street leaves students without a home

By Cole Kordus | October 25

Residents of 416 Pittsboro St. saw their house go up in flames on Oct. 17.

Chapel Hill Fire Department helps Hurricane Harvey in Houston

By Erik Beene | September 6

Four members of the Chapel Hill Fire Department were deployed to Houston to help relief efforts following Hurricane Harvey.