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UNC baseball falls, 13-9, to Stanford resulting in first loss of season

| March 7

Crime and public safety

Year in Review: Chandler Kania Trial

By Olivia Schaber | December 7

Former UNC student Chandler Kania was convicted Oct. 17 of three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of reckless driving.

Timothy Hennis, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, was accused of murdering a woman and her two daughters in 1985. His case was reopened in November. Photo courtesy of the FayObserver.

Appeal by former Fort Bragg soldier who murdered mother and 2 daughters was rejected in military court

By Montana Gramer | December 5

An Army appeals court's November decision to uphold the death sentence of Timothy Hennis, a former Fort Bragg soldier, is raising questions over the death ...

Mayor of Chapel Hill, Pam Hemminger and Mayor of Carrboro, Lydia Lavelle lead a walk around the neighborhood at the good neighbor block party at Hargraves Community Center on Tuesday evening.

Carrboro joins list of cities against the death penalty

By Sara Kiley Watson | December 1

Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle issued a proclamation on Nov. 30 declaring that the Town of Carrboro is part of “Cities for Life - Cities against the Death ...

Ohio State attack prompts UNC Public Safety to plan

By Carina McDermed | November 30

Eleven people were injured after a student at The Ohio State University drove a car into a group of people Monday morning, left the vehicle and stabbed ...

Chapel Hill sees an increase in car break-ins

By Hannah Wall | November 14

Lock your cars. There has been a significant rise in car break-ins in Chapel Hill this month.

Police log for Nov. 2, 2016

November 2

Someone reported breaking and entering on the 100 block of the Legion Road Extension at 5:16 p.m. Friday, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Governor Pat McCrory answers press questions and discusses the impact of the vandalism and firebombing incident on the upcoming election.

McCrory addresses GOP office firebombing with visit to Hillsborough

By Davis McKinney and Kent McDonald | October 17

Gov. Pat McCrory visited the Orange County GOP headquarters in Hillsborough Monday to address the vandalism and firebombing that occurred at the office ...

I-85: Episode Two

By Alice Wilder and Olivia Ross | October 10

In this episode of I-85 we discuss day three of the Kania trial and testimony from his friends and fraternity brothers.

I-85: Episode One

By Alice Wilder and Ryan Salchert | October 10

I-85 is a series on the Chandler Kania case. In the first episode, we discuss the events of July 19, 2015 when authorities say Chandler Kania was ...

Durham jail receives grant to address mental health concerns

By Vincent Veerbeek | October 10

The Durham County Sheriff's Office announced Oct. 3 that the Durham County Detention Facility will be improving its mental health services thanks to a ...

Police log for Oct.10, 2016

October 10

Someone reported breaking and entering of a vehicle on the 700 block of North Columbia Street at 2:49 p.m. Thursday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. ...

Since 2013, Carrboro has seen a consistent decrease in DWI arrests. Meanwhile, Chapel Hill has seen an increase due to various contributing factors.

DWI arrests up in Chapel Hill, down in Carrboro

By Ryan Salchert | October 7

With former UNC student Chandler Kania currently on trial after a drunken driving crash, DWI arrests are a particularly relevant issue around Chapel Hill. ...

Chandler Kania enters guilty plea ahead of jury selection for trial

By Ryan Salchert | October 3

An emotional Chandler Kania and his defense team surprised a sparse crowd at the Orange County Courthouse Monday morning by entering a guilty plea.

Police hope new composite could break Faith Hedgepeth case

By Ryan Salchert | September 28

It’s been four years since Faith Hedgepeth was found dead in her Chapel Hill apartment, and still the case remains unsolved.

Candidates for governor, senator respond to events in Charlotte

By Jessica Baucom | September 26

Policy analysts agree state elections in November will likely be unaffected by the death of Keith Scott despite protests in Charlotte last week due to ...

Chandler Kania leaves his pre-trial hearing at the Orange County Courthouse on Aug. 16.

Judge rules to allow evidence from Chandler Kania's iPhone in trial

By Jane Little | September 8

An Orange County judge ruled that evidence from Chandler Kania’s iPhone can be used in the upcoming trial. Authorities say Kania, now 21, was involved ...

Judge rules to allow evidence from Chandler Kania's iPhone in trial

By Jane Little | September 7

An Orange County judge ruled that evidence from Chandler Kania's iPhone can be used in the upcoming trial.

Greg Taylor was exonerated from prison in 2009 after spending nearly 17 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.

New laws, federal and state safeguards have led to more exonerations

By Sharon Nunn | September 7

Willie Grimes spent 24 years in a North Carolina prison for a rape he didn’t commit — and in August, the Hickory City Council voted to approve a settlement ...

Former finance director charged with embezzling more than $150,000 from UNC's Newman Center

By Olivia Schaber | August 29

The former director of finance and administration at UNC’s Newman Catholic Student Center Parish has been charged with credit card fraud, paying himself ...

Police: Car chase on Rosemary Street ended in Carrboro

By staff and wire report | August 25

A car chase occurred on Rosemary St. around 9:00 p.m. Thursday in Chapel Hill.