The Carrboro Police Department is reporting a drive-by shooting near Jones Ferry and Davie roads early this morning.
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Most schools make the grade under federal standard
Twelve out of 17 schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools met standards for student achievement under federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) rules.
Bus stops closed
Due to construction on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Estes Drive and Barclay Street, the following bus stops will be temporarily closed today (Thursday): YMCA, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Airport Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Barclay Street.
Man charged
A Chapel Hill man has been indicted on felony charges of statutory rape and indecent liberties with a child.
Future of downtown music in Pittsboro in question
The management of The City Tap in Pittsboro will ask the Town of Pittsboro Board of Commissioners to reconsider the town’s noise ordinance to allow the bar to present live music at what it considers to be a reasonable decibel level.
NCAA initiates UNC football investigation
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has begun an investigation into possible rules violations by one or more members of the UNC football team.
Chapel Hill man hospitalized after Franklin Street assault
A Chapel Hill man is fighting for his life at UNC Hospitals more than a week after he was beaten unconscious on Franklin Street.
140 West work to start
Work is set to begin in early August on the 140 West project, a cornerstone of the town’s efforts to revitalize downtown.
NTSB report details plane crash
Jimmy Donahue, one of two survivors of the July 12 plane crash at Horace Williams Airport, remains in critical condition at UNC Hospitals.
Pedersen set to make announcement
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Neil Pedersen is scheduled to appear before the board of education today (Thursday), and there has been speculation that he will announce his retirement.
Poll says smoking ban supported
A UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health poll indicates that a recently enacted statewide smoking ban is supported by 72.2 percent of adults in the state.
Pittsboro Express to continue
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners announced on Monday that it would continue funding the express bus route connecting Chapel Hill and Pittsboro.
Hillsborough meeting on rail station
The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners will hold a public meeting on Monday to discuss plans to build a rail station on a 20-acre site off of Orange Grove Street, which could also serve as a police station and municipal meeting place.
Merchant’s group founder resigns
After a series of group email exchanges, downtown gallery owner Jesse Kalisher resigned as president of the Carrboro Merchant’s Association, a group he founded two years ago to promote Carrboro as a cultural destination.
Economy slows Carolina North, AHEC move likely in 2011
Basic economics have changed the timeline if not the strategy for UNC’s Carolina North project, even as the likelihood has increased of the departure of the Medical Air operations next year.