The struggles of homebuyers in Chatham County real estate market
Pittsboro, NC – As the year 2025 draws to a close, the real estate market in Chatham County, North Carolina, presents a complex picture characterized by rising prices, limited inventory, and affordability challenges for average families. In my recent discussion with Eric Andrews of Realty World Carolina Properties,...
Loaded for 2026, Duke Could Add Another Five-Star Commitment
Already loaded in 2026, the Duke Blue Devils could take another major step forward with a Rippey commitment.
Backcountry Escapes: 5 Hikes Near Falls Lake
These day hike sections of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail offer a respite from civilization and beautiful scenery over a variety of distances. The Mountains-to-Sea Trail runs through some pretty wild terrain on its 1,200-mile journey across North Carolina. To the west, it starts in the Great Smoky Mountains, then it...
‘Wall of orange’: Family discovers fire erupting at North Carolina apartments
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WNCN) — Multiple families were displaced, and 12 units were impacted by an apartment fire Saturday night in Wake Forest. The fire broke out around 10 p.m. at the Bexley at Heritage Apartments along Heritage Lake Road just north of the intersection of Forestville and Rogers roads. Video that...
Fire department makes big changes to improve coverage across Durham
According to DFD, the changes are part of their effort to reduce response time acros and improve overall fire coverage.
CommunityWorx Ending Thrift Shop Operations, Transitioning Carrboro Space to Different Nonprofit
The thrift shop run by CommunityWorx — a nonprofit known for its programming and fundraising to support local students — is ending its decades-long run of operations this week. A release by the Carrboro-based organization said its thrift shop that has helped raise money for public school students...
Alamance County teen dies in crash, troopers say
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A teenager was killed in a crash over the weekend in the Piedmont Triad, according to officials. Troopers say that the crash happened just before 11 p.m. Saturday on Gibsonville Ossipee Road in Alamance County. Eamon Hipps lost control of his car, which went off the road and rolled into...
North Carolina deputy shot twice in hostage rescue spent Christmas recovering, shares thoughts on...
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — One central North Carolina deputy spent his Christmas recovering after he was shot twice while rescuing a hostage during an armed standoff in Chatham County 12 days ago. The shootout injured Deputy Matthew Mitchell on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 16, at a home at 8247 Pittsboro Goldston Road, in...
‘You better step away from me’: North Carolina woman walks into Walgreens. Then she...
Being a bystander to shoplifting puts people in a weird, sometimes dangerous, spot. You don’t know if you should say something, ignore it, or just get out of the way entirely. And when nothing happens at all, that confusion can quickly turn into frustration. That’s exactly what happened to TikToker Denise...
Several injured in Wake Forest crash on Dr Calvin Jones Hwy and NC 98...
It happened on Dr Calvin Jones Highway and NC 98 Bypass westbound.

















