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Officers from the Hillsborough Police Department and deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to an attempted armed robbery at a BP service station in Hillsborough Friday. Police say a woman was pumping gas at the station on Cardinal Drive when she noticed a man watching her near...

A traffic stop near Hillsborough on Saturday led to the arrest of a man on drug trafficking charges and the seizure of dozens of grams of cocaine and marijuana. A release from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said a deputy pulled over 48-year-old Hillsborough resident David Anthony Evans after seeing his...

History came to a turning point on a quiet farm where two generals met to end years of conflict. The largest surrender of Confederate forces happened right here in North Carolina. Bennett Place stands as proof that even the biggest wars must eventually find their way to peace. The farmhouse...

If you’ve never ordered raw oysters with your fresh sliced brisket, you’ve never eaten at Lawrence Barbecue. Of course, these aren’t just any oysters. Chef/owner Jake Wood, who admittedly would choose oysters as the one thing he would eat for the rest of his life, says these are “literally the best oysters I’ve ever...

A Maryland woman is accused of quietly draining tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly Cary resident, in a case that Wake County prosecutors say involved dozens of Zelle transfers pulled straight from the victim’s bank account. Authorities say Misheala Rickiesha Williams opened a Zelle account using the...

We thought Virginia was better than that. Whatever else we might have thought, we never thought that Duke would have a 28-point lead on a good Virginia team. And winning 77-51? Not what we expected – not at all. But that’s what happened as Duke wrapped up the #1...

North Carolina Central Eagles (11-16, 7-5 MEAC) at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (9-20, 5-7 MEAC) BOTTOM LINE: MEAC foes Maryland-Eastern Shore and North Carolina Central will play on Monday. The Hawks are 6-2 on their home court. Maryland-Eastern Shore has a 2-3 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority is celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting North Carolina women who made major contributions to aviation. Featured pioneers include Viola Estelle Gentry of Rockingham County, Myrtle “Kay” Cagle of Selma, Tiny Broadwick of Oxford, and Katharine Stinson of Fuquay-Varina....

NC Newsline – Longtime affordable housing allies in Orange County are at odds over a 75-unit townhouse development in Hillsborough that one side contends prices out low- and modest-income African American families. The disagreement pits Habitat For Humanity of Orange County against four pastors — including two from...

After briefly implementing a policy around recording faculty members without their permission, UNC is reversing course and rescinding the practice until new language can be agreed upon. UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts addressed the campus’ Faculty Council during its monthly meeting Friday afternoon and shared the update,...