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Father's bond reduced in slaying case
HILLSBOROUGH -- The father of a Chapel Hill teenager charged in the murder of Joshua Bailey was released from jail Monday after his bond was reduced from $1 million.
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BOT chief: Airport speculation premature
CHAPEL HILL -- Speculation about where UNC officials want to put a new airport in Orange County are premature, the chairman of the UNC Board of Trustees said Monday.
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The Herald-Sun/Bernard Thomas
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Clark pleads guilty in Galloway Ridge slayings
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PITTSBORO -- Calling it one of the worst cases in his 40 years of experience, Superior Court Judge Howard Manning Jr., accepted a plea agreement Monday that sent Barbara Turrentine Clark to prison for the rest of her life. |
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Organizations say they are distinct, but goal is same
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CHAPEL HILL -- Preserve Rural Orange and Orange County Voice, two groups opposing the placement of a new general aviation airport in the county, are working toward the same goal. And yet both groups point out that they are distinct. |
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Galleria files suit against county
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HILLSBOROUGH -- The Orange County Board of Commissioners is still trying to resolve a lawsuit that was filed against the county by Galleria of North Carolina, the site of the former senior center. |
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October 6
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Clark gets two life terms in murder of elderly Chatham women
Barbara Turrentine Clark, a housekeeper accused of bludgeoning two elderly women to death, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder Monday and was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences.
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Bail reduced for parent of murder suspect
A Superior Court judge Monday reduced the bond for a parent of a Chapel Hill teenager charged in the murder of Joshua Bailey.
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October 5
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UNC researchers publish breakthrough finding on water, nanotubes
CHAPEL HILL -- A fresh discovery about the way water behaves inside carbon nanotubes could have implications in fields ranging from the function of ultra-tiny high-tech devices to scientists' understanding of biological processes, according to UNC Chapel Hill researchers.
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Street fair Festifall still going strong
CHAPEL HILL -- Visitors strolled, vendors hawked and children bounced in blow-up castles in the middle of the normally traffic-laden downtown Chapel Hill.
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Districts disagree over impact fees
CHAPEL HILL -- A proposal to increase school impact fees for the first time in seven years has the support of one of Orange County's two school districts, while the other is in favor of keeping the fee at its current level.
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Trivia nights a big draw for bars
CARRBORO -- On any other night, Tyler's Taproom would be closed. But it's Wednesday at 10:30 p.m.
The Tyler's parking lot -- and the adjacent Bank of America parking lot -- are both full. The occasion? It's pub quiz night.
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