Orange County sits northwest of Wake County and includes Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough. This page lists Triangle Local stories from Orange County: public safety, weather and local decisions, with sources and a public corrections record. Triangle Local is not an emergency service. If anyone is in danger, call 911.
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Orange County crime and safety
Public Safety · 1 day ago
Mebane: Two men charged after about 111 pounds of cocaine seized at Buckhorn Road travel stopPublic Safety · 4 days ago
Carrboro: Firefighter injured in two-alarm fire at Public Storage, town says
Orange County traffic and road closures
Traffic & Weather · 1 day ago
Carrboro: Town asks drivers to avoid S. Greensboro after multi-vehicle crashPublic Safety · Oct 11
Driver to be charged with DWI after hitting troopers' cars on I-85 near Hillsborough
Orange County weather alerts
Events and weather · Oct 12
Triangle: NWS rates Fayetteville tornado EF-2; later surveys cover Jordan Lake, Linden and CarpenterEvents and weather · Oct 8
Triangle weather: Dry forecast through midweek after Isaias remnant rain
Chapel Hill and Hillsborough community news
Government · 2 days ago
Chapel Hill: UNC System adopts campus rules for license-plate camerasGovernment · 2 days ago
Wake County: Capital Area board awarded $5.8 million to help laid-off workersCommunity · 4 days ago
Carrboro: Town Commons playground reopens after $277,000 renovationGovernment · Oct 22
Carrboro: Council approves rezoning for 86 proposed Habitat townhomesGovernment · Oct 21
Chapel Hill: Council listed a Wednesday hearing on a land-use rewriteSchools · Oct 20
Chapel Hill: UNC reaches a federal agreement on 18 civil rights investigations