The battle in Chapel Hill, N.C., to prevent distracted driving caused by cell phone use has become tangled in a lawsuit over towing cars. Just over five weeks after the North Carolina college…
The town council of Chapel Hill, N.C., voted Monday, March 26, to ban all cell phone use while driving in the town limits – including the use of hands-free devices such as headsets. The…
(UPDATE: Cell phone ban – including hands-free use – passes) As the home of the Tar Heels, Chapel Hill gets plenty of national attention. Still, it hurts like heck that the Kansas Jayhawks…
Chapel Hill narrowly missed claiming another national title Monday night. Hold on there, hoops fans – I am talking about driving, but not on a basketball court. This event took…
Scott Richard Anderson, 38, was driving with a suspended license when he struck a man riding a scooter in a hit-and-run crash near Wilkesboro, N.C., on Monday, Feb. 27, according to the North…
Auto manufacturers should develop technology that will keep drivers from being distracted by the devices built into their vehicles, according to proposals issued Thursday by the federal…
With the first month of 2012 under our belts, I’m sure we’re all rocking along to a steady rhythm as we work on our New Year’s resolutions. You betcha. If one of those…
Few people know this, but Barack Obama was spotted on the grassy knoll in Dallas in 1963. Michelle Obama has interviewed aliens in captivity at Area 51 in Nevada. And they both know where…
New intersections draw complaints but advantages are significant Round and round and round you go … But at those circular intersections called “roundabouts,” at…
We’ve all heard it. Urban legend warns shoveling snow causes heart attacks. In fact, two of the most important cardiology associations in the US include snow shoveling on their…
As we move into the colder winter months, here in North Carolina it’s time to think about carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas that is extremely poisonous…