Eric Young

UNC Students, Faculty and Staff: Smoke from Western North Carolina Wildfires Enters the Triangle Town of Chapel Hill and Orange County agencies are alerting the community to the presence of haze and smoke in the local area, including the UNC Campus.  The temporary presence of smoke is from wildfires occurring in western North Carolina.  As…

UNC Police are continuing their investigation into several related room break-ins in Morrison Residence Hall early Tuesday (Nov. 1).  The suspect is now described as a white male, 5-10 to 6-0 in height, having short, dark hair, and wearing a “Pablo Escobar” costume which included a black-and-yellow-striped shirt tucked into jeans, a “Wanted” sign hung…

UNC STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY: Despite Changing Storm Track, UNC Continuing to Monitor Hurricane Matthew for Locally Dangerous Conditions As of Thursday afternoon (Oct. 6), forecasts project Hurricane Matthew will impact the Florida and Georgia coastlines as a formidable storm with winds of over 140 mph. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to all…

UNC STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY UNC Monitoring Hurricane Matthew Track for Possible Local Winds or Rain As of Monday afternoon (Oct. 3), Hurricane Matthew was considered to be a strong and dangerous storm as it moved through the Caribbean.  Though many models predict that the Category 4 hurricane will remain off the coast as it…

Alert Carolina Update – Friday, September 2, 2016  — 11 a.m. Rain, winds related to Tropical Storm Hermine possible in Triangle As of Friday morning (September 2), forecasters had downgraded Hermine to tropical storm status as it moves across North Carolina’s coast and Outer Banks regions later today and into early Saturday morning.  This remains…

UNC STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY: UNC Public Safety Investigating Reported Strong-arm Robbery in Porthole Alley UNC Police are investigating the report of a strong-arm robbery of a male victim occurring early this morning on the UNC Campus (just off Franklin Street). The victim, who was not a UNC student, was walking in Porthole Alley shortly…

UNC STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY: Town of Chapel Hill Police Investigate Armed Robbery near North Street Chapel Hill Police are investigating the report of an armed robbery occurring off-campus near the intersection of Henderson and North Streets in Chapel Hill just before 1 a.m. Wednesday (April 20).  The victim, a male UNC student, was on…

UNC Students, Faculty and Staff: This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in North Carolina—a state-wide initiative that focuses on emergency planning and what to do when a tornado is imminent. As you know, we already had one such event in February and, according to the National Weather Service, in 2015 a total of 25 tornado…

Dear students, faculty and staff: The National Weather Service has predicted severe weather for the central region of North Carolina for tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 24, primarily between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Conditions will be favorable for strong thunderstorm activity, possibly producing high straight-line winds and dangerously large hail in some areas capable of causing…