Informational

INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: Alert Carolina Siren Test – Tuesday, February 11 Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: The University will TEST the emergency sirens and text messages on Tuesday, February 11th, between 12 and 1 p. m. We test the sirens each semester to make sure the equipment works. During the test, anyone outside…

INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: Update to Jan. 25 Alert Carolina Informational Message Suspect Arrested in Shooting Chapel Hill Police has arrested Dennis Junious Clark on one felony count of “Attempted First Degree Murder” related to that agency’s investigation into a shooting on West Rosemary Street on the evening of January 24. The victim, whose…

University officials are postponing the scheduled test of the emergency sirens and related text messages because of possible adverse weather moving into the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area at the same time the test was to be conducted. The siren test had been scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, between 2 and 3 p.m., but it will be…

INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: Chapel Hill Police Investigating Shooting At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Fri., Jan. 24, Town of Chapel Hill Police responded to a shooting in the 300 block of West Rosemary Street. The victim was struck multiple times and is being treated at UNC Hospitals. The victim is not a UNC student,…

INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: UNC Public Safety Investigating Report of Armed Robbery UNC Public Safety is investigating the report of an armed robbery of a male UNC student occurring early Sunday (Jan. 19) in the area of downtown Chapel Hill or northern campus. The victim was struck in the face with an object and…

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging flu vaccinations as seasonal flu deaths continue to rise across the state. Public health officials say that 19 of the 21 deaths reported in North Carolina so far this season have been in young and middle-aged adults, most of whom had underlying medical conditions. Only…

INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: UNC Public Safety Arrests Breaking and Entering Suspect UNC Police officers responded to a report around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning (Nov. 17) of a male UNC student breaking and entering rooms on the second floor of Granville Towers West. A male subject reportedly entered the room of a female resident…

INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: Chapel Hill Police Investigating Strong Arm Robbery Near Campus The following information has been shared with the campus by the Chapel Hill Police: Chapel Hill Police are investigating the report of a strong arm robbery occurring around 2:00 a.m. Monday (Nov. 11) on Franklin Street. As they left a Franklin…

INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: Cobb fire out, roads reopening An attic fire at Cobb Residence Hall earlier today has been put out and roads surrounding the building that were closed are being reopened. Student Housing met with evacuated Cobb residents this evening to arrange overnight accommodations for them. Any Cobb residents who do not…

INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: Update on Fire at Cobb Residence Hall Fire crews remain on the scene of an attic fire at Cobb Residence Hall that seems to be contained. The 380 Cobb residents have been evacuated and will be housed elsewhere for the night. No one was injured in the incident, said Chapel…