Lanterns at Burlington city hall: a tribute to local COVID casualties
The front steps to Burlington’s city hall were aglow with the light of nearly 200 lanterns Tuesday evening in memory of the 194 Alamance...
Woman found dead Friday near Burlington Best Western
Burlington police have announced that they have found the body of a dead woman along the wood line of the Best Western Hotel, 770...
Broadband Internet among items on Burlington’s wish list to state legislators
Authority for occupancy tax also desired; police chief doesn't want automatic release of body-cam footage
More money and greater legal authority were the big asks...
Veterans Memorial to be part of Burlington Arboretum
Land where former American Legion hut stood in Burlington will be used as memorial to veterans
It may not be much to look at right...
Gov. names Burlington city councilman to ACC board of trustees
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has appointed veteran Burlington city councilman James B. “Jim” Butler to Alamance Community College’s board of trustees.
Butler has served...
City’s new inspections director isn’t averse to working out in the field; in...
After two days on the job as Burlington’s inspections director, Russell Williams has yet to grace his new office with any of personalized clutter...
City officials insist ‘political correctness’ had nothing to do with decision to remove ‘Indian’...
From high school gymnasiums to the gridiron of pro football, athletic venues across the U.S. have summarily ejected the Native American mascots and names...
Footage catches auto break-in suspect on film trying to disable security camera
A suspect in a recent series of automobile break-ins apparently did the police a favor when he tried to disable a home security camera...
County administers first coronavirus vaccines to public
The scene outside the CTEC Center in Burlington resembled a Black Friday blowout sale on Wednesday as the local health department kicked off the...
Burlington police seek public’s help in finding runaway teen
Burlington police are looking for a 13-year-old boy, who rode off from his home Wednesday afternoon on a bicycle and hasn’t been seen since,...

















