Fire department puts out smoldering fire under Amtrak train car at Burlington depot Wed....
The Burlington Fire Department responded to a possible passenger train fire Wednesday afternoon; a smoldering fire under one of the passenger cars was promptly...
Texas developer plans to dismantle pre-Civil War dam in Ossipee
From time immemorial, the small town of Ossipee has been home to an old granite dam that has held back the ebullient waters of...
Burlington shooting suspect captured in Raleigh
A man wanted for a non-fatal shooting in Burlington was apprehended in Wake County earlier this week.
On Tuesday afternoon, Burlington’s police department announced that...
DOT condemns property at NC 49 & East Harden Street for intersection improvements
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has finalized condemnation proceedings on two more pieces of property near the intersection of N.C. Highway 54 (East...
Elon proposes tax rate for rural fire district higher than post-reval break-even level
Elon’s town council has endorsed a new property tax rate for its rural fire district that not only exceeds the figure needed to make...
Elon planning board delays decision on proposed 129-home subdivision Parc East on edge of...
Residents in a largely-rural community on the edge of Elon continued to express their concerns about a new, 129-home development being proposed on 32...
Council consensus: $3.6M astroturf for 3 soccer fields
Burlington’s elected leaders have decided to go for a hat trick, of sorts, as the city prepares to introduce artificial ground cover to the...
Repair crew accidentally sets fire to historic church in Burlington; $30,000 damage before fire...
Firefighters from two blocks away arrive within minute of fire call
A mishap during a repair project apparently ignited a fire that damaged an historic...
Commissioners pledge $300K for transload facility in Mebane
Mebane city council to be asked for the other half of amount needed to fund cost increases beyond what General Assembly allocated in 2021
Alamance...
Developers seek to postpone hearing on controversial rezoning request
An attorney for two local developers has asked Burlington’s city council to postpone an upcoming public hearing on a contentious rezoning request for high-density...
