Chantal Triggers Severe Flood Damage

Tropical Storm Chantal inflicted severe damage across Central North Carolina Sunday after as much as 8 inches of rain fell in some areas, despite the storm being downgraded to a tropical depression.

Durham, Chatham, Orange, Moore, and Person counties were hardest hit, with states of emergency declared in Moore and Orange.

Early Monday, the Eno River crested in Durham at 25.6 feet, surpassing the previous record of 23.6 feet. The Haw River crested at 32.5 feet, eclipsed only by its height during Hurricane Fran in 1996, when it reached 32.8 feet.

Floods washed out over 100 roads and highways, including part of U.S. 1, and over 19,000 households were without power as of Monday afternoon. Sandra Hirschman, 83, of Pittsboro, died when her car became submerged in Chatham County, and crews are searching for two people who went canoeing at Jordan Lake on Sunday.

Police Arrest 15 at Charlotte Park

Charlotte police seized 10 guns and arrested seven adults and eight teenagers ranging in age from 14 to 42 during an unsanctioned July 4 event near Romare Bearden Park on Friday.

Charges include carrying hidden weapons, drug possession, and resisting arrest. Tommie Glinsey, 26, and Kamron Mason, 31, face the most serious charges: shooting into an occupied vehicle, carrying a hidden weapon, shooting within city limits, conspiracy, and assault with a deadly weapon.

Two officers were injured during one of the arrests, with one hospitalized for serious but non-life-threatening injuries and the other treated at the scene for minor injuries.

NC Universities Make Princeton Review Top 10s

Four North Carolina universities made several top 10 lists in The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges 2025 rankings.

For public schools, UNC-Chapel Hill took the No. 1 spot in the review’s Top 20 Best Schools for Financial Aid, No. 2 in the Top 20 Best Value Colleges Without Aid, No. 3 in the Top 50 Best Value Colleges, and No. 8 in the Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact.

NC State ranked No. 6 in the Top 20 Best Value Colleges Without Aid, No. 9 in the Top 50 Best Value Colleges, and No. 15 in the Top 20 Best Schools for Internships.

Private school rankings included three No. 13 placements, with Duke at No. 13 in both the Top 50 Best Value Colleges and the Top 20 Best Value Colleges Without Aid, and Wake Forest at No. 13 in the Top 20 Best Schools for Internships.

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➤ Central NC: Tropical Depression Chantal triggered three radar confirmed tornadoes in Chatham, Orange, and Lee counties Sunday. (See Details)

➤ Mebane residents near Lake Michael were told to evacuate due to potential dam failure from Chantal’s impact. The Mebane Arts and Community Center is being used as a temporary emergency shelter. (More)

➤ Charlotte: The U.S. Attorney’s Office of North Carolina has charged three men with stealing dozens of luxury and high-end vehicles worth more than $5 million as part of a multistate automobile theft ring. (More)

➤ Mint Hill: Realtor Brian Shane Haigler has pleaded guilty to a wire fraud scheme involving friends, acquaintances, and his church. Haigler also allegedly stole funds from an Economic Injury Disaster Loan made to the church. (More)

➤ Currituck County: The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear a case regarding county commissioners’ use of occupancy tax funds for public safety personnel and equipment that the Corolla Civic Association alleges was meant for tourism. (More)

➤ Northeast NC: U.S. Representative Don Davis, a Democrat, is considering running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. (More)

➤ Statewide: A new law gives class C driver’s licenses validity for two years after they expire as part of efforts to eliminate a backlog of drivers unable to renew expired licenses in person, but the extension only applies to driving privileges. (More)

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➤ The Charlotte Hornets officially signed their second-round draft selection Ryan Kalkbrenner to a four-year deal worth $9.97 million. (More)

➤ Panthers quarterback Bryce Young has been enamored with rookie receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. so far in offseason workouts, opening up a serious opportunity for the sixth-rounder to start on offense in Week One. (More)

➤ The LA Lakers added Duke basketball’s Justin Robinson to their coaching staff to serve in a player development role, similar to what he was doing in Durham. (More)

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➤ Four North Carolina businesses were voted as the most investable in a MarketBeat survey of over 3,000 people nationwide: insightsoftware (11th), Bee Downtown (39th), AIT (96th), and Keen Decision Systems (105th). (More)

➤ Wine Spectator named 11 Asheville restaurants to its 2025 Restaurant Awards list, including two Best of Award of Excellence winners: Posana and The Dining Room at the Biltmore. (See Winners)

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➤ Bo the Bloodhound visited Levine Children’s Hospital on June 25 with members of the Gastonia Police Department, who participated in a Q&A session hosted by the hospital. (See Photo)

➤ A list of the most and least stressed American cities based on metrics like average weekly work hours, unemployment rates, and divorce and suicide rates ranks Fayetteville 26th, placing it among the more stressed cities in the U.S., followed by Winston-Salem (84th), Greensboro (94th), Charlotte (108th), Raleigh (148th), and Durham (149th). (See Rankings)

➤ Data mapped out by the Defense Manpower Data Center ranks North Carolina fourth in military personnel, with 94,805. California, Virginia, and Texas make up the top three, and Florida rounds out the top five. (See Map)

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