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BURLINGTON – A section of Interstate 40 was closed to all traffic for part of Saturday morning while police dealt with a woman having a mental health crisis in a car on the side of the highway, the Burlington Police Department said.

BURLINGTON — On Wednesday, May 22, the American Red Cross will have a blood drive for the downtown Burlington community at 604 S. Worth St. from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and use sponsor code, Holly Hill.

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BURLINGTON — Red Lobster has reportedly closed dozens of restaurants across the country this week, including one in Burlington, and an online restaurant liquidator is auctioning off kitchen equipment from some of them.

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The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education approved a $59.2 million budget request this week that is an increase of $10.3 million from the current year’s budget yet would make a number of cuts to jobs and other expenses, though the budget pre…

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GRAHAM — Graham Recreation and Parks invites the community to come out to Graham-Mebane Lake, 3218 Bason Road, Mebane, to learn the basics of kayaking with on-land and on-water instruction. With a guide at the helm, participants will attend a…

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Representatives from Participate Learning surprised Alexander Wilson Elementary students with a recognition ceremony naming the school a Global Leaders Showcase School, the top honor for schools utilizing a global framework with Participate Learning. Students at the school learn about a diff…

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Alamance Community College has signed an agreement to provide customized training for Wilson Brown Sock Company, the first new NCEdge Customized Training Project partner in the college’s Corporate Education and Economic Development division since 2022.

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More than three-fourths of Americans expect that abuses of artificial intelligence will affect the 2024 presidential election, according to a new national survey by the Elon Poll and the Imagining the Digital Future Center at Elon University.

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Thursday, May 16Noon: Battle of Alamance ceremony on battlefield at Alamance Battleground State Historic Site, 5803 S. N.C. 62, Burlington. Includes a reading of the last letter to the Regulators. Free.

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Local Walmart pharmacies will hold Wellness Day events on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Customers can receive free health screenings and affordable immunizations at area Walmart pharmacies.

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BURLINGTON – A wreck snapped a utility pole at a Burlington intersection Monday, causing damage requiring extensive repairs that closed the intersection into Tuesday, police said.

Thirteen fallen Alamance County law enforcement officers will be honored in a ceremony to be held on Tuesday, May 14, at the Graham Presbyterian Church, 216 W. Harden St., starting at 10 a.m.