An airplane crashed, killing two people in Chatham County on Friday, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The crash happened near the Siler City Municipal Airport around 12:50 p.m., reported ABC11, The News & Observer’s newsgathering partner. Chopper 11 flew over the crash site and noted that it was about 1 mile south-southeast […]
Nine months after beginning construction near Siler City, the Durham semiconductor chipmaker Wolfspeed celebrated a milestone Tuesday at its future $5 billion plant in western Chatham County. U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis joined Wolfspeed executives on site for a “topping out” ceremony, a builder tradition symbolizing when the final structural beam is placed. Nicknamed “the JP” […]