Levels of a toxic chemical have declined in Pittsboro’s drinking water as Burlington officials continue to investigate a company they believe may have led to a discharge that started in mid-September.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pittsboro is urging its customers to conserve water after the City of Burlington detected a spike of a dangerous chemical in its ...

Water released through the South Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant, shown here, caused Pittsboro to alert its residents and offer free water treated by reverse osmosis. Burlington has pointed to ...

Although about 70 percent of Pittsboro's voters approved beer and liquor sales, the state legislature will have to decide whether stores there can sell beer.The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal ...

BURLINGTON, N.C. — The possible carcinogen, 1,4-Dioxane was recently dumped into the Haw River. The City of Burlington said the potentially cancer-causing chemical came from Apollo Chemical in ...

Leaders in a Chatham County town are taking action to protect drinking water. In November of 2021, and again in April of 2022, a potentially cancer causing chemical, 1,4 Dioxade, was detected in the ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Recent water samples show drinking water running from the City of Greensboro to the Town of Pittsboro has concerning chemical levels. The chemical is called 1,4-Dioxane. According ...

PITTSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Three off-duty law enforcement officers are under investigation after being accused of firing shots within Pittsboro city limits earlier in April. Just after 10 p.m. on April ...

On Jan. 26, the Town of Pittsboro filed a lawsuit accusing several companies of PFAS contamination in the area, including in the Town’s drinking water. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, ...

The City of Burlington has reported high levels of 1,4-dioxane in its wastewater discharge to the Haw River. which is shown here being sampled by Duke University researchers in 2019. The city found ...