The Morning News (This Morning with Aaron Keck)

In today’s news: a Durham man is arrested for multiple Chatham County crimes, and residents of two Chapel Hill apartment buildings raise concerns about a possible sale. Also: Gov. Josh Stein vetoes three bills; the Trump administration withholds $169 million from North Carolina schools; UNC Health goes public with a dispute with Cigna; local health experts urge residents to get their measles shots; four Tar Heel football players earn preseason All-ACC honors; and sports expert David Glenn weighs in on the House settlement, which frees up colleges to start paying athletes directly.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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In today’s news: UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham says he’ll move out of the AD role next year, with Steve Newmark coming in. Also: UNC hires James Orr to help with undergraduate enrollment and success; Chapel Hill approves a controversial housing plan; Gov. Stein signs 15 bills, including one that requires schools to ban in-class use of personal devices (and also requires them to teach social-media literacy); Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell looks back at his first term in office as he prepares to run for reelection; a local chef appears on the Food Network show “Chopped”; a Tar Heel tennis alum gets his first win at Wimbledon; and three UNC baseball stars earn All-America honors.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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In today’s news: the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two suspects in a recent Hillsborough theft. Also: Hillsborough mayor Mark Bell confirms he’s running for reelection; a local pollster says Thom Tillis’ decision to retire won’t affect the 2026 Senate race as much as you think; Disney brings a housing development to Pittsboro; a $6 million Pittsboro recording studio goes up for sale; employees vote to unionize at a Chapel Hill Starbucks; and a pair of Tar Heel athletes earn big honors.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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In today’s news: Carrboro is named an All-America City by the National Civic League, one of ten recipients nationwide. Also: Thom Tillis says he won’t run for reelection after coming out against Donald Trump’s budget bill; Gov. Josh Stein vetoes a regulatory bill in Raleigh; Orange County Schools get to work on summer projects; UNC releases the non-conference schedule for Tar Heel men’s basketball; RJ Davis signs with the Lakers; and the Tar Heel football team gets ready for the upcoming season, with a bunch of incoming transfers.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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In today’s news: Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson discusses new town manager Ted Voorhees, and Town Council member Adam Searing says he’s not running for reelection. Also: a murder suspect enters a guilty plea; state lawmakers punt on a new budget, but Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough all approve theirs; UNC moves ahead on a new accreditation agency; Orange County government gets national recognition for three innovative programs; UNC athletics finishes fourth in the Learfield Director’s Cup standings; and several Tar Heel athletes (plus one team) get ESPY award nominations from ESPN.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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In today’s news: Chapel Hill names Ted Voorhees as town manager, and UNC’s Drake Powell goes to the Nets in the NBA Draft. Also: the wireless company IotaComm relocates to Chapel Hill; OWASA gets set for an 18-month project on West Rosemary Street; the General Assembly approves an anti-transgender bill; the Haw River Assembly sues Asheboro over the chemical 1,4 dioxane; Bill Belichick talks recruiting; and Carolina baseball ends its season in the national top 10.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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In today’s news: an extreme heat warning continues in the Triangle, with temperatures near 100 and a heat index around 110. Also: the Chapel Hill Town Council considers a proposed six-story apartment building on Elliott Road; construction gets underway on a condo development in Carrboro; the State Board of Elections reaches a compromise in a lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department; a three-judge panel gives a partial (but not total) victory to Gov. Josh Stein in his power struggle with GOP lawmakers; the state legislature wrangles over hurricane relief, screen time in schools, inland shrimp trawling, and an anti-transgender bill; a Cedar Grove farm owner faces more charges after another party on his property; Orange County opens a new EMS facility in Efland; Chapel Hill’s Baxter Bar & Arcade asks for help after a water main break temporarily shuts them down; and a Tar Heel track star wins a national honor, that only one UNC athlete has ever earned before.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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In today’s news: the Triangle faces an extreme heat warning, and UNC athletics prepares to share revenue with athletes next year. Also: Hillsborough police locate a missing man; UNC faculty members speak out for tenure protections; UNC faces a lawsuit from a student over the Zayden High situation; two local elected officials announce plans to run for reelection; Chapel Hill approves a housing development (with some trepidations); UNC students deal with an on-campus housing crunch; state lawmakers reach a budget impasse but approve a hurricane-relief bill; UNC names a new vice chancellor for communications; and Tar Heel basketball star Seth Trimble gets ready to step up as a veteran leader next season.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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In today’s news: a “heat dome” brings intensely hot weather to the Triangle, and Hillsborough’s mayor steps in to help save a life. Also: Hillsborough police search for a missing man; the Chapel Hill Town Council approves a budget, but not without dissent; Gov. Josh Stein vetoes a trio of bills, one on guns and two on immigration; U.S. House Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-Orange) denounces the U.S. bombing of Iran; the Durham-based semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed files for bankruptcy; local housing nonprofit EmPOWERment Inc reaches a temporary agreement with Duke Energy over their new PEACH apartment complex; UNC’s Lineberger Cancer Center gets a $28 million grant to develop a treatment for metastatic breast cancer; a team of UNC journalism students takes third in a national competition; and a pair of Tar Heel athletes earn individual honors, following the conclusion of the spring sports season.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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In today’s news: Chapel Hill passes a budget, and local leaders have mixed reactions to a complex housing bill. Also: Chatham County officials search for a missing fisherman at Jordan Lake; the State Senate approves an energy bill that’s drawing pushback from environmental advocates; UNC Health hires a new chief philanthropy officer; a UNC fraternity gets shut down; Chatham County honors a 19th-century Black poet; two Tar Heel tennis stars earn a bid to the U.S. Open; and a UNC football player weighs in on Bill Belichick.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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