The Morning News (This Morning with Aaron Keck)

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.

In today’s news: UNC basketball star Ian Jackson announces he’s transferring, and the town of Carrboro receives a national honor. Also: the State Supreme Court (temporarily) halts a lower-court order that set a 15-day deadline for 60,000 voters to reaffirm their eligibility or risk having last year’s votes tossed out; we preview upcoming meetings for the Carrboro Town Council and Orange County Commissioners; a UNC reporter takes a deep dive into a longtime Carrboro business that’s shutting its doors this month; the Carolina baseball team moves up in the national rankings ahead of tonight’s game at Elon; and a UNC gymnast earns an honor that no Tar Heel has received in seven years.

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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.

In today’s news: while hundreds hold an anti-Trump rally in Chapel Hill, a court ruling in Raleigh puts 60,000 votes on the line. Also: a UNC student is carjacked at gunpoint in downtown Chapel Hill; state officials say 2024/25 has been North Carolina’s deadliest flu season since at least 2008; the Orange County School Board gets set for a budget vote; Chapel Hill launches an e-bike lending program; the Chatham County Chamber of Commerce gets a new CEO; Tar Heel women’s lacrosse knocks off the no. 1 team in the nation; a UNC men’s golfer gets a big honor and a big win; and the Carolina men’s and women’s basketball teams each land major transfers over the weekend.

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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.

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey fills in for Aaron Keck with The Morning News. In This edition of the news, we learn that UNC Provost Chris Clemens will be stepping down in May. We hear from Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford on the county’s 10-Year Capital Improvement Plan, we hear a story on Carrboro’s plan for affordable housing, and more. In sports, the UNC Baseball Team gets a dramatic win against Duke to kick off a busy Tar Heel sports weekend, Women’s Lacrosse hosts the number one team in the nation, and more.

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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.

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey fills in for Aaron Keck with the morning news. Included in this edition of the news, we hear a story on how UNC’s Carolina Across 100 Initiative is aiding the Western North Carolina recovery from Hurricane Helene. We hear from Pittsboro Mayor Kyle Shipp on the town’s early budget process, Carrboro is a finalist for a civic award, and UNC is named a “New Ivy” for the second year in a row. In sports, Hubert Davis talks transfer portal recruiting philosophy as the Tar Heels begin to build next season’s roster, and more.

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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.

In today’s news: a federal lawsuit pits Chatham County against a local church, while another suit challenges federal health funding cuts. Also: Democratic lawmakers cross the aisle to praise the new State House Speaker (for procedure, not policy); North Carolina lifts a statewide outdoor burning ban; UNC students confront a looming TikTok ban; Tar Heel basketball lands its first incoming transfer of the year; a UNC lacrosse star earns a national honor; and Carolina baseball no-hits Gardner-Webb, their first no-hitter since 1999.

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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.

In today’s news: DOGE cuts hit UNC students who are losing summer jobs at the last minute, and a UNC basketball star takes her final bow. Also: Orange County Commissioners and the Carrboro Town Council get set to meet; Chapel Hill’s Homestead Aquatic Center reopens after a long closure; Hillsborough revives a climate challenge; Republican lawmakers introduce another anti-LGBTQ bill in Raleigh; UNC basketball star Elliot Cadeau transfers to Michigan; and a big day for local baseball, with the Durham Bulls’ home opener and UNC back in action hosting Gardner-Webb.

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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.

In today’s news: a UNC student creates a new campus map, focusing on the contributions of four Black families. Also: Pittsboro electeds get ready for a budget meeting; a judicial candidate lands in hot water over old photos; Orange County’s U.S. House representative defends the EPA; a power tool manufacturer cuts the ribbon (or the log) on a new facility in Mebane; and the UNC women’s basketball season comes to an end – but not without a lot of success.

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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.

In today’s news: UNC women’s basketball gears up for a rematch with Duke in the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16. Also: a Hillsborough man is in custody after sending three sheriff’s deputies to the hospital during an arrest; Chapel Hill moves ahead on the redevelopment of its Legion Road property; a Chapel Hill resident says he’s running for mayor; UNC hires a new campus attorney; UNC Hospitals lift their seasonal visitor restrictions; Tar Heel a cappella teams compete in Durham; Carolina women’s lacrosse gets a big win at Northwestern; and Hubert Davis prepares for a busy offseason.

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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.

In today’s news: an apartment fire displaces two Carrboro residents, and UNC law students help victims of Hurricane Helene. Also: we preview a pair of local government meetings tonight; Gov. Josh Stein issues a state of emergency over wildfires in the mountains; North Carolinians take to online sports betting, way more than economists projected; environmentalists push back against a bill in the General Assembly; and UNC women’s basketball gears up for a Sweet 16 rematch with Duke.

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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.

In today’s news: UNC police report a string of e-bike and scooter thefts, and two Tar Heel basketball stars hit the transfer portal. Also: UNC students protest the Trump administration’s targeting of student demonstrators; budget talks begin in Chapel Hill; state Republican lawmakers introduce another anti-transgender “bathroom bill,” riling Democrats who want to focus on pocketbook issues; Zaxby’s sets an opening date on Franklin Street; local firefighters head west to battle wildfires in the North Carolina mountains; Carolina baseball gets a win over South Carolina; a Tar Heel golfer gets his third individual win of the year; and a former Chapel Hill High School football star passes away.

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