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 says they won’t try burning plastic pellets for energy after all, and local officials make arrests in a pair of recent shootings. Also: the Trump administration takes aim at UNC; Gov. Josh Stein pushes for childcare; Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood gets named to head up the Governor’s Crime Commission; Orange County Commissioners tackle long-term land use; Carrboro leaders request funding for five transportation projects; UNC student reporters explore a historic Chapel Hill neighborhood and the graveyard-shift DJs on campus; and RJ Davis earns All-ACC honors ahead of this week’s ACC tournament, which begins Wednesday for the Tar Heels.

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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 men’s basketball gears up for a make-or-break ACC tournament, after losing to Duke on Saturday. Also: Hillsborough considers speed limits; school officials talk recruitment and retention; Chatham leaders ask for school calendar flexibility; and the Tar Heel women’s basketball team looks ahead to the NCAA tourney.

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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 learn of a shooting in Hillsborough, get the latest on the future Hillsborough Train Station, learn how OWASA was able to help in Hurricane Helene relief, and more. In sports, the women’s basketball team advances in the ACC Tournament, the men’s team prepares for Duke and senior night, 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: local elected officials push back against the Trump administration (and Republicans in the General Assembly). Also: the CHCCS school board gets ready for budget talks; a Franklin Street restaurant announces it’s closing its doors; UNC women’s basketball opens play in the ACC Tournament, facing Boston College; the UNC athletics department creates a new position to focus on revenue; and eight Tar Heel athletes earn individual honors in various sports.

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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: Hillsborough’s police chief says he’s leaving after 14 years, and UNC men’s basketball gets its sixth straight win. Also: Carrboro police make two arrests in a string of vehicle break-ins; Carrboro reschedules the ribbon cutting for the new Drakeford library building; Trump’s anti-immigrant push has a negative local impact; a longtime Carrboro business gets set to close; Tar Heel baseball and women’s lacrosse both get wins, while numerous UNC athletes earn individual honors; and the date is set for this year’s international soccer friendly at Kenan Stadium, with the Turkish and Mexican national teams squaring off on June 10.

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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: local elected officials push back against anti-diversity bills in the General Assembly. Also: progress continues at Chatham Park, with way more to come; the Chatham Sheriff’s Office gets uncomfortable to raise $80,000 for Special Olympics; UNC men’s basketball gears up for tonight’s big game at Virginia Tech; Bill Belichick announces next season’s entire coaching staff; and Tar Heel teams move up and down in the national rankings.

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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: two pedestrians are in the hospital after being struck by a falling hose from a Chapel Hill fire truck. Also: authorities are searching for a 17-year-old suspect who fired on a woman in a domestic dispute; education advocates lobby the General Assembly on four key issues; UNC officials address faculty concerns over rumored hiring freezes and federal funding cuts; UNC men’s basketball gets their fifth straight win; UNC women’s basketball takes a loss but locks up the 5 seed in this week’s ACC tourney; a Carolina softball star tosses a no-hitter; and the Tar Heel baseball team does something they’ve only done three times before.

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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 sets system-wide rules for campus protests, and Orange County sees a big spike in property values since 2021. Also: Chapel Hill Transit puts seven electric buses back on the roads; redevelopment continues at University Place mall; a shorthanded Tar Heel women’s basketball team takes a loss at Duke; Carolina men’s basketball gears up for a must-win game against Miami; and a Tar Heel lacrosse star earns national honors.

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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 Chatham County nonprofit wants to build a domestic violence shelter, and UNC women’s basketball gears up for Duke. Also: flu season continues to spike in North Carolina; lawmakers advance several bills in the General Assembly, some bipartisan and some more polarizing; Pittsboro officials make a push for public art downtown; a new ice cream shop opens at University Place; UNC Hospitals get national recognition; the Tar Heel baseball and softball teams each get big wins; five Tar Heel athletes earn individual honors; and PlayMakers Repertory Company announces its next mainstage season, led by a classic play about a would-be tyrant who pays a steep price for abandoning his allies in a single-minded quest for power and personal glory.

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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 men’s basketball hires Jim Tanner as its first-ever general manager – and gives Hubert Davis a 2-year contract extension. Also: the State House passes two bills; more young voters register as independents; the pendulum begins to swing back left in U.S. public opinion; UNC places first in the nation in Fulbright scholars; and several Tar Heel athletes earn individual honors.

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