The 5:00 News

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. In this edition of the news, we hear a Carolina Connection story about rural broadband access, learn of an animal cruelty case in Chatham County, hear an assessment of the local music scene, and more. In sports we preview UNC men’s basketball’s game against Clemson tonight, hear of some individual honors for Tar Heel athletes, and more.

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97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, we hear all about UNC men’s basketball’s big weekend win against Duke. We also learn the latest on a shooting in Hillsborough, update some closures in local schools, preview local government meetings, and hear about a study to give more warning on flooding in Chapel Hill. In sports a busy weekend in UNC sports is led by the men’s team beating duke, a tough overtime loss for the women’s team, and more.

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97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. In this edition of the news we hear about a shooting that happened on Friday afternoon at the Dunkin Donuts on East Franklin Street. We also get the latest tests from Pittsboro’s wastewater treatment plant, hear from Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson on the Town Council’s decision not to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. We hear a story about Josh Stein coming to UNC’s campus as part of his campaign for governor. In sports, the women’s basketball team picks up a big win, and several Tar Heel teams are in action this weekend, and much more.

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97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition is a story about updating Contra Dancing in Carrboro for the 21st century. We also hear from Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee on the recommendations from Community Safety Task Force. We also hear a story about updating contra folk dancing for the 21st century, and more. In sports, the UNC Men’s Basketball team won their 8th straight game to stay undefeated in ACC play, and more.

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97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. In this edition of the news, we learn of an incident on Wednesday in where a Northwood High School student brought a firearm to school. We also hear from and about the new interim chancellor at UNC. President Biden visited the Triangle on Thursday, the power came back on in Durham after nearly 8,000 Duke Energy customers were in the dark for over a day, and more. In sports, the women’s basketball team gets a big win at Georgia Tech. We also look ahead to a weekend featuring big games for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, the men’s and women’s soccer teams, and more.

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97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, Orange County Schools will start 3 hours late Wednesday morning due to the extreme cold temperatures. The Durham City Council chooses a new member to fill the vacancy left by Mayor Leonardo Williams. We hear from Orange County Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford about a possible bond referendum for capital needs this November. In sports we hear from Coach Hubert Davis after UNC’s latest big win in basketball, David Glenn weighs in on Florida State’s legal arguments against the ACC, and more.

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97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. In this edition of the news, we learn about the Reeves Farm development in Pittsboro just west of downtown. We also hear about reaction to the unanimous vote by the Mebane City Council to go ahead with a Buc-ee’s Travel Center there. Also included is a new interim director for Equality NC, an update to the Seawell Elementary School plan for next week, Kevin Guskiewicz final day as UNC Chancellor, and more. In sports, we hear about the women’s basketball team suffering a loss on the road at Florida State, preview the men’s home matchup against Syracuse on Saturday, and more.

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97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. In this edition of the news, we learn of Linda’s Bar and Grill on Franklin Street closing this week. We also have a story on train ridership increasing in North Carolina just as a high speed train line project through North Carolina goes forward. We also learn that two of Mack Brown’s coaches have been dismissed, recap a fun men’s basketball victory, and more.

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97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, we learn about Carrboro’s new Finance Director. We also learn of age restrictions for visitors to UNC Hospitals during peak respiratory illness season, we hear a Carolina Connection story on sports betting in North Carolina, learn the top climate story of the year, remember Eric Montross, and much more.

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