97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell fills in for Andrew Stuckey and shares the latest local news on Friday, March 29. UNC Health and UnitedHealthCare settle a months-long negotiation over a long-term deal, meaning United customers can remain receiving services from UNC Health without out-of-network costs. A series of businesses, old and new, share updates from along Franklin Street — including one reopening after the Med Deli fire last summer and another moving in underneath Top of The Hill. Chapel Hill Police arrest a suspect in a series of “inappropriate touching” reports around the Meadowmont community. The UNC Board of Trustees holds its regular meetings, but student protestors interrupt proceedings to ask for the university to end contracts with businesses that have ties to Israel. The Town of Hillsborough is launching a new climate sustainability effort that gets residents involved and active about adopting more environmental-friendly lifestyle choices. Plus: UNC men’s basketball sees its season end with a loss in the Sweet 16 to Alabama.
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