In today’s news: the body of a former UNC professor is recovered at Eastwood Lake, three hours after he went missing. Also: hunger-relief agencies raise awareness of a worsening situation; Orange County Commissioners name the county’s new crisis diversion facility after the late Jamezetta Bedford and appoint Amy McLamb as the county’s new register of deeds; a non-student is in custody after allegedly exposing himself to UNC students at an on-campus party; the G20 Innovation Ministerial continues today at the Carolina Inn; and multiple generations of a local family bond over high school tennis.
And in sports: UNC men’s golf takes third out of 17 teams at a season-opening tourney; Tar Heel tennis star Reese Brantmeier falls in the first round of the U.S. Open; and sports expert David Glenn weighs in on which Carolina football players might be key contributors this year.
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