In today’s news: Bill Belichick addresses the media for the first time after new revelations about the internal investigation of Tar Heel football. Also: the process is under way to fill a seat on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board; Durham County Commissioners hold a work session; Pittsboro’s Chatham Mills property gets a new owner; and Hillsborough officials pursue a townwide affordable housing strategy.

And in sports: UNC field hockey, women’s soccer, and volleyball all get weekend wins; Tar Heel baseball announces its fall schedule; and the Durham Bulls lose in historic fashion.

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