In today’s news: a Monday afternoon apartment fire in Carrboro leaves one person dead and 20 residents displaced. Also: public opposition leads the Chapel Hill Town Council to nix a proposal that would have shrunk the council’s size and increased the mayor’s term in office; Durham imposes a brief moratorium on new AI data centers; Mebane’s city manager proposes a property tax hike in next year’s budget, while Chatham County Manager Bryan Thompson proposes no tax increase but fewer dollars for schools than the district requested; UNC opens a new office in Washington, DC; and Carrboro wants your feedback on how the town can better accommodate residents with disabilities. And in sports: UNC baseball holds steady at no. 2 in the national rankings; the Carolina Hurricanes go up 2-0 in their second-round playoff series; and UNC women’s golf coach Aimee Neff earns national recognition.
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