In today’s news: UNC and Duke Hospitals impose seasonal visitor restrictions, and a Florida man is arrested for a Christmas Eve burglary in Briar Chapel. Also: local government boards begin returning to session after winter break; local poets discuss the importance of the arts; and state attorney general Jeff Jackson sues the Trump administration over canceled education funds. In sports, UNC men’s and women’s basketball suffer upset losses over the weekend; and the transfer portal opens in college football, with a former Wisconsin QB heading to Chapel Hill. Finally, we recap all the big business news in our community from the last 12 months, from openings to closings – not to mention several disasters, from fires to floods.

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