In today’s news: the Carrboro High School community mourns the tragic death of Sheremy Dillard, their longtime former girls’ basketball coach. Also: Hillsborough lifts a boil-water advisory; the American Red Cross urges everyone to donate blood amidst a severe shortage; Gov. Josh Stein vetoes a pair of bills; and local leaders mark the 30th anniversary of a tragic fire that claimed five lives in Chapel Hill in May of 1996.

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