In today’s news: North Carolina voters head to the polls for the 2026 midterm primary, with several key races on your ballot in Orange County. Also: a 50-mile chase across three counties ends with a Virginia man arrested on Sunday; a Hillsborough man is in custody after a major drug arrest; the Eno River Association nixes this year’s annual July 4 festival; and the Extraordinary Thrift Store (formerly CommunityWorx) reopens in Carrboro. And in sports: UNC men’s and women’s basketball both rise in the polls, Seth Trimble earns ACC Player of the Week honors, and the Tar Heel men gear up for their final home game of the season, a tough battle with Clemson.
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