In today’s news: a fallen tree blocks a major Chapel Hill road, and UNC’s Caleb Hood announces he’s retiring from football. Also: Carrboro police find the body of a missing man and release photos of a suspect in last week’s attempted sexual assault; Chapel Hill police identify the man who was found dead on Franklin Street last week; Orange County authorities file new felony charges in a recent shooting incident; Pittsboro’s town board gears up for a vote on the proposed Reeves Farm development, with 1,700 residences and a million square feet of retail and commercial space; Mebane’s town council nixes a housing plan; Chapel Hill’s town council gets an affordable housing report; repair work begins on Chapel Hill’s Chantal-damaged trails; new population numbers show Raleigh and Durham each hit big milestones last year; and the Tar Heel field hockey, volleyball, and men’s soccer teams all score big wins over the weekend – though the women’s soccer team does not.
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