In today’s news: a pedestrian is struck and killed in Pittsboro, and the Carrboro Town Council debates the town’s Downtown Area Plan. Also: a murder trial continues for a man accused of killing a Hillsborough Home Depot employee during a robbery; State House Republicans unveil their budget plan while Gov. Josh Stein calls for more hurricane-relief funding and Democratic lawmakers sound the alarm about a looming “fiscal cliff”; environmental advocates push back against the EPA’s rollback of limits on PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals in drinking water; local government boards ask for public input on next year’s budget; a trio of local high school quiz bowl teams head to nationals; Tar Heel athletes win big honors, including ACC Pitcher of the Year Jake Knapp in baseball and national men’s athlete of the week Parker Wolfe in track & field; and the longtime head of the Rams Club says he’s retiring at the end of 2025.
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