Unhappy tomato plants, leaves w/brown spots and others dying

Durham, NC

My tomato plants have gone weird lately. Some leaves have small brown spots, while some entire branches seem to be withering and dying.

Is there a viral, fungal, or bacterial pathogen at work?

An insect pest? (We've had leaf-footed bugs, Leptoglossus phyllopus, on these plants recently, if that helps. No tomato hornworm sightings, though.)

A nutrient imbalance or deficiency? (My garden soil is probably ridiculously fertile with a pH of around 7 (a little high for most veggies) according to a professional soil test.)

Or could it be environmental? (We've had a VERY wet summer here, and not as hot as most years.)

Thanks for your help!

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Hummelstown, PA(Zone 6b)

Looks like Alternaria or tomato early blight to me. Can spray with chorothalonil. on a 7 day interval for three weeks.

Durham, NC

Bummer... I was afraid of something like that. Thanks, drobarr!

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