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By James Orzech

Wilmington, NC – Survivors of Pear Harbor from across southeastern North Carolina will converge onto Battleship Park this Pearl Harbor Day to mark the 65th anniversary of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

Freelance military correspondent James Orzech sat down with event organizers who have a special link to this day.

By Catherine Welch

Wilmington, NC – A grand jury has indicted former New Hanover County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Long on charges of 2nd degree murder for the death of Peyton Strickland.

Long appeared in Superior Court in Wilmington Monday afternoon.

Long was part of an elite New Hanover County Sheriff's unit that teamed up with UNCW police to issue search-and-arrest warrants for Strickland December 1st. Strickland was shot and killed inside the doorway of his home.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – Former New Hanover County Sheriffs Deputy Christopher Long made his first appearance in court Monday where his secured bond was set at $50,000.

A grand jury has indicted Long with second degree murder for the shooting death of an 18-year-old suspect.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – New Hanover County Sheriff Sid Causey has released the names of the deputies involved in the shooting death of an 18-year-old suspect.

The three deputies named in the incident are 39-year-old Greg Johnson, 34-year-old Larry Robinson and 34-year-old Christopher Long.

The three deputies are currently on paid administrative leave during the investigation.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – The funeral is Wednesday afternoon for the 18-year-old suspect shot and killed as UNCW police and New Hanover County Sheriff's deputies were issuing a search warrant.

UNCW police and deputies from an elite unit at the sheriff's department teamed up to issue search and arrest warrants for Peyton Strickland.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – District Attorney Ben David says he will meet tomorrow with the father of slain suspect Peyton Strickland.

David says he has already talked with Don Strickland about this weekend's deadly incident and has told Strickland that he will follow the truth.

Sheriff's deputies team up with UNCW police Friday night to serve search and arrest warrants at Strickland's Wilmington home when he was shot and killed inside the doorway.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – Flooding hits the region, Governor Easley releases money for tornado victims and the state's GOP wrangles over its next leader. Catherine Welch recaps these and other stories on this week's WHQR Saturday News Review.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – Changes are ahead for the Wilmington skyline. Not only by the new PPD headquarters but by projects from the Wilmington Housing Authority, which has residential towers both going up and possibly coming down.

By Gary Popp

Wilmington, NC – Hurricane Ophelia last year blew away Camp Lejeune's Riseley Pier, and now officials at the base have put plans to rebuild the pier on the back burner.

The wooden pier was rebuilt once before in the in 1980's. And Camp Lejeune spokesperson Craig Thomas says when bids came in at around $3-million to rebuild it a second time, the costs knocked the project down the priority list.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – The city of Wilmington is moving ahead with plans to refurbish the Martin Luther King Center in downtown.

Part of the parks and recreation bond passed last May gives the city $600,000 dollars to modernize the building and bring it up to ADA compliance.

Tara Duckworth with Wilmington's Parks and Recreation says the plan is to open up small rooms to make more space for senior and after school programs.