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Brunswick County has stalled building permits because of an esoteric new rule put in place by the legislature.
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WHQR's Ben Schachtman and Rachel Keith dig into our recent candidates forum for the New Hanover County school board. Five Republicans and six Democrats are running for four seats in each party.
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- Sunday Edition: Notes on a Scandal
- Under public pressure, New Hanover County school board candidate drops out
- Primary 2026: Preliminary election results from the Cape Fear region
- Wilmington harbor-dredging project: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers faces community concerns and state objections
- Departure of top City of Wilmington staff continues as HR director resigns
- New Hanover County's early voting turnout surpasses numbers from 2022, the last midterm election primary
- Long-time Cape Fear physician: ‘Early colorectal cancer is highly curable, late stage is not’
- Sunday Edition: “We should always have each other’s backs.”
- Former Wilmington DEI director alleges wrongful termination, systemic racism, and other issues in city government
- Ask a Journalist: When should Wilmington neighbors call 911 or the non-emergency line?
- New Novant NHRMC landing page data shows a mixed bag of improving and subpar scores
- Homelessness is at an all-time high. Seniors are no exception.
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Anna Lena Phillips Bell
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Beth Ann Bryant-Richards
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Kelly Zullo
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: The cast of "To Kill A Mocking Bird"
- Commentary: Gary Trawick
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Nancy King, artistic director of Opera Wilmington
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Techmoja Dance & Theater Company's Kevin Lee-Y Green and Michael Sherrod
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Steve Vernon
- Commentary: Alan Sturrock
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Rachard McIntyre and Randx Nieves
- "Unique: A Rachard McIntyre Retrospective" Fourth Friday Reception
- Commentary: Gary Trawick
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National News
- U.S. military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific
- Video appears to show U.S. cruise missile striking Iranian school compound
- Georgia's special election to fill vacated House seat
- OpenAI robotics leader resigns over concerns about Pentagon AI deal
- Photos: Scenes from Jesse Jackson's homegoing services
- Trump vows to 'take care of Cuba,' praises Venezuela cooperation at summit
- British Columbia to make daylight saving time permanent
- Shedding light on how Epstein used visits to Interlochen to target girls
- Documenting life as a free man, after 30 years in prison
- Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is now displayed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay
State News
- Blue Ridge Parkway to fully reopen in North Carolina by end of year
- Forsyth County greenlights Triad Park pipeline project
- Rockingham County Sheriff Page extends lead in bid to win primary against Senate leader Phil Berger
- WS/FCS officials talk latest state auditor's report, social media litigation
- New member joins North Carolina elections board following an abrupt resignation
- North Carolina’s clean energy jobs continue to increase steadily, led by manufacturing growth
- Grand jury indicts former State Rep. Cecil Brockman
- Data center approval looms over Stokes County primary results
- North Carolina is not on a path to carbon neutrality, new greenhouse gas inventory shows
- NC increasingly votes early, and other primary election data points