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Former TRU Colors Brewing owner, George Taylor, was sentenced to a year in prison for tax crimes related to his business Natural Speed. Over a seven-year period, from 2014 to 2021, Taylor avoided paying $2,272,072 in taxes.
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On this episode, we unpack the evolving electorate and their unpredictable down-ballot choices. Plus, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over New Hanover County races with a growing number of uncounted absentee ballots that count easily swing the race for school board and commissioner seats.
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- WHQR Public Media Wins 11 Broadcast Journalism Awards
- WHQR Commentary: John Ormond “Autumn”
- Ask a Journalist: Why did NHCSO post, then delete, a tribute to former Sheriff Marrion Millis?
- Recount in New Hanover County school board, county commissioner races to be held Wednesday
- Dr. Jerry Nolan Opera Archives
- Wilmington church hopes community will rally after theft of mobile shower trailer
- Election protest dismissed, vote totals finalized at New Hanover County canvass
- Additional ballots shift rankings, but not winners in New Hanover County school board and commissioner races
- Sunday Edition: Faith and Credit (November 10, 2024)
- Sunday Edition: Signs of the times (November 3, 2024)
- Sunday Edition: Unendorsed (October 27, 2024)
- Sunday Edition: A tightrope act atop the Skyline Center (October 13, 2024)
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Fracaswell Hyman on acting, writing for kids, and taking chances
- Cinematique Presents: Saturday Night
- Cinematique Presents: Lee
- Cinematique Presents: The Outrun
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Sabine Baeckman-Murray & Shannon Gehen
- WHQR Commentary: Claude Howell “Oysters”
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Kerry Skiles, Creative Mornings
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Dr. Kim Lebby, Executive Director of the Dreams Center for Arts Education
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: UNCW Theatre Professor Elizabeth Wellman and Senior Theater Studies Major Abigail Hamm
- Cinematique Presents: Seven Samurai
- Fiber Hues and Distilled Light
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Forward Motion Dance Company Founder Tracy Varga
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National News
- Alabama carries out nation's 3rd nitrogen gas execution
- Trump names former Florida AG Pam Bondi as his new pick for U.S. attorney general
- Police report gives details, timeline of the sexual assault claim against Pete Hegseth
- At sheriff's request, the FBI is investigating the death of a Black man found hanging
- Communities in North Carolina are still without drinkable water 8 weeks after Helene
- What is the ICC and can it really arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?
- Former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump's attorney general pick
- This year's FAFSA is officially open. Early review says it's 'a piece of cake'
- How this couple managed to stay together when one embraced QAnon conspiracy theories
- How will Trump's second term impact the role of women in the military
State News
- AdventHealth wins state approval to add 26 beds to new Weaverville hospital
- Asheville’s housing authority has a new interim leader, 3 weeks after CEO firing
- Tourism too soon? ‘Not soon enough?’ Buncombe projects 70% loss from disaster
- Poised to become Raleigh Mayor, Janet Cowell wants new push for affordable housing
- State regulators solicit public feedback on new PFAS groundwater standards
- NC’s top elections official says Senate leader made false accusation about vote count
- ‘We’re trusting in God’s economy’: Asheville church provides low-barrier rent relief to vulnerable residents
- NC Senate leader defends move to strip power from Democrats as bill heads to governor
- Controversial NC bill on immigration, private school vouchers becomes law over Cooper's veto
- Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, as acting governor, could try to sign power shift, Helene bill