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Greenfield Grind Skatepark will be renamed after fallen pro skater Alec Chambers now that the Wilmington Naming and Facilities Committee unanimously approved the name change.
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The Newsroom
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On today's show, Lucas Thomae from Carolina Public Press talks about 'wandering officers,' who are fired or resign under suspicion — only to pop up at another agency later. And a conversation with Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek about his vision for the office, applying AI to government audits, and his promise to keep politics out of the job.
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- Wilmington Police Department makes arrest, asks for the public's help in downtown stabbings
- More than two-thirds of people arrested in ‘Charlotte’s Web’ operation were not convicted of any crimes
- New Hanover County Democratic Party nominates replacement for school board candidate vacancy
- Updated: Wilmington Police Department investigating two downtown stabbings
- Sunday Edition: Spring Cleaning
- LEAD program offers alternative to jail for low-level drug offenders
- NHCS board urges legislature to pass budget, member David Perry at odds with colleagues
- New Hanover County staff presents balanced budget, some issues still unresolved
- Wilmington’s literary community expands into new and unexpected spaces
- A prolonged dry spell helps wildfires spread; Statewide burn ban in effect in North Carolina
- Ernie Bovio leaves Novant leadership role, returns to UNC Health to lead its southeastern market
- New Hanover County Democratic Party alleges sexual harassment, misconduct by precinct chair
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Commentary: Gary Trawick “Hope for the Future”
- Lanatria Brackett Ellis on her unique blend of fashion, entrepreneurship, and storytelling.
- "Neighboring: Using Art to Bring Communities Together"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Susan Habas and Make A Difference Art Show
- 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
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- Former US ambassador discusses whether the US is safer after launching the Iran war
- In rare public statement, Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein
- Stephen Colbert and Marjorie Taylor Greene are OUT. Who is IN? The quiz knows
- Women are getting most of the new jobs. What's going on with men?
- There's growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse
- 'It just keeps climbing': How Americans are feeling about rising gas prices
- US fertility rate hits historic new low as women delay pregnancy and have fewer child
- Arkansas man delivers free meals to anyone in need
- Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68
- Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakers
State News
- Forecasters predict below-average hurricane season and early-season tropical activity
- Guilford County spotlights Black maternal health
- North Carolina invests $5.7 million to better combat substance use disorder
- Ashe County, Winston-Salem to join national cleanup event
- Forsyth sheriff calls for more support after report shows his office could exceed budget
- Greensboro city manager defends police chief hire despite community outcry
- Gov. Stein asks energy task force to consider overhaul or elimination of NC's data center tax breaks
- A-B Tech culinary program takes top honors at regional competition — again
- Winston-Salem police raise the issue of loud vehicles and the law
- At 92, former Winston-Salem teacher Phyllis Dunning shares lessons in 'A Life Well Lived'
