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Proposed changes to federal wetland protections could leave North Carolina communities vulnerable to flooding and drive up the cost of water treatment, according to state officials and environmental groups. The EPA says the changes are in line with a U.S. Supreme Court decision, NC Local reports.
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Primary Election 2026: Rebecca Trammel is pursuing an unaffiliated campaign for NC Senate District 7On this edition of The Newsroom, we're speaking with Rebecca Trammel, a nonprofit founder, community organizer, and advocate for public education funding who aims to run as an unaffiliated candidate for North Carolina’s Senate District 7. We asked about her decision to run without major party support — and where she lands on some contentious state-level policies.
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- Primary Election: 2026: New Hanover County Board of Education candidate questionnaires
- Cape Fear region braces for impending snowstorm
- Fuquay-Varina wants Cape Fear River water. The Wilmington area may pay the price
- Board of Commissioners to consider new comprehensive plan for New Hanover County
- Update: The Endowment offers nearly $8 million to help city, county buy greenspace on Greenville Loop Road
- Primary Election 2026: New Hanover County Board of Commissioners candidate questionnaires
- Amid frigid temperatures, Cape Fear nonprofits step up to help the homeless
- Wilmington Fire Department responds to car fire at downtown parking deck
- 2026 Primary Election Candidate Forums
- Wilmington's median income is on the rise. Here's how that messes with subsidized rents
- NHC school board cuts ties with attorney after offensive remark, will consider new firm
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- 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
- Commentary: Bob Thompson "Longfellow and the Bells"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Angel Major and Cas Hyman
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Marva Mapson Robinson, director of the Williston Alumni Community Choir
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Say I Don’t Know"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Alex Hill of City Ballet
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National News
- Minnesota Olympians, other athletes speak up about federal agents in Minneapolis
- What we know about the contents of the recent release of Epstein files
- Epstein survivor committed to transparency despite redaction problems in files
- Trump administration sued over visa freeze on immigrants from 75 countries
- The Trump Administration exempts new nuclear reactors from environmental review
- N.Y. Republican met with jeers over ICE tactics during town hall in swing district
- The House races to end shutdown. And, Trump wants to close Kennedy Center for 2 years
- Art critic on the impact the planned closure of the Kennedy Center could have
- Hemp and marijuana are the same species. So why all the different laws?
- The Education Department's efforts to fire staff cost over $28 million, watchdog says
State News
- Documents show proposal for ICE detention facility in Greensboro
- Winter weather strains Winston-Salem businesses
- Four WS/FCS schools nationally recognized for magnet programming
- Charlotte nonprofit sues EPA over regulatory rollbacks on air pollutant in medical sterilizers
- Powdery snow helps NCDOT clear roads after back-to-back storms
- The U.S. Department of Transportation froze funds for electric vehicle chargers in North Carolina. A federal judge now finds that action ‘unlawful’
- Local leaders gather to talk housing challenges, solutions in Forsyth County
- Record snowfall, freezing temperatures and more than 1,000 collisions in NC this weekend
- Duke Energy encourages customers to reduce morning energy use to avoid temporary power outages
- Winter storm brings eastern North Carolina to a virtual standstill
