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Citing studies that “paint a grim picture” for firefighters nationwide, the Wilmington Fire Department wants to provide consistent, accessible, mental health care tailored to the unique and challenging needs of first responders. Last budget cycle, a similar WFD request was denied and it’s not clear how it will fare this year — although the city says it has established a working group to address concerns.
The Newsroom
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Last year, we reported on the abrupt closing of the Career Readiness Academy at Mosley — a little-known but beloved program in the New Hanover County Schools district. Public pushback saved the Mosley program, but developed into a debate over a 'newcomer school' for immigrants who had recently arrived in the United States, introduced as a possible replacement for Mosley. On this show, we unpack some of the narratives and misinformation that became part of that debate.
More Local News
- CFR: WFD's budget request; innovation in housing solutions
- Judge rules Elizabeth Craver will remain Pender County's clerk of court
- Leland town council hears new budget proposal
- Ask a Journalist: I'm stuck in line at the DMV. What's going on?
- Project Grace won’t be getting a Michael Jordan museum after all
- An air conditioner on trial: WHQR's Nikolai Mather and Ben Schachtman talk Craver removal hearing
- "Backwards lying and deceit": Pender County clerk of court removal hearing begins
- NHC school board seeks to prioritize which jobs to save, gets no answers on layoff letters
- Wilmington Councilman Luke Waddell asks for crime data on downtown "bad actor" establishments
- A look at the recovery program NHC plans to spend opioid settlement funds on
- New Hanover County puts $3.3 million in economic incentives into industrial park
- "We're not gonna take it": Residents protest Leland tax proposals
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Docutime Film Festival celebrates its 20th year
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Grahamland Amusements
- Cinematique Presents: The Beast
- Cinematique Presents: Problemista
- Cinematique Presents: Wicked Little Letters
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Dorothy Gillespie documentary
- Robert Bellamy, aka ScaleHamHawk da Poet, talks about his work, his muse, and his name
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Madafo Day
- Actor Irene Santiago talks memorable moments, working as a Puerto Rican in film, and working with at-risk kids
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Virtuosi Brass
- Cinematique Presents: One Life
- Cinematique Presents: Perfect Days
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
Cape Fear Rundown
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Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week Ben joins us to talk to us about a particular budget request from the Wilmington Fire Department and then, Kelly joins us to give a sneak peek into her upcoming Newsroom episode.
Port City Politics
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On this episode, we dig into the complicated world of cannabanoids and drug laws. Plus, the latest on the civil suit filed by the former director of the drug lab once run by the Wilmington Police Department, and a trip down the rabbit hole of North Carolina's notoriously opaque Grand Jury system.
National News
- Columbia cancels in-person classes after some students say they don't feel safe
- Sleep training: Life preserver for parents or "symptom of capitalism"?
- Construction has begun on the first American high speed rail system
- United Methodists will again debate LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
- Through genetics, researchers track ancestors of unknown enslaved people in Maryland
- Tensions rise on college campuses as pro-Palestinian protests intensify
- Morning news brief
- What do changes to Title IX mean for LGBTQ students?
- Arizona startup is working on making birth control for men a reality
- VA fixes a home loan debacle, but many vets who were affected won't get help
State News
- Buncombe County Planning Board postpones vote on short-term rental restrictions for 100 days
- NC public schools face mounting financial pressures. Meet the CFOs who guide the ship.
- New green: First marijuana dispensary opens in North Carolina on the Qualla Boundary
- Bishop, Jackson differ on votes for Ukraine aid, forced sale of TikTok
- How Boston Democrats adopted Mecklenburg County
- North Carolina and other states can seize the estates of Medicaid recipients
- Federal funding announced for NC clean energy project
- Short-term rentals in Buncombe County: Frequently Asked Questions
- NC moves closer to tighter construction safety standards
- UNC System President, BOG Chair release statement after committee vote to repeal DEI policy