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Brunswick County authorities are still closing roads and evacuating neighborhoods as a wildfire near NC 87 continues to burn for a second day.
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On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, WHQR's Ben Schachtman sat down with Curt Farrison, president of Chapter 885 of the Vietnam Veterans of America, to talk about coming home from war, understanding and managing PTSD, and what the country could do better for men and women who have worn a uniform.
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- Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
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Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
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National News
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- Army Black Hawk helicopter forces two jetliners to abort landings at DCA
- After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions
- The most exciting two minutes in sports is a show of 'Latino excellence'
- Can't-miss interviews: Mohsen Mahdawi, Steve Bannon and Maura Healey on Harvard cuts
- Fresh Air Weekend: America's 'pronatalist' movement; Daria Burke on overcoming trauma
- Federal judge strikes down Trump order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie
- Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in attack on Palestinian American boy, mother
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State News
- EPA extends second round of resignation and retirement offers
- NC Humanities gets 'emergency funding' after federal cuts
- Democratic state Rep. Cunningham defends support for immigration bill, citing public safety
- NC Board of Elections now has a Republican majority after court ruling
- After 'DEI' letter, Green says NC schools have certified anti-discrimination compliance
- Advocate says 'DEI' bans won't derail environmental justice efforts
- Can you fish for flounder or red snapper in NC? Lawmakers may intervene this year
- House passes bill that would give NC Treasurer the option to invest some retirement funds in crypto
- NC House votes to ban DEI policies, programs in state government
- Slower drivers would have to move over on highways under NC House bill