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Elizabeth Craver has been suspended from her job as Pender County Clerk of Court since her criminal indictment in February. Today, a judge has decided to keep her in office.
CoastLine
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A Traveler’s Guide to the End of the World: Tales of Fire, Wind, and Water, is the newest book from nature writer and New York Times bestselling author David Gessner. His daughter, Hadley, is an undergraduate at New York University. They join us to explore what climate science tells us about the prospect of a hotter, drier, more storm-prone, less livable planet by 2063, the year she turns 60.
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
- Leland town council hears new budget proposal
- Ask a Journalist: I'm stuck in line at the DMV. What's going on?
- "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
- A look at harm reduction efforts in New Hanover County
- The Dive: A new push for tighter AG's office oversight of the New Hanover Community Endowment
- Ask a Journalist: What’s the latest on the Brunswick County Sheriff’s deputy suspended for a DUI last year?
- The EPA's new PFAS standards will help protect residents. But it will cost utilities billions of dollars
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, we have a conversation with Nikolai about the Leland property tax hike and some of his takeaways, and then, Kelly talks to us about her conversation with the founder of Strong Towns.
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
- Senate passes reauthorization of key surveillance program despite privacy concerns
- USC cancels filmmaker's keynote amid controversy over canceled valedictorian speech
- Cookbook author Joan Nathan looks at her own culinary history in 'My Life in Recipes'
- Pharma reps have visited doctors for decades. What impact does it have on patients?
- Jurors for Trump's hush money trial have been selected. Now they have to be kept safe
- Republican Congressman Mike Lawler discusses foreign aid package
- What's been going on with the Marines' uniforms
- Diving into Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department'
- On NBA playoff eve, broadcaster Ernie Johnson Weighs in on the NBA season thus far
- Conan O'Brien is defining a new way forward for former late night hosts
State News
- Federal funding announced for NC clean energy project
- NC moves closer to tighter construction safety standards
- UNC System President, BOG Chair release statement after committee vote to repeal DEI policy
- North Carolina's top elections official tells lawmakers that county boards need more help
- Due to financial issues, Mark Robinson family's nonprofit faces North Carolina DHHS probe
- SBI investigates fatal officer-involved shooting in Henderson County
- Q&A: Social studies teacher from 'the Neglected Northeast' to join NC House
- N.C. hospitality leader warns Buncombe against using tourism tax for affordable housing
- Finding Joy: What happens to orphaned owls? The Carolina Raptor Center has a foster program for that
- Few Latino candidates on 2024 North Carolina ballots despite population growth