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At Tuesday evening’s public comment period at the New Hanover County school board meeting, about a third of the participants were educators. They shared concerns about funding and infrastructure improvements. Another third spoke about the controversial ‘during school hours’ Biblical program, LifeWise Academy. The board also supported a measure that would subject future members to a background check.
The Newsroom
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Aaleah McConnell has an intimate look at how the family of Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra is coping with grief and searching for justice, after the 21-year-old was killed by law enforcement in March. Plus, Rachel Keith and Ben Schachtman dig into public school funding, with a look at this year’s budget – and some potential issues on the horizon.
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- Border Belt Independent's Morgan Casey on Bladen County's aborted exploration of a smaller Board of Commissioners
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- Study: North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilots saved participants more money than previously estimated
- Statewide summer food benefits are rolling out for families
- Sunday Edition: Pulling the Plug
- Sunday Edition: WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer sat through an eight-hour budget meeting, so you didn't have to
- Sunday Edition: Editor's notes on The Endownment grant and NHCS's 2024 budget crisis
- Opinion: Wilmington City Councilmember Cassidy Santaguida on the proposed budget
- City of Wilmington leadership positions announced as part of reorganization project
- NHCSO deputy resigns after being arrested on domestic violence related felonies, other charges
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
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- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
- Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
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- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
- Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
- Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
- "Taking Flight"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Maureen Lewis, president of the Carolina Beach Mural Project
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National News
- NTSB says United jet was too slow and too low in Newark landing accident
- New York City reshapes mass transit system to handle World Cup, NBA finals crowds
- Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times
- Gun control group sues ATF over records release
- How cellphone carriers prepare for hurricane season with AI, drones and 'cows'
- The $13 billion carrier with a plumbing problem is home. Now come the costly repairs
- Screens are leaving schools fast, though some students with disabilities rely on them
- National Guard has done little to reduce violent crime in D.C., a new study finds
- The Obama Presidential Center will open soon. Here's a sneak peek
- Critics say adding Trump's arch to D.C. would take something away: the view
State News
- For second year in a row, only one public pool will be open in Asheville this summer
- Peter Perret set to conduct his final concert with the Philharmonia of Greensboro
- Teen 'Summer After Dark' series kicking off in Winston-Salem
- NC House passes data center regulation, pro-nuclear power bill amid concerns it may prolong coal use
- Taxable sales dropped 10% in Charlotte ZIP codes affected by Border Patrol surge
- NC Senate looks to cut back early voting days, but perhaps just in primaries
- Could a 'blue wave' help NC Democrats flip the legislature?
- Charlotte area lost nearly 10,000 estimated jobs amid early 2025 ICE surge
- Surry County enacts 60-day data center development moratorium
- A GOP Jackson County elections board member said he was warned against voting for a campus polling site
