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According to county documents, the Pender Housing Initiative "lapsed" five years ago. Now, amidst major changes to the county's public housing authority, PHI is coming back.
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The Newsroom
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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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National News
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- New lawsuit argues Trump and DOGE's government overhaul is unconstitutional
- Trump's 100-day report card. And, a student protester speaks from detention
- 10 key numbers that sum up Trump's first 100 days
- Trump wants to bypass immigration courts. Experts warn it's a 'slippery slope.'
- Trump has used government powers to target more than 100 perceived enemies
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State News
- Enrollment forecasts suggest shrinking share of NC students will be in public schools
- Universities pause student programs, opportunities amid federal grant cancellations
- NC House could regulate AI, including making 'deepfakes' a crime
- NC drops to 43rd in nation for teacher pay, falling five spots
- NC House Republicans want to restart executions with electric chair, firing squad
- Government misses Trump's deadline for a plan to give Lumbee full federal recognition
- Tuesday marks one-year anniversary of the deadliest day for Charlotte law enforcement
- On Ocracoke, businesses warily eye a new ferry toll proposal from the N.C. General Assembly
- National Weather Service restores translations for non-English speakers
- Mark Robinson family's nonprofit banned from grant program, misses repayment deadline
