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On Monday, New Hanover County Commissioners voted 3-2 along partisan lines to provide $1 million in support of a new city park off Greenville Loop Road. Democratic commissioners voted against the proposal over concerns about cost and transparency.
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The forum hosted by WHQR, WECT, and Port City Daily, featured the four candidates running for two seats: Salette Andrews, Judy Justice, Dr. LaShonda Wallace, and Rob Zapple.
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Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Commentary: Gary Trawick
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Nancy King, artistic director of Opera Wilmington
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National News
- The U.S. ready to make up, Europe ready to break up in Munich
- DHS shuts down after a funding lapse. And, why athletes get the 'yips' at the Olympics
- Former FEMA administrator shares how DHS shutdown could affect the disaster agency
- Savannah Guthrie issues new plea for her mom's return as police test DNA from glove
- One Olympic sport doesn't allow women. These Games could determine its future
- Illinois child care providers on edge amid ongoing uncertainty around federal funding
- Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner
- Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow
- FBI: Glove found near the Guthrie home appears to match a suspect's and contains DNA
- Former DHS Secretary Napolitano talks about the past and future of ICE
State News
- Governor Stein, DEQ Announce $5.7M for flood resilience projects in the French Broad River Basin
- EPA's Zeldin says the agency ‘not authorized’ to regulate greenhouse gases despite multiple court rulings
- $4.5M deal reached for businesses affected by Weaver fire
- Winston-Salem native is a winner at this year’s Prix de Lausanne
- Buncombe County confirms new measles case; exposure sites announced
- North Carolina leads in home efficiency programs in the southeast, barely clears national average
- Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses wealth inequality at Greensboro event
- Erosion help is on the way for Buxton's disappearing beach, but more challenges loom
- Rain helps crews contain 230-acre wildfire near Franklin
- A year after federal cuts, community powers Winston-Salem teacher training program