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The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge from downtown Wilmington.
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WHQR
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NCDOT rejects public-private partnership for Cape Fear Memorial Bridge project
Sofia Dinka
Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization officials discussed updates on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project at a board meeting Wednesday, July 29. Board members heard presentations on a rejected unsolicited proposal and a historical property impact agreement.
On July 27, Brittany Kosch, a former exceptional children teacher at Anderson Elementary, was found not guilty of assaulting her kindergarten student, who is autistic and preverbal. The second case alleging she assaulted another child was dismissed.
Brenna Flanagan
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Port City Daily
Local
Not guilty: Former Anderson Elementary teacher cleared of assaulting autistic student
Brenna Flanagan - Port City Daily
Board Chair Melissa Mason, left, and Superintendent Dr. Christopher Barnes, right, during the New Hanover County Schools Board of Education meeting in Wilmington on July 8, 2025.
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Madeline Gray
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NHCS board extends superintendent contract, cancels public hearing on LifeWise Academy
Rachel Keith
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  1. Wilmington Health urology department set to close end of August
  2. WHQR Presents ... From a Poet's Point of View: Poets Keep Receipts
  3. Public comment deadline on competing plans for New Hanover County hospital beds coming up
  4. Meeting planned for environmental officials to discuss clean-up at Navassa Superfund site
  5. Sunday Edition: Benches and Trees and Film Grants, Oh My!
  6. Two funding requests in limbo with the City of Wilmington
  7. Former New Hanover County elections director petitions state court to review and overturn her termination
  8. Wilmington event commemorates the death of Allison Jackson Foy, invites families of the missing and murdered
  9. NHCS board committee advances policy changes on public records, ethics, and academic contracts
  10. Wilmington said competing bidder for Front Street Bridge contract withdrew. The story is more complicated
  11. Local Marine veteran hero recognized at Wilmington city council meeting
  12. Praying for Justice, Part II: How one family is contending with police’s use of deadly force
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
Headshot of Gary Trawick
  1. Commentary: John & The American Dream - Gary Trawick
  2. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Dreams Center for Arts Education
  3. Commentary: Freedom of Religion - Bob Thompson
  4. "A sense of peace": Wilmington native and painter Barbara Bear Jamison on art and inspiration
  5. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Cavalleria Rusticana
  6. "Wings of Hope" - Final Reception Friday, August 28
  7. Commentary: Freedom Ain’t Free - Jamir Jumoke
  8. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Northchase Library Opening
  9. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 16th Annual Ocean City Jazz Festival
  10. Commentary: First in Freedom: Gary Trawick
  11. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Brad Heller and the Fustics| On Air This Weekend
  12. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: An Evening with Natasha Yvette Williams
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National News
Spectators on the National Mall watch fireworks on July 4. The Trump administration has asked Congress for an additional $10 to pay for the fireworks show, the Great American State Fair and a prayer event on the mall.
  1. The Trump administration wants $10 million more to cover its July Fourth celebrations
  2. Trump says he 'may' pull Blanche AG nomination temporarily
  3. Alien Terrorist Removal Court holds its first-ever hearing after 30 years
  4. The renter-owner wealth gap is wider than ever, as many are priced out of buying
  5. The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. wants better healthcare, but plans to fund it are in limbo
  6. Here's how 'parasite' went from a laughing matter to a serious biological threat
  7. The Trump administration has undercut the U.S. asylum program. These 3 charts show how
  8. Adults have struggled to set rules for AI in school. These teens figured it out
  9. Morning news brief
  10. Small bookstores are popping up across the country. What's behind the boom
State News
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  1. North Carolina forms rural healthcare advisory committee
  2. Business owners call on N.C. House to reject proposed ban on most hemp products
  3. State regulators to hold public hearing for Amazon's large Richmond County data center
  4. NC Folk Festival pays tribute to beloved Greensboro musician and community builder Matty Sheets
  5. WS/FCS officially debt-free following financial crisis
  6. A-B Tech wins $29 million federal grant for WNC Futures Factory
  7. Invasive yellow-legged hornets have moved up to North Carolina. Here's how you can help protect honey bees from them
  8. Water main break affects eastern Forsyth County, boil advisory remains in effect
  9. A Hurricane Helene graphic novel illustrates how climate change makes extreme weather more likely
  10. NC Senate moves pair of elections bills forward, would cut early voting days in primary elections
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