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Megan McDeavitt
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In the spring of 2023, the Cape Fear Community College trustees held a hearing to remove Ray Funderburk III, who had been at odds with the board and the college several times in his short tenure. Funderburk denied allegations levied by the trustees and filed a lawsuit, which has now settled for over a quarter-million dollars.
The Newsroom
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On this edition of The Newsroom, WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman talks to reporter Aaleah McConnell, who has been looking into the arrest of a Wilmington man who claims he was the victim of law enforcement violence — and the laws and policies that govern the use of force by cops and deputies.
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- Some CFCC instructors concerned about how 'student success' rates factor into their employee evaluations
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Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Craig Snow of the Cape Fear Chordsmen
- Commentary: Robert Leddy "Wright Brothers"
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- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Beth Crookham & The People
- Commentary: "280th Anniversary of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's Defeat" Alan Sturrock
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Lee's Surrender"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
- Commentary: Gary Trawick “Hope for the Future”
- Lanatria Brackett Ellis on her unique blend of fashion, entrepreneurship, and storytelling.
- "Neighboring: Using Art to Bring Communities Together"
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National News
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- Minneapolis immigrants still feeling the sting of Trump's largest crackdown yet
- Primary elections in Ohio, Indiana offer latest temperature check on Trump popularity
- Morning news brief
- Florida's drought conditions leave alligators with no place to go
- Wyoming lawmakers use pro-natalist arguments to justify proposed new partial abortion ban
- Hotels have a big World Cup problem: Bookings are running far below projections
- More college applicants are opting to include SAT or ACT scores in their submissions
- A United jet struck a light pole and a truck near Newark airport, police say
- U.S. tries to force open the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack
State News
- Thousands of veterans who had their disability appeals abruptly closed due to computer errors may see back pay ... eventually
- Helene frayed the safety net for people who use drugs. The community wove it back together.
- ICE arrests leave families turning to GoFundMe to pay legal costs
- Lawmakers, elected officials urge pause, deliberation in proposed WakeMed consolidation with Atrium
- National Park Service works to reduce wildfire risk along Blue Ridge Parkway
- Public selects name for newly protected Yadkin River islands
- Burn ban lifted for Western North Carolina, but drought is far from over
- Watauga school board seeking applicants to fill vacant seat
- Ban on open burning lifted for 81 N.C. counties, including most of the Triangle
- New agreement aims to conserve wildlife along NC’s electric corridors
