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After months of debate and negotiations, councilmembers supported a budget that raises wages for all city staff and funds the capital improvement plan. But it faced opposition from both sides.
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Cape Fear Community College recently settled a lawsuit filed by former trustee Ray Funderburk, and WHQR’s Rachel Keith has been poring over depositions from the case, including sworn testimony from top college officials. She joins News Director Ben Schachtman to share what she’s learned about the case — and more broadly, about CFCC’s leadership.
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- Morning news brief
- DHS document shares plan to give local police department's facial recognition tech
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State News
- Old Salem hosting reenactment of Emancipation Proclamation
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- CMS superintendent placed on leave amid investigation
- Asheboro NAACP to honor enslaved Randolph County residents
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- Responding to Charlotte child's death, NC House passes new child welfare regulations
- School board votes to challenge Alamance County budget
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