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In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, former Wrightsville Beach Police Chief David Squires alleged he was pressured to accommodate politically connected residents, including a successful developer and the town’s former mayor, now the vice chair of The Endowment.
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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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- The war with Iran is making oil changes pricier. And a deal won't solve it
- Survey confirms the struggle of working parents: 'No way to be two things at once'
- Voting officials fear DHS may actually be a threat to elections this year
- Lower water levels put Grand Canyon river recreation at risk
- UFC boss Dana White says 'never again' to another White House fight night
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State News
- NC House starts moving sweeping elections bill, plans to pass it this week despite opposition
- A hard rain reveals the slow road to recovery in Hickory Nut Gorge
- A bill making its way through the General Assembly could limit how Buncombe County spends tourism dollars
- NC Senate bill would cap hospital CEO pay, give state treasurer new 'tool'
- Guilford County Schools offering free summer meals
- Winston-Salem teen curfew headed for final vote next week
- Surry County considers 24-month data center moratorium
- As overcrowding grows, Mecklenburg jail residents describe strained conditions
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