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The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office detention center is responsible for over 90% of the overtime pay due to staffing shortages.
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NHCSO deputy resigns after being arrested on domestic violence related felonies, other charges
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New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Alec Rauf resigned two weeks ago, the same day he was charged by the Carolina Beach Police Department on ten counts, including two felonies.
This illustrates the federal funding each year over a three-year span.
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NHCS receives $1.7 million in federal funds over three years to improve achievement
Rachel Keith
Presentation slide from the Nelson\Nygaard consulting firm during a Wednesday, February 14 meeting of the WAVE board.
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Wave's ridership is up. Now it's tweaking its routes to keep that trend going
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  • Memorabilia from Edilberto Espinoza Sierra's life sits on the table next to his bed at his family's home in Wallace on April 17, 2026. Espinoza Sierra was shot and killed by the Wilmington Police Department in the early morning hours of March 8 following an incident in a downtown Wilmington parking garage. Espinoza Sierra was incorrectly identified as a suspect before he was killed and now his family is seeking answer and accountability.
    Praying for Justice: How one family is contending with police’s use of deadly force
    It’s been over a month since the family of Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra learned about his death, which has left them with many questions. In part one of this two-part series, WHQR's Aaleah McConnel breaks down some details of this case, and sits down with the family to learn who Edilberto was and how they are working through the loss.
More Local News
The City of Wilmington's new organizational chart, effective Monday, March 9.
  1. City of Wilmington leadership positions announced as part of reorganization project
  2. Wilmington Independence Boulevard extension project pulled from 10-year state transportation plan
  3. The Endowment announces $116-million grant proposal to support New Hanover County Schools bond projects
  4. Public hearing, possible NHC school board vote to come on Lifewise Biblical education program
  5. Democratic school board candidate addresses criminal record after party declines to endorse her
  6. Worried about property taxes? Apply for a tax break
  7. New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office captain fired, charged with misdemeanors after crash on MLK Parkway
  8. Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
  9. A conversation with Port City Daily about the restructuring of UNCW's Gender Studies and Research Center
  10. Sunday Edition: Of Sheriffs and Superintendents
  11. Editor’s notes: Budget postscript, Elections Director
  12. No current funding pipeline for the proposed $50-million Isaac Bear facility
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
  2. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
  3. Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
  4. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
  5. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
  6. Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
  7. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
  8. Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
  9. "Taking Flight"
  10. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Maureen Lewis, president of the Carolina Beach Mural Project
  11. Commentary: Patricia Dew “Public Libraries For All”
  12. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Craig Snow of the Cape Fear Chordsmen
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National News
President Donald Trump's name was added to the Kennedy Center in December of 2025. This photo was taken in April 2026.
  1. Trump's name must come off of the Kennedy Center, judge rules
  2. President Trump's push to be on a new $250 bill
  3. Louisiana's crawfish industry disrupted after migrant worker shakeup
  4. Which first lady feared her husband might be having a stroke? The quiz knows
  5. Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low — and what it means for beef prices
  6. Bondi doubles down on her handling of Epstein files in testimony to Congress
  7. The Corporate Transparency Act once had bipartisan support. What happened?
  8. In today's digital age, paper ephemera attracts new generation of collectors
  9. How a friendship grew from an agoraphobia diagnosis
  10. At least 3 are dead after explosion at Dallas apartment complex. Others are missing
State News
  1. NC State Senator Natalie Murdock on the future of Voting Rights in 'Jim Crow 2.0'
  2. CMS testing disrupted for second straight day
  3. Davidson residents push back on proposed Duke Energy natural gas project
  4. Despite revenue challenges, Randolph County proposes no tax increase
  5. App State startup aims to reduce crop waste with sweet potato milk products
  6. Lexington officials and business owners eye historic preservation options following downtown fire
  7. In effort to boost hiring, short-staffed NC prisons are letting people start early
  8. Alamance County's proposed budget falls short of school district needs
  9. Charlotte marker honors the state's first public hospital to treat African Americans during segregation
  10. Rockingham County Schools to make case for funding boost
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