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Closing arguments in the trial of Omonte Bell, left, and Dyrell Green, right, began June 15, 2026, at the New Hanover County Courthouse.
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Closing arguments wrap up in 'TRU Colors' trial
Aaleah McConnell
Closing arguments in the joint-trial of Omonte Bell and Dyrell Green, commonly known as the TRU Colors trial, concluded on Tuesday with the defense wrapping up their closing arguments, which began Monday.
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Former Wrightsville Beach police chief alleges he was pressured to break the law, then wrongfully fired
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Three healthcare providers compete to meet New Hanover County's need for more hospital beds
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The Newsroom
  • What we learned from the depositions in the Funderburk v. CFCC lawsuit
    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.
More Local News
Theresa Shively asks to borrow a phone so that she can call the city to try to get her dog Luna back. Luna was taken away after a woman kicked her and then Luna bit the woman. Luna is a registered service dog trained specially to alert people when Theresa is having a seizure. The $160 fee to get Luna released is a substantial amount of Theresa’s monthly income.
  1. Proposed camping ban moving swiftly through the NC Senate would create sanctioned homeless camps
  2. New Hanover Board of Elections looking for election day volunteers
  3. Sunday Edition: Dog Whistlin' Dixie
  4. Sunday Edition: Editor's notes on 'a nuanced position' and ‘Joe Blow the ragman’
  5. Changes to the NC State Health Plan will make retirees pay more. Here’s what it means for you
  6. Wilmington Police Department fills two leadership positions
  7. A parking reform bill has the backing of an unusual coalition: environmentalists, housing advocates, and developers
  8. A conversation about Pride with the LGBTQ Center of the Cape Fear Coast's Elena Rosemond
  9. Two years after opening, Novant's Michael Jordan clinics in Wilmington are looking to do more
  10. Wilmington Police Department makes arrest in fatal downtown shooting
  11. North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee approves statewide homeless camping ban
  12. Responses to, and lingering questions about, the Hoggard valedictorian speech controversy
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Summer at CAM
  2. Commentary: Shannon Gentry “What does public service mean?”
  3. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 5th Annual Trash'n Fash'n Show
  4. Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
  5. Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
  6. Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
  7. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
  8. Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
  9. Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
  10. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
  11. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
  12. Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
Members of the National TPS Alliance rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 29. The Supreme Court is examining the revocation of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian migrants.
  1. Haitian immigrants ask Supreme Court to toss case in light of new evidence
  2. Volunteer tinkerers bring broken appliances back to life for people in need
  3. From the middle of the ocean, Kelsey Pfendler on rowing solo across the pacific
  4. The daily toll of no running water in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  5. On a flight home, a stranger helped her understand what came next
  6. Iraqi soccer fans celebrate end of 40-year World Cup drought
  7. Trump further guts Education Dept. by shifting oversight of special ed, civil rights
  8. The war with Iran is making oil changes pricier. And a deal won't solve it
  9. Survey confirms the struggle of working parents: 'No way to be two things at once'
  10. Voting officials fear DHS may actually be a threat to elections this year
State News
Toll lanes on I-77
  1. Matthews attorney says state Sen. Sawyer's I-77 payback plan is 'unlawful'
  2. Local officials commit to working with new Forsyth Strong coalition
  3. NC House starts moving sweeping elections bill, plans to pass it this week despite opposition
  4. A hard rain reveals the slow road to recovery in Hickory Nut Gorge
  5. A bill making its way through the General Assembly could limit how Buncombe County spends tourism dollars
  6. NC Senate bill would cap hospital CEO pay, give state treasurer new 'tool'
  7. Guilford County Schools offering free summer meals
  8. Winston-Salem teen curfew headed for final vote next week
  9. Surry County considers 24-month data center moratorium
  10. As overcrowding grows, Mecklenburg jail residents describe strained conditions
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