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The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty ImagesIn early January, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office announced it was “shocked and appalled” after an alleged drug dealer “exposed a Detective and two deputies to a dangerous opioid drug,” sending the officers to the hospital. The suspect was charged with four counts of assaulting an officer with a deadly weapon — but three months later those charges were dropped, after one of the officers said it hadn’t been an intentional act.
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New Hanover County Commissioner Dane Scalise went to Raleigh this week to discuss county issues with state legislators — including the aging Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. -
This week, ‘Bloody May,’ when some CFCC employees find out their contracts haven’t been renewed, claimed three of the college’s deans, along with one other longtime employee.
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A chaotic day at the downtown Wilmington high school involved multiple differing accounts and details from law enforcement, school administration, and parents and students.
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Teacher Appreciation Week was earlier this month, but students from New Hanover High say their support will be valued well beyond just those five days of recognition.
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Lockdown and shelter-in-place alerts have become more common at New Hanover County Schools – and parents are often frustrated at the lack of information that’s released when one happens. It’s a situation exacerbated by near-ubiquitous smartphones, federal student privacy laws, and the district’s alert protocols.
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One photojournalist from North Carolina influenced the civil rights struggle in the United States, enjoyed a friendship with President Richard Nixon, was a member of the first African American press delegation on an official U.S. diplomatic trip overseas, and descended from one of the victims of the Wilmington 1898 coup d’etat. Alexander Rivera, Jr. also lit a fire in the imagination of UNCW History Professor Glen Harris, who wrote his biography: Social Justice and Liberation Struggles: The photojournalistic and public relations career of Alexander McAllister Rivera Junior
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Some new bollards have gone up at a couple intersections in Wilmington. One listener decided to reach out and ask: Why? WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman interviewed Reporter Kelly Kenoyer after she found out the answers.
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While most government agencies face tumult from time to time, few have experienced the consistent level of scandal, controversy, and public outrage that the New Hanover County Schools district has faced. That’s made the chief communications officer position, as a public face of the district, a tough gig. The district just lost its fourth CCO — this time, to New Hanover County.
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HB 551 is an omnibus bill for landlord interests. It includes several sections that housing advocates object to — including a new requirement that could increase business for the pet-vetting company owned by the bill's sponsor.
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Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. We talk to Ben first about Ted Davis, and the criticism he’s received lately, and then we do a switcheroo, and Ben asks Cami about a panel of experts pushing back against ramped-up police presence at New Hanover County Schools.
