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NHCSO/https://www.hanoversheriff.com/185/Youth-Services-UnitIn New Hanover County’s Community Building Plan, there is $1.1 million in funding for community resource coordinators who’ll operate inside schools — and $1.9 million for additional school resource officers or SROs. WHQR asked about these investments — and how the county will track their progress. -
Nina Repeta is forever recognizable as Bessie Potter, the older sister of Katie Holmes’ character on the iconic TV show, Dawson’s Creek, which continues to find new generations of fans. She's also appeared in several episodes of Matlock (and died several times), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (NOT Fried Green Tomatoes), and Radioland Murders.
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Initially, the project was intentionally delayed to avoid impacting foot traffic during the holiday shopping season. But supply chain issues pushed the project into the early summer – and complications with underground utilities are pushing it into the fall. -
New Hanover County officials recently sat down in front of the Local Government Commission, part of the state treasurer’s office, to make the case for a public-private partnership called Project Grace. WHQR news director Ben Schachtman sat down with Johanna Still from the Great Wilmington Business Journal to talk about it.
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WHQR's Rachel Keith sits down with Dr. Aswani Volety, UNCW's new chancellor. And WECT investigative reporter Michael Praats helps unpack the history of the Wilmington crime lab — and new allegations about why the Sheriff's office took over managing it.
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At Wilmington’s Tuesday city council meeting, council members raked a landlord over the coals for being a "slumlord,” and ordered two of his buildings be repaired or torn down.
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Cape Fear River Watch is working to reduce macro plastics in a portion of Burnt Mill Creek.
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A downtown neighborhood petition for a pedestrian safety project has won the day, with Wilmington City Council voting unanimously to apply for funding.
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At Tuesday's New Hanover County school board meeting, members voted to approve the state’s salary schedule, but board member Judy Justice was the lone dissenting vote.
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The man, who had been detained since mid-July, was found dead last week. Only very limited information has been released, and the cause of death remains under investigation by the state.
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Tony Rivenbark grew up in Duplin County and wanted to go to college at the smallest branch in the University of North Carolina system. So he came to Wilmington. He walked into Thalian Hall in 1966, which, as he says, for good or ill, set the course for the rest of his life. In this episode, we hear him talk about local history, Shakespeare, historic Thalian Hall, and the importance of story.
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The new allegations include a range of issues, from poorly handled HR complaints to disparaging comments about women working in forensics to significant pay discrepancies, including a plaintiff paid $30,000 less than the market rate to avoid ‘emasculating’ high-ranking male officers in the department.
