Benjamin Schachtman

On Monday, the New Hanover County Board of Elections met, but did not make a final decision regarding elections director DeNay Harris, who has made a host of allegations against the board and the county manager’s office. Monday also saw public criticism of Harris’ suspension from the county’s NAACP, as well as a preliminary third-party report that cast additional doubt on Harris’ claims of email tampering.

The county’s newest elections director clashed with the county manager over a familiar theme: the county’s support of and access to the election facilities. As allegations fly, and the election director has been put on administrative leave, the situation has deteriorated to a potentially unsalvageable point.

Prosecutors subpoenaed George Taylor III, whose home was the scene of a brutal double murder almost five years ago, for an upcoming trial. Taylor, who skipped out on testifying in a related case last year, asked the courts to quash the request.

This week, Wilmington’s city council is in Washington for the National League of Cities conference to meet with Congressional legislators on several issues affecting the Cape Fear region. WHQR spoke with council members David Joyner and Chakema Clinton-Quintana.

From this week’s Sunday Edition: When WHQR News Director Benjamin Schachtman met Ronald "Gator" Canty four years ago, Canty had one thing on his mind: justice for his son. That never changed, even as his health failed. He passed away two weeks ago.

Dyrell Green has been in jail for over four years, awaiting trial in the TRU Colors double-murder case. Last month, his attorney requested a temporary modification to his bond to allow him to see his dying father. A judge said no. Two weeks later, Green’s father passed away.

On this special edition of The Newsroom, we’re telling the story of the Black Rock Plantation House. At first glance, it’s a mid-19th-century farmhouse. But dig deeper, and it sits at the intersection of multi-generational stories — including the families of enslavers and enslaved people.Over the last few months, WHQR’s Aaleah McConnell and Rachel Keith traveled with descendants of those families as they work to understand their history — which is also the history of America. It is, at times, an ugly history that’s hard to confront, but it’s also an inspiring story of resilience. Now, 250 years after the founding of our country, it seems more appropriate than ever to tell it.

Early Sunday morning, several shootings left one injured and two dead. Two arrests have been made — and protests continue over a young man killed by law enforcement.

David Perry, who switched to the GOP in 2019 to run for state house, said the GOP no longer resembled the "party of Reagan." He also criticized state election laws that make unaffiliated candidacy "impossible."

Responding to a shooting at a downtown parking garage, police found a badly wounded man. While searching for suspects, multiple officers used deadly force on a driver they said wouldn't comply. In an apparently unrelated incident, a young woman was shot and killed near Hillcrest.