WHQR Staff
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For the next five months — and possibly longer — the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge will have major closures to allow critical repair work. This will result in an unprecedented level of sustained traffic disruption, which could have negative knock-on effects. You can find the latest news and other resources here.
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A WPD spokesperson stated that there were no casualties during Friday morning's shooting.
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On Thursday afternoon, New Hanover County Schools Superintendent Dr. Charles Foust issued a statement saying the Career Readiness Academy at Mosley will remain open, and that a proposed plan for a newcomers school was off.
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For over a decade, Owens served as town manager of Wrightsville Beach. Previously, he was the town manager of Carolina Beach.
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After earlier announcing half-day schedules, Brunswick and New Hanover county schools have canceled classes, while Pender and Columbus county schools are moving to remote instruction. Severe storm conditions are expected as a storm front moves through the region.
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On Tuesday, the New Hanover County Hispanic-Latino Commission called an emergency meeting to address the closure of the high school program at Career Readiness Academy, which serves a majority Latino population. But school district representatives had little information to share.
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The National Weather Service is warning that gusts upward of 50 mph, coastal flooding, and dangerous surf conditions will hit the along the South and North Carolina coast, including Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender counties.
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New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Novant’s coastal region lost a president and an interim leader — one reportedly fired, one left for another position — over the last year. The nonprofit healthcare company announced today it had hired longtime healthcare executive Ernie Bovio to fill the position.
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On Tuesday the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges released a statement about Cape Fear Community College’s accreditation status. In the notice, it states the college has been placed “on Warning.”
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Many more residents in the Cape Fear Region now qualify for their drinking water to be tested for PFAS by Chemours, the company which has contaminated the Cape Fear River for decades.