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Despite days of warnings that critical fire weather was coming, the report found “no evidence” of Hawaii officials making preparations for the August 2023 wildfire that killed 102 people.

Currently, some of the New Hanover County School Board members seem content with the status quo, receiving the same amount of per-student funding they received from the county last year, $3,434. They’re also getting $10.6 million in capital funding. Some of that will go towards improvements to New Hanover and Laney High Schools.

Some University of North Carolina at Wilmington faculty are establishing a chapter of the American Association of University Professors. The tenured leaders of the group say they’re establishing it in part to protect their academic freedom.

A new effort led by Hollywood composer John Frizzell seeks to connect people with autism to each other through bluegrass.

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released last year’s public school report card grades and growth scores earlier this week. New Hanover County Schools Superintendent Dr. Christopher Barnes commented on what the district did well and where they’re focusing their attention.

NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi tells an unexpected family story from Israel about the friendship of her father and his Iraqi Jewish college friend.

A new summer career camp in Western North Carolina gives high schoolers and recent grads a one‑week, hands‑on tour of local jobs — from rolling pasta to exploring treetop courses.

The Trump administration's plans to convert some 50,000 civil servants into at-will employees has some worried that essential government functions will be politicized.

Israel begins limited ground offensive into Lebanon targeting Hezbollah militants -- airstrikes kill upward of a thousand people. Vice presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz debate this evening.

Banksy has been unveiling stencils and installations depicting animals at different spots around the city every day for more than a week, leaving fans and art critics guessing as to their meaning.