Novant’s hospital purchases draw federal intervention, a vote on a bridge toll option, and a secret Giglio letter is made public.
Johanna F. Still
Johanna F. Still is a health care reporter for The Assembly. She previously worked for the Greater Wilmington Business Journal, where she reported on economic development. She is also a photographer, and was the assistant editor of Port City Daily.
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The Dive: TikTok’s Prince of Poverty
Social-media sensation Thomas Cruz made a fortune off Wilmington’s poor.
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TikTok’s Prince of Poverty
Thomas Cruz gloats about building his fortune off a government housing program, but left a trail of liens and code violations in Wilmington.
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The Dive: An Alternative To Criminalizing Homelessness
WHQR looks at alternatives to sending the unhoused to jail, and lawmakers look to make blocking traffic a federal crime.
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The Dive: Time For Some Traffic Problems in Wilmington
A traffic nightmare arrives on the eve of a consequential infrastructure vote. And that decision has leaders questioning the strength of Wilmington’s political sway.
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Time For Some Traffic Problems in Wilmington
A traffic nightmare arrives on the eve of a consequential infrastructure vote and raises questions about Wilmington’s political sway.
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The Dive: Bucks and Ballots
A look at the all-time biggest donors boosting the region’s lawmakers, plus, a social media allegation spurs a boycott before the media could catch up.
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The Dive: Strip Tease
New Hanover County backtracked on a move to acquire a neighboring strip club, and a conservative group has some ideas for the port authority.
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The Dive: Razor’s Edge
UNCW pauses an education award after controversy ensued this spring, and Leland shells out big bucks for a property it can’t control.
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The Dive: Against All Odds
The pattern of law enforcement crime carries on in Jon David’s district, plus, a sheriff’s bad advice cost a man his job.
