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Cape Fear HOP
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Study: North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilots saved participants more money than previously estimated
Sofia Dinka
New data show the Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOP) program, which shut down last summer, saved North Carolina residents with Medicaid more money than previously estimated.
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Local
Statewide summer food benefits are rolling out for families
Sofia Dinka
The public email terminal in the lobby of the New Hanover County government center is alive and well. Other local terminals, not so much.
Benjamin Schachtman
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WHQR
Local
Sunday Edition: Pulling the Plug
Benjamin Schachtman
The Newsroom
  • Who was Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra? Plus, the messy world of public school funding
    Aaleah McConnell has an intimate look at how the family of Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra is coping with grief and searching for justice, after the 21-year-old was killed by law enforcement in March. Plus, Rachel Keith and Ben Schachtman dig into public school funding, with a look at this year’s budget – and some potential issues on the horizon.
More Local News
The City of Wilmington's main offices at the Skyline Center, formerly the Thermo Fisher building.
  1. Sunday Edition: WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer sat through an eight-hour budget meeting, so you didn't have to
  2. Sunday Edition: Editor's notes on The Endownment grant and NHCS's 2024 budget crisis
  3. Opinion: Wilmington City Councilmember Cassidy Santaguida on the proposed budget
  4. City of Wilmington leadership positions announced as part of reorganization project
  5. NHCSO deputy resigns after being arrested on domestic violence related felonies, other charges
  6. NHCS receives $1.7 million in federal funds over three years to improve achievement
  7. Wave's ridership is up. Now it's tweaking its routes to keep that trend going
  8. Wilmington Independence Boulevard extension project pulled from 10-year state transportation plan
  9. The Endowment announces $116-million grant proposal to support New Hanover County Schools bond projects
  10. Public hearing, possible NHC school board vote to come on Lifewise Biblical education program
  11. Praying for Justice: How one family is contending with police’s use of deadly force
  12. Democratic school board candidate addresses criminal record after party declines to endorse her
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
  2. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
  3. Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
  4. Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
  5. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
  6. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
  7. Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
  8. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
  9. Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
  10. "Taking Flight"
  11. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Maureen Lewis, president of the Carolina Beach Mural Project
  12. Commentary: Patricia Dew “Public Libraries For All”
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National News
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026.
  1. DOJ will pause $1.8 billion fund, per court order. And, key primaries to watch today
  2. Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military, appeals court rules
  3. For veterans, a place where peace can take root
  4. Trump vowed to revoke hundreds of citizenships. It's proving harder to do
  5. With its return home, major plumbing issue on board USS Ford can be addressed
  6. In Oklahoma, unused land at prisons becomes a pollinator's paradise
  7. Former Colorado clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines released early
  8. David Frum on the Trump administration's plans for America's 250th birthday
  9. Justice Department says it will abide by court order pausing its 'anti-weaponization' fund
  10. Newark mayor issues curfew due to violent protests at immigration detention center
State News
Most beach communities in North Carolina have an occupancy tax on hotel stays and vacation rentals, using the funding for tourism programs. Currituck County's decision to use the tax revenue for public safety has prompted a Supreme Court ruling and a House bill.
  1. Reacting to Supreme Court, NC House wants to limit tourism occupancy tax spending
  2. Around the world in 223 days; sailor out of Oriental the first American to solo-circumnavigate the globe in a boat under 20 feet
  3. With Jaleeyah's Law, NC lawmakers try to decrease gang-related gun violence
  4. International Black Theatre Festival rolls out this year's lineup
  5. Surry County Schools begins free summer meal program
  6. Asheville launches $14.6 million grant program for small businesses recovering from Helene
  7. Q&A: Departing UNC-Chapel Hill faculty chair reflects on higher education's past, future
  8. As hurricane season begins, experts predict below-average activity in the Atlantic
  9. Debate grows over classroom tech as Charlotte families question i-Ready
  10. Hundreds harmed by toxic water at Camp Lejeune will gather at U.S. Capitol to protest severe delays in resolving claims
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