Last fall, a Wilmington man claimed a New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office deputy used excessive force while arresting him. To better understand what happened, WHQR requested bodycam footage, and was represented in court by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Duke Law School First Amendment Clinic. Last week, a judge ordered the release of the footage.

After a week occupied with the business of the pledge drive, WHQR’s newsroom is pivoting back to reporting. News Director Benjamin Schachtman catches up on a few stories from this month, with some postscripts and a few lingering questions.

The Census Bureau has proposed rules that could change who is counted in the 2030 Census, raising concerns among North Carolina nonprofit leaders.

The Governor spent days in Western North Carolina to mark the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and call for more federal funding.