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Wilmington City Manager Becky Hawke at the WHQR studio in early July 2026.
Benjamin Schachtman
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Sunday Edition: Meet the Press
Benjamin Schachtman
After some tense negotiations, Wilmington City Manager Becky Hawke agreed to an interview with WHQR about allegations of a toxic workplace culture at City Hall. It was an important act of accountability — one that’s grown increasingly rare, as some in local government shrink from sitting down with the press.
Adrian Girth works on a bench to post near a Wave bus stop. The benches will get a paint job before being placed. He says the DSA maintains and monitors the benches they've put out, though they don't have permits to place them.
Kelly Kenoyer
Local
DSA members are building benches for Wave stops. The slogans caused some complaints.
Kelly Kenoyer
Local
Kelly Kenoyer's Wilmington city hall investigation; Rachel Keith on the Upperman scholarship and Endowment nursing grant
Kelly Kenoyer, Rachel Keith, Benjamin Schachtman
The Newsroom
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  1. Wilmington Fire Department taking applications for firefighter recruits
  2. "A sense of peace": Wilmington native and painter Barbara Bear Jamison on art and inspiration
  3. Residents voice concerns at public hearing for Martin Marietta's Castle Hayne quarry expansion proposal
  4. Wilmington City Council members respond to WHQR's reporting on morale at City Hall
  5. Checking on The Endowment’s $22-million nursing pipeline grant yields some data, but little discussion
  6. Brunswick County wildfire near Shallotte 65% contained, according to N.C. Forest Service
  7. Solomon Towers residents cite persistent issues, WHA says improvements coming through redevelopment
  8. New Hanover County Board of Elections approves early voting schedule
  9. Living Hope Day Center faces imminent closure with no interim location set
  10. New Hanover County greenlights new affordable housing investment fund
  11. In Ocean Isle Beach, advocates hope ‘Turtle Lights’ will save tiny lives
  12. Jacksonville museum brings attention to Marines of the Carolinas
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
Cavalleria Rusticana Poster
  1. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Cavalleria Rusticana
  2. "Wings of Hope" - Opening Reception Friday, July 24
  3. Commentary: Freedom Ain’t Free - Jamir Jumoke
  4. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Northchase Library Opening
  5. Commentary: Freedom of Religion - Bob Thompson
  6. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 16th Annual Ocean City Jazz Festival
  7. Commentary: First in Freedom: Gary Trawick
  8. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Brad Heller and the Fustics| On Air This Weekend
  9. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: An Evening with Natasha Yvette Williams
  10. Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
  11. Soup to Nuts Live! The Little Mercies
  12. Commentary: The American Revolutionary War & the Two Scotlands - Alan Sturrock
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
Fans react during a watch party for the World Cup Round of 32 soccer match between the United States and Bosnia in Carson, Calif. on July 1, 2026.
  1. MLS works to bring in a new generation of fans as the World Cup comes to an end
  2. Argentina, Spain and their stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal meet in World Cup final
  3. Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Florida on charges of rape and sex trafficking
  4. Reporter's Notebook: Finding World Cup joy in speaking to women who love soccer
  5. 1 year on, Texas rains reopen wounds of deadly 2025 Hill Country flood for survivors
  6. Latest update on the fatal shootings of 2 men by federal immigration agents
  7. Hunter Biden shares his painful road to recovery and fight against political scrutiny
  8. Meet the drag performers teaching rigorous ecology in Portland parks
  9. ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
  10. Ex-wife says ICE agent who killed man in Maine had racist beliefs, violent tendencies
State News
  1. The World Cup brought the world to Charlotte, as fans created pockets of home
  2. What role could PFAS play in North Carolina's closely watched U.S. Senate race?
  3. Lexington, Walnut Cove residents to join nationwide anti-data center protests
  4. DEQ awards NC counties more than $244M for water infrastructure
  5. WNC health departments flag cyclosporiasis cases as counts climb statewide
  6. Department of Environmental Quality spends $1B on repairing water infrastructure post-Helene
  7. New state program will help Helene survivors relocate during home repairs
  8. Canadian wildfire smoke reaches North Carolina and makes for dangerous air quality
  9. Yes to water buckets, no to ‘volcano mulching’: The do’s and don’ts of tree care in a heat wave
  10. NC sees 11% increase in FAFSA applications — most growth in country
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