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This illustrates the federal funding each year over a three-year span.
NHCS
Local
NHCS receives $1.7 million in federal funds over three years to improve achievement
Rachel Keith
This school year, New Hanover County Schools received a $570,144 federal grant to improve academic achievement for certain student subgroups. These funds will be available each year over a three-year period for a total of over $1.5 million.
Presentation slide from the Nelson\Nygaard consulting firm during a Wednesday, February 14 meeting of the WAVE board.
Benjamin Schachtman
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WHQR
Local
Wave's ridership is up. Now it's tweaking its routes to keep that trend going
Kelly Kenoyer
Top image: a single-point urban interchange (SPUI). Bottom image: a tight urban diamond interchange (TUDI). Market Street is seen running up and down, Independence Boulevard is seen running left to right.
NCDOT
Local
Wilmington Independence Boulevard extension project pulled from 10-year state transportation plan
Sofia Dinka
The Newsroom
  • Memorabilia from Edilberto Espinoza Sierra's life sits on the table next to his bed at his family's home in Wallace on April 17, 2026. Espinoza Sierra was shot and killed by the Wilmington Police Department in the early morning hours of March 8 following an incident in a downtown Wilmington parking garage. Espinoza Sierra was incorrectly identified as a suspect before he was killed and now his family is seeking answer and accountability.
    Praying for Justice: How one family is contending with police’s use of deadly force
    It’s been over a month since the family of Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra learned about his death, which has left them with many questions. In part one of this two-part series, WHQR's Aaleah McConnel breaks down some details of this case, and sits down with the family to learn who Edilberto was and how they are working through the loss.
More Local News
From left: New Hanover County Chairwoman LeAnn Pierce, County Manager Chris Coudriet, The Endowment CEO Sophie Dagenais, New Hanover County Schools Superintendent Dr. Chris Barnes, The Endowment Board Chairwoman Shannan Winslow.
  1. The Endowment announces $116-million grant proposal to support New Hanover County Schools bond projects
  2. Public hearing, possible NHC school board vote to come on Lifewise Biblical education program
  3. Democratic school board candidate addresses criminal record after party declines to endorse her
  4. Worried about property taxes? Apply for a tax break
  5. New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office captain fired, charged with misdemeanors after crash on MLK Parkway
  6. Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
  7. A conversation with Port City Daily about the restructuring of UNCW's Gender Studies and Research Center
  8. Sunday Edition: Of Sheriffs and Superintendents
  9. Editor’s notes: Budget postscript, Elections Director
  10. No current funding pipeline for the proposed $50-million Isaac Bear facility
  11. NOAA predicts below-normal 2026 hurricane season, officials still advise caution and 'vigilance'
  12. Hampstead Bypass construction will shift traffic starting next week
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. Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
  4. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
  5. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
  6. Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
  7. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
  8. Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
  9. "Taking Flight"
  10. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Maureen Lewis, president of the Carolina Beach Mural Project
  11. Commentary: Patricia Dew “Public Libraries For All”
  12. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Craig Snow of the Cape Fear Chordsmen
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
From left: Jeff Bezos, Roland Garros, Jill Biden.
  1. Which first lady feared her husband might be having a stroke? The quiz knows
  2. Why the U.S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low — and what it means for beef prices
  3. Former AG Pam Bondi to testify before Congress over handling of the Epstein files
  4. The Corporate Transparency Act once had bipartisan support. What happened?
  5. In today's digital age, paper ephemera attracts new generation of collectors
  6. How a friendship grew from an agoraphobia diagnosis
  7. At least 3 are dead after explosion at Dallas apartment complex. Others are missing
  8. Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad during an engine-firing test
  9. Shrey Parikh, 14, wins the Scripps Spelling Bee after a nail-biting 'spell-off'
  10. Black homeowners in St. Louis are still awaiting aid a year after destructive tornado
State News
Alamance-Burlington School System Board Chair Sandy Ellington-Graves
  1. Alamance County's proposed budget falls short of school district needs
  2. Charlotte marker honors the state's first public hospital to treat African Americans during segregation
  3. Rockingham County Schools to make case for funding boost
  4. 50 years ago, the EPA buried a time capsule at the Kennedy Space Center. Is it time to dig it up?
  5. Technical glitches hamper end-of-grade testing for some CMS students
  6. NC Senate looks to restrict AI in healthcare billing, insurance
  7. WS/FCS delays vote to end lease for The Special Children's School
  8. New GSO program aims to help downtown businesses recover from vandalism
  9. NC Gov. Stein bans state employees from trading on inside knowledge on prediction markets
  10. NC Museum of History stays closed for four-year, $200 million renovation
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