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Before and after the installation of 'turtle-safe' lighting in Ocean Isle Beach.
Debra Allen
Local
In Ocean Isle Beach, advocates hope ‘Turtle Lights’ will save tiny lives
Rhonda Waterhouse
The Ocean Isle Beach Sea Turtle Protection Organization, a Brunswick County nonprofit, is funding the installation of 'turtle safe' lighting — part of a larger effort to help protect turtle hatchlings from misdirection and predators as they head from the beach to the ocean.
The eagle, globe, and anchor near the entrance to the Carolina Museum of the Marine.
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Local
Jacksonville museum brings attention to Marines of the Carolinas
Sofia Dinka
From left: screenshot of video allegedly taken at the “Brawl at Landfall”; Wilmington officials in Washington; Governor Josh Stein in Wilmington last year to celebrate CNBC’s ‘best state for business’ ranking.
Local
Sunday Edition: Limousine Liberals? Mass Affluenza? and ‘We’re Number … Two?’
Benjamin Schachtman
The Newsroom
  • Meeting people where they are: NPR's Tamara Keith on covering people and politics
    This year's WHQR luncheon guest was Tamara Keith, Senior Political Correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Keith spoke about covering the president, the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and her new series, Swing Shift, a long-term project to document the perspectives of voters in swing states. Keith also took questions from our audience and sat down with WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman.
More Local News
New Hanover County government center.
  1. New Hanover County greenlights new affordable housing investment fund
  2. Firings and reorganization have created a climate of fear and confusion in city hall, some employees say
  3. Proposed Martin Marietta quarry expansion in northern New Hanover County raises community concerns
  4. New program provides financial aid for workforce training, but few NC community college courses qualify
  5. Nonprofit leaders optimistic as funding is put into HOP and a New Hanover County care hub
  6. 2026 Summer 3-Day Pledge Drive
  7. State budget falls about $2 million short to cover NHCS salaries and bonuses
  8. New Hanover County could re-enter affordable housing sector, as a low-interest lender
  9. North Carolina Governor Josh Stein vetoes homeless camping ban
  10. North Carolina is now taking applications for boating infrastructure grants
  11. Who is on the NC Utilities Commission? How do they decide on Duke Energy’s rate hikes?
  12. Final impact report released for Wilmington's harbor dredging project
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
Wings of Hope - Fourth Friday Website Banner.
  1. "Wings of Hope" - Opening Reception Friday, July 24
  2. Commentary: Freedom Ain’t Free - Jamir Jumoke
  3. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Northchase Library Opening
  4. Commentary: Freedom of Religion - Bob Thompson
  5. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 16th Annual Ocean City Jazz Festival
  6. Commentary: First in Freedom: Gary Trawick
  7. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Brad Heller and the Fustics| On Air This Weekend
  8. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: An Evening with Natasha Yvette Williams
  9. Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
  10. Soup to Nuts Live! The Little Mercies
  11. Commentary: The American Revolutionary War & the Two Scotlands - Alan Sturrock
  12. New art gallery and supply store on Castle Street offers art for everybody
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
E. Jean Carroll has been paid more than $5 million in damages, three years after a jury found President Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer. Here, Carroll departs Manhattan federal appeals court following arguments in an appeal brought by Trump in New York City in September 2024.
  1. E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6 million from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation case
  2. Investigative journalist reports on the abuse inside ICE's largest detention facility
  3. Family of a man shot by agents responding to a 911 call seeks answers
  4. Maine Sen. Angus King talks about fatal shooting of a man by federal agents
  5. Man killed in ICE shooting was not subject of arrest warrant, Maine Sen. King says
  6. Rep. Chellie Pingree on 26-year-old Colombian man killed in ICE shooting in Maine
  7. Platner's voters are reeling as Maine Democratic Party races to choose his replacement
  8. Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029
  9. The star-studded World Cup semifinals kick off with France vs. Spain
  10. Man shot to death by ICE agent in southern Maine
State News
A view from Grandmother Mountain
  1. Project to protect Grandmother Mountain nears completion
  2. Former NCGOP director resigns from 'elections liaison' role in state auditor's office
  3. No vote, but fierce debate over City of Washington "Sanctuary City of the Unborn" proposal
  4. Forsyth Tech launches paid summer electrical academy
  5. A $27 million state grant will help Madison County move key services out of temporary spaces
  6. North Wilkesboro Speedway's NASCAR Cup Series brings historic firsts to the racetrack
  7. Rep. Chuck Edwards and his wife sell all of their McDonald’s restaurants in WNC
  8. What happens when a data center moves into your backyard?
  9. Appalachian State unveils newest solar-powered race car
  10. As NC Asian Americans Together reaches 10 years, its founder wants to see more Asian Americans stepping up to lead
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