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As the city of Wilmington overhauls its structure and implements a new pay structure, some of its newest animal employees will be getting grass and oats for their living wage. WHQR's Ben Schachtman and Kelly Kenoyer dug into the story.
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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.
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- After monthlong trial, jury returns guilty verdicts for two defendants in Tru Colors double-murder case
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- Lawmakers propose giving state auditor new powers after Jackson Board of Elections controversy
- Pender County Schools looks for ways to close budget gap
- In 4-3 vote, Wilmington City Council passes budget with 17% tax increase
- The New Hanover Board of Elections nominates new elections director
- District Attorney’s office drops all remaining charges against Cape Fear Escorts case defendants
- Closing arguments wrap up in 'TRU Colors' trial
- Former Wrightsville Beach police chief alleges he was pressured to break the law, then wrongfully fired
- Three healthcare providers compete to meet New Hanover County's need for more hospital beds
- Proposed camping ban moving swiftly through the NC Senate would create sanctioned homeless camps
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Summer at CAM
- Commentary: Shannon Gentry “What does public service mean?”
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 5th Annual Trash'n Fash'n Show
- Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
- Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
- Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
- Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
- Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- What to know about a cold storage warehouse fire in Los Angeles
- Authorities arrest 2 more suspects in planned attack on Trump's UFC show
- Trump's Forest Service says it's fully staffed as fires erupt in the West
- A federal judge finds a Trump data system to verify voters is unlawful
- 50 years on, an EPA time capsule at the Kennedy Space Center remains a mystery
- Supreme Court declines to hear Texas man's intellectual disability case in capital case
- Magnificent Messi makes history, breaks all-time World Cup scoring record
- Supreme Court allows a ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states
- Alan Greenspan, the legendary former Federal Reserve chair, dies
- Voters weigh what kind of Democrat they want for Utah's new, blue congressional seat
State News
- City Council names Rob Harrington next Charlotte Mayor
- Temporary youth curfew now in effect in Winston-Salem
- Alamance officials at 'impasse' over school budget dispute
- New Asheville sports bar will put women’s games on every screen
- Buncombe County Schools faces federal inquiry over bathroom policy for transgender students
- 'You're picking who gets protected': Scientists raise concerns about beachfront hardened structures
- Eddie Knox, former Charlotte mayor, dies at 89
- Q&A: How the delayed state budget puts rural school districts 'in limbo'
- As SNAP funding shrinks, a poor North Carolina county faces difficult choices
- Thousands vote in Colombia's presidential election at Charlotte polling site
