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A sign inside the space that Vigilant Hope uses behind the Lake Forest Baptist Church. Vigilant Hope along with many other faith-based organizations provide a wide variety of services including meals, laundry services, and free mobile showers.
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North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee approves statewide homeless camping ban
Kelly Kenoyer
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced and approved a substitute bill that would create a statewide homeless camping ban. Some committee members asked questions about logistics and how local governments would afford the additional requirements.
From left to right: Itdelle Heinberg, Sara Rudeseal at the WHQR studios on Monday, June 8.
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Responses to, and lingering questions about, the Hoggard valedictorian speech controversy
Rachel Keith
The Pender County Courthouse, a multi-story red brick building, photographed from the west lawn.
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Former Wrightsville Beach Town Manager abruptly resigns, again, this time from Pender County
WHQR Staff
The Newsroom
  • Who was Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra? Plus, the messy world of public school funding
    Aaleah McConnell has an intimate look at how the family of Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra is coping with grief and searching for justice, after the 21-year-old was killed by law enforcement in March. Plus, Rachel Keith and Ben Schachtman dig into public school funding, with a look at this year’s budget – and some potential issues on the horizon.
More Local News
The New Hanover County Board of Elections building.
  1. DeNay Harris officially removed as New Hanover County elections director
  2. New Hanover County Schools addresses teacher concerns of disrepair at Williston Middle School
  3. New Novant hospital expands care in New Hanover and Pender counties
  4. Ask a Journalist: Did New Hanover County send an employee to guard its downtown parking spaces?
  5. Cape Fear River Watch holds seminar on environmental advocacy
  6. Sunday Edition: The Endowment's Transparency Problem
  7. Duke Energy wants an 18% rate hike for NC customers. Here’s what it means for you.
  8. WHQR's Aaleah McConnell on the first few days of the Tru Colors double-murder trial
  9. New research shows infill development brings best savings to government, increases tax base
  10. New Hanover County officials urge people to prepare for hurricane season
  11. The Endowment gets praise, questions from the community during this week's public hearing
  12. Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 5th Annual Trash'n Fash'n Show
  2. Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
  3. Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
  4. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
  5. Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
  6. Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
  7. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
  8. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
  9. Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
  10. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
  11. Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
  12. "Taking Flight"
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
A woman walks past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 8.
  1. U.S. military says it's striking 'multiple targets' in Iran in 2nd day of renewed fire
  2. Trial starts for man accused of starting what became the Palisades Fire
  3. Bill Gates tells House probe that he was not aware of Epstein's crimes
  4. Veterans and relatives see no place for Trump's arch near Arlington National Cemetery
  5. Report: ICE wasted millions, endangered detainees in largest immigration facility
  6. The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters
  7. July 1 brings big student loan changes. Here's what you need to know
  8. ICE denies having a protester database. But a letter to Congress sheds more light
  9. San Francisco immigration court shuts down, striking at heart of historic advocacy
  10. The World Cup is starting. Here's what to know and how to watch
State News
A person filing tax documents.
  1. NC House passes property reappraisal delay bill for 2026, sending it to Gov. Josh Stein
  2. Trio of NC Senate bills propose overhauling state's coastal hardened structure rules
  3. NC Superintendent Mo Green launches parent advisory council
  4. Greensboro releases annual drinking water quality report
  5. NCDEQ holds public hearing on the proposed Bingham Park Remedial Action Plan
  6. Winston-Salem considers new future for controversial hydroponic greenhouse project
  7. Regulators' pause in Duke Energy solar procurement raises concerns about bills
  8. After Charlie Kirk message and Border Patrol protests, CMS adopts first student free speech policy
  9. With hemp regulations stalled, NC House tries for an age limit
  10. At state hearing, Duke Energy faces questions over its role in attracting new data centers to NC
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