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The New Hanover County court building.
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District Attorney’s office drops all remaining charges against Cape Fear Escorts case defendants
Benjamin Schachtman
On Tuesday, charges against six people previously indicted as part of an investigation into Cape Fear Escorts were dropped, citing insufficient evidence. The case was announced three years ago in a high-profile release from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, which included hundreds of charges. One defendant, Christopher Todd Evans, was convicted in federal court and later entered into a plea deal on state charges.
Closing arguments in the trial of Omonte Bell, left, and Dyrell Green, right, began June 15, 2026, at the New Hanover County Courthouse.
Aaleah McConnell
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Closing arguments wrap up in 'TRU Colors' trial
Aaleah McConnell
Wrightsville Beach, NC.
Benjamin Schachtman
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Former Wrightsville Beach police chief alleges he was pressured to break the law, then wrongfully fired
Benjamin Schachtman
The Newsroom
  • What we learned from the depositions in the Funderburk v. CFCC lawsuit
    Cape Fear Community College recently settled a lawsuit filed by former trustee Ray Funderburk, and WHQR’s Rachel Keith has been poring over depositions from the case, including sworn testimony from top college officials. She joins News Director Ben Schachtman to share what she’s learned about the case — and more broadly, about CFCC’s leadership.
More Local News
The New Hanover County Board of Elections building.
  1. The New Hanover Board of Elections nominates new elections director
  2. Three healthcare providers compete to meet New Hanover County's need for more hospital beds
  3. Proposed camping ban moving swiftly through the NC Senate would create sanctioned homeless camps
  4. New Hanover Board of Elections looking for election day volunteers
  5. Sunday Edition: Dog Whistlin' Dixie
  6. Sunday Edition: Editor's notes on 'a nuanced position' and ‘Joe Blow the ragman’
  7. Changes to the NC State Health Plan will make retirees pay more. Here’s what it means for you
  8. Wilmington Police Department fills two leadership positions
  9. A parking reform bill has the backing of an unusual coalition: environmentalists, housing advocates, and developers
  10. A conversation about Pride with the LGBTQ Center of the Cape Fear Coast's Elena Rosemond
  11. Two years after opening, Novant's Michael Jordan clinics in Wilmington are looking to do more
  12. Wilmington Police Department makes arrest in fatal downtown shooting
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Summer at CAM
  2. Commentary: Shannon Gentry “What does public service mean?”
  3. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 5th Annual Trash'n Fash'n Show
  4. Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
  5. Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
  6. Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
  7. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
  8. Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
  9. Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
  10. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
  11. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
  12. Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
Tropical Storm Arthur, seen here in a satellite image from Wednesday morning, is the first named storm of the Atlantic season, bringing the threat of dangerous floods along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center predicts the system will not strengthen much before making landfall.
  1. Tropical Storm Arthur is the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
  2. Senate postpones confirmation hearing for intel chief after Trump's call to delay
  3. 'Rejected': How federal prisons stonewall grievances and deny care for years
  4. On a flight home, a stranger helped her understand what came next
  5. El Niño is here, so what does it mean?
  6. Soccer's premier goal scorers, led by Lionel Messi, show up to the World Cup with a bang
  7. Plot to attack White House UFC event foiled, FBI director says
  8. With 'Connect 250,' StoryCorps wants to create time capsule of American life
  9. U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 1, leaves 2 survivors
  10. Haitian immigrants ask Supreme Court to toss case in light of new evidence
State News
Duke Energy's coal-fired Allen plant in Gaston County.
  1. Pro-coal state regulator won’t participate in Duke Energy Carbon Plan decisions
  2. Legislation that would restructure the Jacksonville City Council displaced in NC House Rules Committee
  3. Buncombe formally sets November bond referenda
  4. Monroe reverses course on I-77 toll lanes amid funding concerns
  5. Advocates not calling recent rulings in Camp Lejeune water contamination case a win
  6. Matthews attorney says state Sen. Sawyer's I-77 payback plan is 'unlawful'
  7. Local officials commit to working with new Forsyth Strong coalition
  8. NC House starts moving sweeping elections bill, plans to pass it this week despite opposition
  9. A hard rain reveals the slow road to recovery in Hickory Nut Gorge
  10. A bill making its way through the General Assembly could limit how Buncombe County spends tourism dollars
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