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Unhinged, a bar on North Front Street in downtown Wilmington.
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Wilmington Police Department makes arrest in fatal downtown shooting
Benjamin Schachtman
Authorities have made an arrest in the shooting death of 23-year-old Emir Moore. After an investigation by the Wilmington Police Department and other agencies, 29-year-old Trayquan Maleak Hasty is now facing first-degree murder charges.
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
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 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 Pender County Courthouse, a multi-story red brick building, photographed from the west lawn.
  1. Former Wrightsville Beach Town Manager abruptly resigns, again, this time from Pender County
  2. DeNay Harris officially removed as New Hanover County elections director
  3. New Hanover County Schools addresses teacher concerns of disrepair at Williston Middle School
  4. New Novant hospital expands care in New Hanover and Pender counties
  5. Ask a Journalist: Did New Hanover County send an employee to guard its downtown parking spaces?
  6. Cape Fear River Watch holds seminar on environmental advocacy
  7. Sunday Edition: The Endowment's Transparency Problem
  8. Duke Energy wants an 18% rate hike for NC customers. Here’s what it means for you.
  9. WHQR's Aaleah McConnell on the first few days of the Tru Colors double-murder trial
  10. New research shows infill development brings best savings to government, increases tax base
  11. New Hanover County officials urge people to prepare for hurricane season
  12. The Endowment gets praise, questions from the community during this week's public hearing
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 5th Annual Trash'n Fash'n Show
  2. Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
  3. Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
  4. Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
  5. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
  6. Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
  7. Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
  8. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
  9. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
  10. Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
  11. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
  12. Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
  1. Advice on going back to work after parental leave
  2. A decade after the Pulse nightclub massacre, grief is still raw in Orlando
  3. A fuzzy little detective is helping police in Florida: Meet Splash the otter
  4. Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains
  5. World Cup facts and figures to get you sounding like an expert
  6. N.Y. and N.J. are hosting the World Cup. The real party is along the 7 train
  7. Knicks rally from 29 points down and beat Spurs for 3-1 NBA Finals lead
  8. FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated
  9. Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard tonight' and later take over its oil and gas sectors
  10. Trial starts for man accused of starting what became the Palisades Fire
State News
The N.C. DOT wants to add express toll lanes on I-77.
  1. I-77 toll lanes could come back to life, as legislator seeks repayment of millions
  2. HBCU Football Club hopes the 2026 FIFA World Cup amplifies competitive soccer at Black colleges
  3. Fiddle & Fork Festival highlights Appalachian cookery
  4. With lawmakers' target date for a budget looming, what are they still discussing?
  5. Forsyth County Commission Chair Don Martin will retire in July
  6. In updated Helene funding request, Gov. Stein cuts back, focuses on ‘significant gaps’ 
  7. UNC schools delete Pride posts to comply with system policy
  8. The city of Jacksonville wants to nearly quadruple its size, annexing much of Camp Lejeune
  9. U.S. attorneys seek dismissal of lawsuit tied to NC immigration arrests
  10. Your back-to-school vaccination guide
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