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Majidah and RayTwo filmmakers are embarking on telling the story of Seabreeze, a centuries-long thriving Black community in the southern part of New Hanover County. -
Benjamin Schachtman/WHQRMany readers and listeners have raised concerns about federal agents being present at the polls during the election, given comments from the Trump Administration and its supporters. Local officials said they have plans in place if that happens.
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Recorded live at UNCW's Burney Center on October 7, WHQR joined Port City Daily, WECT, and The Seahawk to put questions to the Democratic and Libertarian challengers running against longtime Republican incumbent David Rouzer, who did not attend.
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- ‘A keen eye for color’: Sydney F. Austin on her artistic journey and finding community
- Floating through art: Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds takes over Cameron Art Museum
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Military BasesWith no timeline for a ruling in the first case, families affected by decades of water contamination are watching a separate court-imposed settlement deadline that could shape the future of hundreds of thousands of claims. -
Adobe StockA recent HPU poll indicates that a majority of North Carolinians are against the annual spring-forward, fall-back time changes. But they disagree on what to do about it.
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