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Cynthia Brock and her housing advocate Alisa Brightman. Brightman was also the Harrelson Center's HOP advisor.
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A look at North Carolina's HOP program, one year after its end
Sofia Dinka
Today marks exactly one year since the Healthy Opportunities Pilot, or HOP, was discontinued in North Carolina due to lack of state funding. The state’s latest budget also doesn't include funding.
Theresa Shively asks to borrow a phone so that she can call the city to try to get her dog Luna back. Luna was taken away after a woman kicked her and then Luna bit the woman. Luna is a registered service dog trained specially to alert people when Theresa is having a seizure. The $160 fee to get Luna released is a substantial amount of Theresa’s monthly income.
Madeline Gray
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North Carolina homeless camping ban passes both chambers, heads to governor's desk
Kelly Kenoyer
Info on the North Atlantic Right Whale at the Museum of Coastal Carolina.
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Tech helps boaters slow down for the endangered North Atlantic right whale, though new federal protections unlikely
Rachel Keith
The Newsroom
  • Meeting people where they are: NPR's Tamara Keith on covering people and politics
    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.
More Local News
UNCW's Dr. Tiffany Keenan and Dr. Michael Tift of the marine mammal stranding program.
  1. UNCW marine mammal stranding program investigating causes of dolphin mortalities this year
  2. Letter to the Editor: Residents weigh in on replacing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
  3. Local government officials are discussing public business behind closed doors. Is that legal?
  4. Wilmington Police Department says hostage situation resolved, suspect in hospital with self-inflicted gunshot wound
  5. Sunday Edition: Editor's Notes
  6. Former top staff member sues City of Wilmington, alleging she was forced out
  7. A look at life in The Sparrow, a new housing complex in Wilmington serving the chronically homeless
  8. The NC House overrode four of the governor’s vetoes. Here’s what it means for North Carolinians.
  9. First in Conservation: Farm Bill extends tax credit
  10. Pender County's child advocacy center to shut down
  11. Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
  12. Deal announced to preserve 3,200 acres of Sledge Forest, if current Hilton Bluffs plan approved
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
Brad Heller and the Fustics - Soups to Nuts Live! On Air July 3rd and 4th
  1. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Brad Heller and the Fustics| On Air This Weekend
  2. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: An Evening with Natasha Yvette Williams
  3. Soup to Nuts Live! The Little Mercies
  4. Commentary: The American Revolutionary War & the Two Scotlands - Alan Sturrock
  5. New art gallery and supply store on Castle Street offers art for everybody
  6. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Summer at CAM
  7. Commentary: Shannon Gentry “What does public service mean?”
  8. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 5th Annual Trash'n Fash'n Show
  9. Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
  10. Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
  11. Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
  12. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
  1. Federal civil rights data holds schools accountable. Under Trump, it's 6 months late
  2. Morning news brief
  3. Presidential library honoring Theodore Roosevelt opens in North Dakota
  4. Poll shows Americans have optimism about the U.S. improving despite concerns
  5. Americans are showing up for the World Cup in record-breaking numbers
  6. How America has celebrated milestone birthdays, from world fairs to the World Cup
  7. A federal law bans late voter roll purges. Republicans are pushing to reinterpret it
  8. He sent a harsh email to ICE's top official. 5 months later, federal agents tracked him down
  9. The majority of Americans are proud but worry about direction of the country
  10. World Cup's knockout rounds collide with a massive heat wave
State News
Sheriff stands at podium
  1. Forsyth officials release sketch in Tanglewood Park sexual assault investigation
  2. Asheville’s new riverfront park plan brings back favorite amenities — and a more flood-resilient design
  3. Black Mountain College Studies Building receives historic designation ahead of America’s 250th
  4. Coastal ferry tolls prompt two Republicans to vote against NC budget
  5. Grant will fund Watauga paramedic program and ease ER wait times
  6. Local municipalities make changes, offer resources during heat wave
  7. Persistent pressure on ADA noncompliance in ENC leads to safety champion award for Farmville advocate
  8. Duke Energy ends wind energy lease off North Carolina coast
  9. NC House votes to end sales tax on diapers, feminine hygiene products
  10. As heat wave moves in, experts say climate change plays a big part
Brad Heller and the Fustics STNL! performance on air July 3rd at 7:00 p.m. and July 4th at 9:00 p.m.
Collage of Pledge Drive Volunteers
Soup to Nuts Live! The Little Mercies - July 19th, 2026
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