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The District Attorney announced there would be no charges for officers who shot and killed a man in March. Republicans wanted one of their own as New Hanover County's new elections director. And an exposé on the Cape Fear Proud Boys left some with questions, including News Director Ben Schachtman.
The City of Wilmington's main offices at the Skyline Center, formerly the Thermo Fisher building.
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Former top staff member sues City of Wilmington, alleging she was forced out
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Tony and Christine Perez (left, center) joined Jason McCoy (right) to welcome him in his new apartment at SECU The Sparrow, a permanent supportive housing complex developed and run by Good Shepherd Center.
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A look at life in The Sparrow, a new housing complex in Wilmington serving the chronically homeless
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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
  1. The NC House overrode four of the governor’s vetoes. Here’s what it means for North Carolinians.
  2. First in Conservation: Farm Bill extends tax credit
  3. Pender County's child advocacy center to shut down
  4. Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
  5. Deal announced to preserve 3,200 acres of Sledge Forest, if current Hilton Bluffs plan approved
  6. After SBI concludes investigation, DA announces no charges in officer-involved shooting of Edilberto Espinoza Sierra
  7. Pender County adds additional $2.7 million to close school district funding gap
  8. NHCS public hearing for LifeWise on hold until fate of SB 1006 is decided
  9. Good News Sk8 Night celebrates three years in the Cape Fear
  10. Pender County Schools considers staff and service cuts due to budget deficit
  11. NC Attorney General Jackson on Chemours, EPA agreement: 'This is an insult' to eastern NC
  12. North Carolina leaders hold Black maternal healthcare summit to discuss potential legislative change
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
Members of the National Guard stand in front of a large image of U.S. President Donald Trump that hangs from the the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building on May 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C.
  1. Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force
  2. Wheelchair users say private equity is making repairs harder
  3. When resources run thin, volunteer ranchers fight local fires
  4. The Temporary Protected Status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know.
  5. Mother of murdered sailor demands Navy change how it handles sexual assault cases
  6. Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to much of federal government's regulatory structure
  7. Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants
  8. Supreme Court says Fed's Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now
  9. Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent
  10. The Supreme Court upholds grace periods for mail-in ballots, siding against the GOP
State News
The map shows the location of the proposed Amazon data center in Richmond County. The facility falls in a census tract designated by the state Department of Environmental Quality as potentially disadvantaged
  1. Public hearing planned for Amazon and Duke Energy data center project in Richmond County
  2. Triple-digit heat expected to settle over the Piedmont this week
  3. Forsyth DSS officials recruiting foster parents amid shortage
  4. Superintendent turbulence has community saying 'not again'
  5. Cooper says Whatley 'has not convinced this administration' that WNC needs more Helene aid
  6. Duke Energy prepares for hurricane season with “self-healing” upgrades
  7. New art sculpture in Burlington honors late community leader John Currin
  8. Boone to enact water restrictions
  9. Dangerous heat wave forecast for the Carolinas next week
  10. Guilford adopts revised budget with nearly $14M less for schools after new state law
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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