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Madeline Gray
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At the City of Wilmington Budget Work session last week, housing and a possible homeless shelter were a substantial topic of conversation, including some renewed hope for the Living Hope Day Center.
The Newsroom
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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
- Statewide summer food benefits are rolling out for families
- Sunday Edition: Pulling the Plug
- Sunday Edition: WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer sat through an eight-hour budget meeting, so you didn't have to
- Sunday Edition: Editor's notes on The Endownment grant and NHCS's 2024 budget crisis
- Opinion: Wilmington City Councilmember Cassidy Santaguida on the proposed budget
- City of Wilmington leadership positions announced as part of reorganization project
- NHCSO deputy resigns after being arrested on domestic violence related felonies, other charges
- NHCS receives $1.7 million in federal funds over three years to improve achievement
- Wave's ridership is up. Now it's tweaking its routes to keep that trend going
- Wilmington Independence Boulevard extension project pulled from 10-year state transportation plan
- The Endowment announces $116-million grant proposal to support New Hanover County Schools bond projects
- Public hearing, possible NHC school board vote to come on Lifewise Biblical education program
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
- Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
- Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
- Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
- Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
- "Taking Flight"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Maureen Lewis, president of the Carolina Beach Mural Project
- Commentary: Patricia Dew “Public Libraries For All”
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- With its return home, major plumbing issue on board USS Ford can be addressed
- DOJ will pause $1.8 billion fund, per court order. And, key primaries to watch today
- Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military, appeals court rules
- For veterans, a place where peace can take root
- Trump vowed to revoke hundreds of citizenships. It's proving harder to do
- With its return home, major plumbing issue on board USS Ford can be addressed
- In Oklahoma, unused land at prisons becomes a pollinator's paradise
- Former Colorado clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines released early
- David Frum on the Trump administration's plans for America's 250th birthday
- Blanche says DOJ is nixing the 'anti-weaponization' fund
State News
- $25M awarded for recycling infrastructure in post-Helene WNC
- Should pornography come with a 50% tax? NC Senate considers bill
- North Carolina Folk Festival announces more artists for this year's event
- Randolph commission holds off on appointing new library trustees
- NC House advances bill addressing data center development, mandating new nuclear plant
- NC attorney general says Duke Energy ‘overshot the mark’ on rate hike proposal
- Proposals sought for Bluffs Lodge restoration on Blue Ridge Parkway
- Winston-Salem adopts new budget after trimming proposed tax hike
- Viral Mallard Creek track championship disqualification overturned after review
- Reacting to Supreme Court, NC House wants to limit tourism occupancy tax spending
