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Q: Is North Carolina’s film grant program out of money?A: No — not exactly. The program is still getting $31 million annually, and all the current grants are fully funded. However, the program has depleted a reserve fund left over from past years, meaning new applications might have to wait for disbursements.
The Newsroom
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On today's show, Kelly Kenoyer discusses her months-long investigation into alleged morale issues in Wilmington City Hall. And Rachel Keith sits down to discuss her recent reporting on the Upperman family’s decision to stop supporting UNCW scholarships over the university’s anti-DEI policy, plus her recent efforts to track the $20 million nursing pipeline grant.
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- Wilmington Fire Department taking applications for firefighter recruits
- "A sense of peace": Wilmington native and painter Barbara Bear Jamison on art and inspiration
- Residents voice concerns at public hearing for Martin Marietta's Castle Hayne quarry expansion proposal
- Wilmington City Council members respond to WHQR's reporting on morale at City Hall
- Checking on The Endowment’s $22-million nursing pipeline grant yields some data, but little discussion
- Brunswick County wildfire near Shallotte 65% contained, according to N.C. Forest Service
- Solomon Towers residents cite persistent issues, WHA says improvements coming through redevelopment
- New Hanover County Board of Elections approves early voting schedule
- Living Hope Day Center faces imminent closure with no interim location set
- New Hanover County greenlights new affordable housing investment fund
- In Ocean Isle Beach, advocates hope ‘Turtle Lights’ will save tiny lives
- Jacksonville museum brings attention to Marines of the Carolinas
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Cavalleria Rusticana
- "Wings of Hope" - Opening Reception Friday, July 24
- Commentary: Freedom Ain’t Free - Jamir Jumoke
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Northchase Library Opening
- Commentary: Freedom of Religion - Bob Thompson
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 16th Annual Ocean City Jazz Festival
- Commentary: First in Freedom: Gary Trawick
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Brad Heller and the Fustics| On Air This Weekend
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: An Evening with Natasha Yvette Williams
- Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
- Soup to Nuts Live! The Little Mercies
- Commentary: The American Revolutionary War & the Two Scotlands - Alan Sturrock
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- Man accused of setting a fire outside a federal building in New York City
- Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
- How soccer brings a Bhutanese community together in Harrisburg, Pa.
- Amid nurse shortage, a school in the South rolls out the welcome mat for men
- Arizona primaries set the stage for contested fall races in a swing state
- A homeless man was charged with a felony for camping. He's one of the first
- Colorado wildfire victims return to their homes for the first time
- Civil rights leaders call for justice at funeral for Mississippi teen
- FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test
- What led to the arrests of Andrew and Tristan Tate
State News
- French Broad Paddle Trail adds new campsite and improves river access
- Duke Energy Carolinas halves its rate hike request in new settlement
- State responds to hundreds of potential non-U.S. citizens on North Carolina's voter rolls
- Duke Energy Carolinas reduces proposed energy rate increase to 3.7%
- WSSU receives $500K to launch graduate prep program
- Q&A: Charlotte tragedy prompts new child welfare program in state budget
- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library reopens enrollment to more NC children
- Whatley addresses dozens of WNC supporters as money flows into pivotal Senate race
- The World Cup brought the world to Charlotte, as fans created pockets of home
- What role could PFAS play in North Carolina's closely watched U.S. Senate race?
