Latest Local News
Megan McDeavitt
/
WHQR
In the spring of 2023, the Cape Fear Community College trustees held a hearing to remove Ray Funderburk III, who had been at odds with the board and the college several times in his short tenure. Funderburk denied allegations levied by the trustees and filed a lawsuit, which has now settled for over a quarter-million dollars.
The Newsroom
-
On this edition of The Newsroom, WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman talks to reporter Aaleah McConnell, who has been looking into the arrest of a Wilmington man who claims he was the victim of law enforcement violence — and the laws and policies that govern the use of force by cops and deputies.
More Local News
- NHCAE says they will continue their advocacy work after Friday’s rally
- Ali Siddiq: The comedian, the storyteller, the man
- City of Wilmington moving forward on plans for a new homeless shelter
- Dan Mintz on Tina Belcher, reading people's minds, and the beauty of one-liners
- New Hanover County board issues temporary stay against Hilton Bluffs project in Sledge Forest
- UNCW's The Seahawk covers upcoming campus safety report
- Proposed bill would deannex part of Southport, set up Sunset Beach for the same
- Letter to the Editor: License Plate Reader technology
- NHC school board disciplines David Perry, talks budget issues
- Some CFCC instructors concerned about how 'student success' rates factor into their employee evaluations
- State officials get an earful from residents upset about proposed PFAS regulations
- MT Bottles on the Wilmington comedy scene, fatherhood, and his approach to making people laugh
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Craig Snow of the Cape Fear Chordsmen
- Commentary: Robert Leddy "Wright Brothers"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Choral Society, "Disaster!" and Bo Webb
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Beth Crookham & The People
- Commentary: "280th Anniversary of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's Defeat" Alan Sturrock
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Lee's Surrender"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Cape Fear Swing Dance Society
- Commentary: Gary Trawick “Hope for the Future”
- Lanatria Brackett Ellis on her unique blend of fashion, entrepreneurship, and storytelling.
- "Neighboring: Using Art to Bring Communities Together"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Susan Habas and Make A Difference Art Show
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Anna Lena Phillips Bell
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- A United jet struck a light pole and a truck near Newark airport, police say
- The U.S. fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as UAE says it's attacked by Iran
- The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues to parks
- Louisiana lawmakers working to pass map that could eliminate majority Black districts
- Bill aims to stop 'claim sharks' from targeting disabled vets after NPR investigation
- Trump's power of political retribution will be tested this week in Indiana primary
- Morning news brief
- Selma residents react to SCOTUS decision that gutted Voting Rights Act
- California, Arizona and Nevada have a new plan to share the Colorado River
- 2 U.S. service members missing after military exercises in Morocco
State News
- Burn ban lifted for Western North Carolina, but drought is far from over
- Watauga school board seeking applicants to fill vacant seat
- Ban on open burning lifted for 81 N.C. counties, including most of the Triangle
- New agreement aims to conserve wildlife along NC’s electric corridors
- Who funded anti-Berger PAC? Mysterious out-of-state groups
- Green sea turtle conservation success story making waves across the globe and along the North Carolina coast
- Highest number of North Atlantic Right Whale births recorded in 15 years
- Guilford County bridge will be renamed to honor fallen Greensboro officer
- Atrium poised to take over WakeMed in Triangle healthcare shakeup
- Rep. Chuck Edwards allegedly under investigation by House Ethics Committee
