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Juneteenth Revisited: A conversation with Joe Conway
Benjamin Schachtman
WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman revisits his conversation about Juneteenth with Joe Conway, former chief equity and inclusion officer for the City of Wilmington and currently director of community engagement at UNC Health. Three years later, what's changed about the holiday, and how the nation is dealing with identity and history?
Benjamin Schachtman
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After monthlong trial, jury returns guilty verdicts for two defendants in Tru Colors double-murder case
Benjamin Schachtman
Preliminary design rendering of the Eastwood Road overpass, looking north with Military Cutoff running bottom to top, and Wrightsville Beach to the right.
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Ask A Journalist: What’s going on with the Eastwood overpass project?
Benjamin Schachtman
The Newsroom
  • What we learned from the depositions in the Funderburk v. CFCC lawsuit
    Cape Fear Community College recently settled a lawsuit filed by former trustee Ray Funderburk, and WHQR’s Rachel Keith has been poring over depositions from the case, including sworn testimony from top college officials. She joins News Director Ben Schachtman to share what she’s learned about the case — and more broadly, about CFCC’s leadership.
More Local News
  1. Lawmakers propose giving state auditor new powers after Jackson Board of Elections controversy
  2. Pender County Schools looks for ways to close budget gap
  3. In 4-3 vote, Wilmington City Council passes budget with 17% tax increase
  4. The New Hanover Board of Elections nominates new elections director
  5. District Attorney’s office drops all remaining charges against Cape Fear Escorts case defendants
  6. Closing arguments wrap up in 'TRU Colors' trial
  7. Former Wrightsville Beach police chief alleges he was pressured to break the law, then wrongfully fired
  8. Three healthcare providers compete to meet New Hanover County's need for more hospital beds
  9. Proposed camping ban moving swiftly through the NC Senate would create sanctioned homeless camps
  10. New Hanover Board of Elections looking for election day volunteers
  11. Sunday Edition: Dog Whistlin' Dixie
  12. Sunday Edition: Editor's notes on 'a nuanced position' and ‘Joe Blow the ragman’
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Summer at CAM
  2. Commentary: Shannon Gentry “What does public service mean?”
  3. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 5th Annual Trash'n Fash'n Show
  4. Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
  5. Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
  6. Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
  7. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
  8. Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
  9. Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
  10. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
  11. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
  12. Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
Algae turns the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool green on the National Mall on Tuesday in Washington, DC.
  1. Algae clouded Trump's vision for the Reflecting Pool. But scientists aren't surprised
  2. What you need to know about the preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement signed by Trump
  3. Big dogs, Buc-ee's and the great BBQ debate: World Cup fans discover everyday America
  4. Why did the newly refurbished Reflecting Pool turn green? The quiz knows
  5. Juneteenth: How news of the Emancipation Proclamation spread through the South
  6. Meet the law students working to bring workplace protections to federal courts
  7. Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app
  8. The U.S. may face Australia in the World Cup without star Christian Pulisic
  9. Obama shapes his legacy through presidential center built on hope and change
  10. Camp Mystic, site of Texas flooding disaster, had no emergency plan, report finds
State News
Drought impacting Lake Phelps at Pettigrew State Park in Washington County on May 14, 2026.
  1. Watch North Carolina's Drought Intensity Progress
  2. George Clinton, MC SHA-ROCK, and Barry Poss among this year's inductees into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame
  3. Audit finds VA automation glitch ruined 98% of veteran survivors' benefits claims
  4. UNC Health applies to build new, 92-bed hospital in Asheville
  5. Randy Shull built a 22-foot statue of himself. He insists it’s for his father.
  6. Greensboro to host youth town hall on violence prevention
  7. NC Forest Service warns of increased fire danger
  8. Charlotte City Council interviews final five applicants to be next mayor
  9. Berger on Raleigh's MLB pitch: 'I'd be interested in seeing what steps we would need to take'
  10. Alamance commission and school board to meet over budget dispute
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