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Lead for North Carolina fellow talks rural brain drain, water infrastructure
Nikolai Mather
For the past five years, Lead for North Carolina has been helping local governments hire more young people. WHQR sat down with Talula Dechev, a Lead for NC fellow based in Columbus County, to talk about her work in water infrastructure and rental inspections.
The Cape Fear Rundown podcast is written and produced by Camille Mojica.
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CFR: Development 101; an octopus of revenue streams
Camille Mojica
Camille Mojica
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The Dive: New Hanover County commissioners have two weeks to find $7.7 million. How will they do it?
Benjamin Schachtman
The Newsroom
  • A retired doctor says he nearly died at NHRMC. Now he's pushing for reform
    On this episode, it's a conversation with Jon Martell, a retired doctor and former hospital administrator who says he nearly died at New Hanover Regional Medical Center — not because of a mistake made by a nurse or doctor, but because of systemic issues at the hospital. The experience led him to found a new nonprofit to push for a safer, higher-quality hospital. WHQR also spoke with top Novant medical administrators to work through some of Martell's systemic concerns.
More Local News
Simone Hetherington, a speaker during public comment, urges lawmakers not to pass the masking bill during the state Senate Rules Committee in the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Hetherington told lawmakers she is immunocompromised and is concerned how the bill would impact her ability to wear a mask in public.
  1. North Carolina lawmakers push bill to ban most public mask wearing, citing crime
  2. Sheriff charges Pender County Schools bus driver employee with sexual battery
  3. Leland town council unanimously approves 17% property tax increase
  4. Columbus County magistrate suspended for Facebook posts, using state resources
  5. Transparency, accountability, and community: A conversation about the New Hanover Community Endowment with Harper Peterson
  6. NC Black Film Festival award winner Chris Everett talks "Wilmington on Fire" and its forthcoming sequel
  7. New Hanover County needs more foster families
  8. NHC school board votes 4-3 to ask county commissioners for an additional $4.6 million
  9. Community Advisory Council says it's been largely ignored by NHC Endowment, asks for more engagement
  10. NHC students win state history prize for project on Wilmington's 1898 coup and massacre
  11. CFR: What's going on at NHRMC?
  12. "The end of Port City United”: Judge excoriates PCU violence interrupter facing drug and weapons charges
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Playwright Samm-Art Williams
  2. Cinematique Presents: Challengers
  3. Rock, Paper, Stitch
  4. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Little Women
  5. STNL! Featuring: The Benny Hill Ensemble
  6. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Rissi Palmer and September Krueger
  7. Comedian Meghan Cook on her origins in stand-up, and advice for aspiring comics
  8. Cape Fear Conversations: Health Equity
  9. Docutime Film Festival celebrates its 20th year
  10. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Grahamland Amusements
  11. Cinematique Presents: The Beast
  12. Cinematique Presents: Problemista
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
Cape Fear Rundown
  • The Cape Fear Rundown podcast is written and produced by Camille Mojica.
    CFR: Development 101; an octopus of revenue streams
    Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly tells us about her upcoming story on development and then Ben joins us to talk about all the ways our county government makes money its able to spend.
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Port City Politics
  • Big bronze lanterns, Columbus County Sheriff's Office, and Grand Jury shenanigans
    On this episode: The Cotton Exchange has had its two bronze lanterns for almost fifty years — now the United States government wants them back. Plus, does a denied budget request for the Columbus County Sheriff's Office point to the long-term fallout from Jody Greene's time as Sheriff? And, a rare glimpse into the Grand Jury process leaves more questions than answers.
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National News
  1. Red Lobster files for bankruptcy after missteps, including all-you-can-eat shrimp
  2. Tucson is one of the first places in line for money to clean up PFAS
  3. The special challenges that Black male caregivers face
  4. Nonprofit trains young singers in Philadelphia and beyond
  5. Amid record homelessness, a Texas think tank tries to upend how states tackle it
  6. A look at abortion rights across the country
  7. Why Medicaid expansion in the South failed
  8. Red Lobster files for bankruptcy after missteps including all-you-can-eat shrimp
  9. Ga. residents experience mail delays after 'Delivering for America' goes into effect
  10. N.J. casinos are exempt from indoor smoking bans. Employees have health worries
State News
Bifacial solar panels, or panels that absorb sunlight on both sides, were previously excluded under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974. They will now receive a 14.25% duty on imports.
  1. New solar tariffs could boost NC’s burgeoning electric economy
  2. Winston-Salem State’s Rajah Caruth sees North Wilkesboro Speedway as an ‘important market’ for NASCAR
  3. RFK Jr., Constitution Party nearing ballot access in North Carolina as deadlines loom
  4. After generating millions for NC in 2023, NASCAR All-Star Race again returns to North Wilkesboro
  5. Canton paper mill has prospective new owner, but Pactiv Evergreen ‘still on the hook,’ mayor says
  6. Wawa’s first store location in North Carolina has officially opened
  7. Alamance-Burlington budget proposal cuts vacant positions, avoids layoffs
  8. UNC-Chapel Hill to 'take action' against protesters who participated in recent campus demonstrations
  9. ‘Big milestone’ as NCDOT awards contract for I-26 Connector through Asheville
  10. With smaller budget surplus, NC House looks for other funding for private school vouchers
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