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The New Hanover County court building.
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District Attorney’s office drops all remaining charges against Cape Fear Escorts case defendants
Benjamin Schachtman
On Tuesday, charges against six people previously indicted as part of an investigation into Cape Fear Escorts were dropped, citing insufficient evidence. The case was announced three years ago in a high-profile release from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, which included hundreds of charges. One defendant, Christopher Todd Evans, was convicted in federal court and later entered into a plea deal on state charges.
Closing arguments in the trial of Omonte Bell, left, and Dyrell Green, right, began June 15, 2026, at the New Hanover County Courthouse.
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Closing arguments wrap up in 'TRU Colors' trial
Aaleah McConnell
Wrightsville Beach, NC.
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Former Wrightsville Beach police chief alleges he was pressured to break the law, then wrongfully fired
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.
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  1. Three healthcare providers compete to meet New Hanover County's need for more hospital beds
  2. Proposed camping ban moving swiftly through the NC Senate would create sanctioned homeless camps
  3. New Hanover Board of Elections looking for election day volunteers
  4. Sunday Edition: Dog Whistlin' Dixie
  5. Sunday Edition: Editor's notes on 'a nuanced position' and ‘Joe Blow the ragman’
  6. Changes to the NC State Health Plan will make retirees pay more. Here’s what it means for you
  7. Wilmington Police Department fills two leadership positions
  8. A parking reform bill has the backing of an unusual coalition: environmentalists, housing advocates, and developers
  9. A conversation about Pride with the LGBTQ Center of the Cape Fear Coast's Elena Rosemond
  10. Two years after opening, Novant's Michael Jordan clinics in Wilmington are looking to do more
  11. Wilmington Police Department makes arrest in fatal downtown shooting
  12. North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee approves statewide homeless camping ban
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
For any problem in an incarcerated person's life — from not getting enough toilet paper to extreme physical abuse — the grievance system is the primary way to speak out. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go nowhere, according to an analysis of federal data by The Marshall Project and NPR.
  1. 'Rejected': How federal prisons stonewall grievances and deny care for years
  2. On a flight home, a stranger helped her understand what came next
  3. El Niño is here, so what does it mean?
  4. Soccer's premier goal scorers, led by Lionel Messi, show up to the World Cup with a bang
  5. Plot to attack White House UFC event foiled, FBI director says
  6. With 'Connect 250,' StoryCorps wants to create time capsule of American life
  7. U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 1, leaves 2 survivors
  8. Haitian immigrants ask Supreme Court to toss case in light of new evidence
  9. Volunteer tinkerers bring broken appliances back to life for people in need
  10. From the middle of the ocean, Kelsey Pfendler on rowing solo across the pacific
State News
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meets every first and third Tuesday at 200 College Street.
  1. Buncombe formally sets November bond referenda
  2. Monroe reverses course on I-77 toll lanes amid funding concerns
  3. Advocates not calling recent rulings in Camp Lejeune water contamination case a win
  4. Matthews attorney says state Sen. Sawyer's I-77 payback plan is 'unlawful'
  5. Local officials commit to working with new Forsyth Strong coalition
  6. NC House starts moving sweeping elections bill, plans to pass it this week despite opposition
  7. A hard rain reveals the slow road to recovery in Hickory Nut Gorge
  8. A bill making its way through the General Assembly could limit how Buncombe County spends tourism dollars
  9. NC Senate bill would cap hospital CEO pay, give state treasurer new 'tool'
  10. Guilford County Schools offering free summer meals
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