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Tony and Christine Perez (left, center) joined Jason McCoy (right) to welcome him in his new apartment at SECU The Sparrow, a permanent supportive housing complex developed and run by Good Shepherd Center.
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A look at life in The Sparrow, a new housing complex in Wilmington serving the chronically homeless
Kelly Kenoyer
A month after its grand opening, the Sparrow is nearly full. The permanent supportive housing complex located in Wilmington is home to 32 chronically homeless and disabled people. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer visited with a new tenant to see how things are going.
District Attorney for New Hanover and Pender counties Jason Smith, along with New Hanover County Sheriff Ed McMahon and Wilmington Police Chief Ryan Zuidema, held a press conference on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, to announce the findings of the State Bureau of Investigation’s review of the officer-involved shooting of 21-year-old Edilberto Espinoza Sierra.
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After SBI concludes investigation, DA announces no charges in officer-involved shooting of Edilberto Espinoza Sierra
Aaleah McConnell
The Pender County Board of Education Building
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Pender County adds additional $2.7 million to close school district funding gap
Sofia Dinka
The Newsroom
  • Meeting people where they are: NPR's Tamara Keith on covering people and politics
    This year's WHQR luncheon guest was Tamara Keith, Senior Political Correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Keith spoke about covering the president, the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and her new series, Swing Shift, a long-term project to document the perspectives of voters in swing states. Keith also took questions from our audience and sat down with WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman.
More Local News
  1. The NC House overrode four of the governor’s vetoes. Here’s what it means for North Carolinians.
  2. First in Conservation: Farm Bill extends tax credit
  3. Pender County's child advocacy center to shut down
  4. Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
  5. Deal announced to preserve 3,200 acres of Sledge Forest, if current Hilton Bluffs plan approved
  6. NHCS public hearing for LifeWise on hold until fate of SB 1006 is decided
  7. Good News Sk8 Night celebrates three years in the Cape Fear
  8. Pender County Schools considers staff and service cuts due to budget deficit
  9. NC Attorney General Jackson on Chemours, EPA agreement: 'This is an insult' to eastern NC
  10. North Carolina leaders hold Black maternal healthcare summit to discuss potential legislative change
  11. Two news outlets are offering natural disaster advice for immigrants
  12. City of Wilmington is looking at some new hires: Goats
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
One Night Only with Natasha Yvette Williams
  1. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: An Evening with Natasha Yvette Williams
  2. Soup to Nuts Live! The Little Mercies
  3. Commentary: The American Revolutionary War & the Two Scotlands - Alan Sturrock
  4. New art gallery and supply store on Castle Street offers art for everybody
  5. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Summer at CAM
  6. Commentary: Shannon Gentry “What does public service mean?”
  7. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 5th Annual Trash'n Fash'n Show
  8. Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
  9. Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
  10. Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
  11. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
  12. Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor (seated left) and Justice Samuel Alito (seated second from right).
  1. A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding'
  2. She posted about ICE. Five months later, DHS agents told her to take her post down
  3. World Cup fans are missing games after their resale tickets fall through
  4. John Bolton, former Trump national security adviser, pleads guilty in classified documents case
  5. 'We are with you, Venezuela': Houston community rallies after deadly earthquakes
  6. How well do you know your Reflecting Pool news? Because the quiz will test you
  7. Trump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway.
  8. Organizers say the Great American State Fair is for everyone. Some disagree
  9. In a first since Trump deployed the guard to D.C., Democrats are sending troops
  10. Ohio pastor shares how the SCOTUS ruling on TPS holders will affect his community
State News
Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper speaks at a campaign event in Asheville Friday, June 26, 2026.
  1. Cooper says Whatley 'has not convinced this administration' that WNC needs more Helene aid
  2. Duke Energy prepares for hurricane season with “self-healing” upgrades
  3. New art sculpture in Burlington honors late community leader John Currin
  4. Boone to enact water restrictions
  5. Dangerous heat wave forecast for the Carolinas next week
  6. Guilford adopts revised budget with nearly $14M less for schools
  7. Could additional money for NC Children's be part of state budget talks?
  8. U.S. House committee votes to again remove Confederate names from Fort Bragg and other bases
  9. With the debut of AVL Stonewall Fest, Asheville has June Pride once more
  10. Buncombe tourism authority approves $34.5M budget amid tighter spending restrictions
Taking Flight Final Reception - Friday, June 26, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at WHQR MC Erny Gallery
Collage of Pledge Drive Volunteers
Soup to Nuts Live! The Little Mercies - July 19th, 2026
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