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The Endowment
On Wednesday, The Endowment held a public listening session. WHQR’s Ben Schachtman and Kelly Kenoyer take a look at some of the questions from community members
The Newsroom
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Aaleah McConnell has an intimate look at how the family of Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra is coping with grief and searching for justice, after the 21-year-old was killed by law enforcement in March. Plus, Rachel Keith and Ben Schachtman dig into public school funding, with a look at this year’s budget – and some potential issues on the horizon.
More Local News
- Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
- In 4-3 vote, Wilmington City Council moves forward on 4.9-cent tax increase
- Border Belt Independent's Morgan Casey on Bladen County's aborted exploration of a smaller Board of Commissioners
- City of Wilmington could seek Endowment funding for homelessness plan
- Warmer weather means increased risk from blue-green algae, health experts warn
- Study: North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilots saved participants more money than previously estimated
- Statewide summer food benefits are rolling out for families
- Sunday Edition: Pulling the Plug
- Sunday Edition: WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer sat through an eight-hour budget meeting, so you didn't have to
- Sunday Edition: Editor's notes on The Endownment grant and NHCS's 2024 budget crisis
- Opinion: Wilmington City Councilmember Cassidy Santaguida on the proposed budget
- City of Wilmington leadership positions announced as part of reorganization project
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Profanity"
- Commentary: "Education - A Liberation Strategy" Jamir Jumoke
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts dance teacher Lesa Broadhead
- Darryl Murrill on his gospel roots, playing live, and his love of the saxophone
- Commentary: "Dr. Alan Sturrock reflects the film Braveheart, and the way Hollywood can distort history." Alan Sturrock
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kevin Lee-Y Green and Adrianna Hough
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Les Fontanelles - On Air This Weekend
- Portrait of an Artist’s Artist: Addie Wuensch
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
- Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
- "Taking Flight"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Maureen Lewis, president of the Carolina Beach Mural Project
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- NTSB says United jet was too slow and too low in Newark landing accident
- New York City reshapes mass transit system to handle World Cup, NBA finals crowds
- Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times
- Gun control group sues ATF over records release
- How cellphone carriers prepare for hurricane season with AI, drones and 'cows'
- The $13 billion carrier with a plumbing problem is home. Now come the costly repairs
- National Guard has done little to reduce violent crime in D.C., a new study finds
- Screens are leaving schools fast, though some students with disabilities rely on them
- The Obama Presidential Center will open soon. Here's a sneak peek
- Critics say adding Trump's arch to D.C. would take something away: the view
State News
- For second year in a row, only one public pool will be open in Asheville this summer
- Peter Perret set to conduct his final concert with the Philharmonia of Greensboro
- Teen 'Summer After Dark' series kicking off in Winston-Salem
- NC House passes data center regulation, pro-nuclear power bill amid concerns it may prolong coal use
- Taxable sales dropped 10% in Charlotte ZIP codes affected by Border Patrol surge
- NC Senate looks to cut back early voting days, but perhaps just in primaries
- Could a 'blue wave' help NC Democrats flip the legislature?
- Charlotte area lost nearly 10,000 estimated jobs amid early 2025 ICE surge
- Surry County enacts 60-day data center development moratorium
- A GOP Jackson County elections board member said he was warned against voting for a campus polling site
