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City of Wilmington
This year has meant a lot of changes in the affordable housing space in Wilmington — not all of them positive developments. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer interviewed a housing expert for a mid-year update.
The Newsroom
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On this edition, The Assembly’s Erin Gretzinger on the rapidly shifting landscape of DEI policy in North Carolina higher education. Plus, WHQR's Nikolai Mather helps unpack the lawsuit between a Pender County newspaper and county officials — and the political context behind the litigation.
More Local News
- Gov. Stein touts CNBC's 'Top State for Business' rating, hedges on middling 'quality of life' score
- After loss of county funding, Cape Fear Continuum of Care gets boon from The Endowment
- The awkward, quiet death of UNCW’s Razor Walker Award
- Wilmington man pleads guilty to accidentally shooting a friend
- New Hanover County school board hears options on rehabbing or replacing NHHS
- NHC school board votes to keep Mary Washington Howe open, find alternate pre-K funding
- Suspected shooter yet to be found after barricade incident near Creekwood, one victim in critical condition
- "Vibrant Visions: Land and Sea" Fourth Friday Reception
- WPD ask for the public's help identifying suspect in Sunday night's downtown shooting
- Sunday Edition: I’m Not Rooting for the Iceberg
- Tropical Storm Chantal is expected to bring moderate flooding, dangerous maritime conditions
- Governor Stein signs Parents Protection Act, vetoes other bills he decries as "mean-spirited"
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Nancy King and Thandolwethu Mamba
- Kaleb Edward Edley on acting, teaching, and finding inspiration
- Calvin Rowell Jr. on balancing his roles as actor and firefighter
- Black Music Month Celebration: Port City All-Stars
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Cammeron Batanides and Zerick Jones
- WHQR MeetUp at Willowdale Urban Farms, June 20th
- Wilmington artist Dymond Logan on defining her style, seeking independence, and inspiring her family
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Heather Wilson
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Susan Habas and Zach Hanner
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Eric Manning, July 31st
- Soup to Nuts Featuring: Courtney-Lynn and Quinn On-Air This Weekend!
- Steve Vernon on his journey into theater, Wilmigton's scene, and Big Dawg Productions
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- Conservative-leaning thinktank weighs in on what's next for the Education Department
- Americans' medical debt can stay in credit reports, judge rules. What does that mean?
- A lack of nursing home oversight is a problem for many states
- Attorney General Bondi brushes aside questions about her handling of Epstein files
- How one Texas town is recovering, 10 years after a devastating flash flood
- Texas flash flood recovery effort turns its focus to lakes
- U.S. senator wants DOGE out of sensitive payment system for farmers
- Stacey Abrams warns of autocracy and voter suppression, doesn't rule out another run
- SCOTUS allows dismantling of Education Dept. And, Trump threatens Russia with tariffs
- 4 astronauts splashdown on SpaceX capsule to end Axiom Space's private Ax-4 mission
State News
- State to fund new effort to clear Helene debris from rivers
- 'It’s a little weird': Trump’s social media vetting rules stir international student worries
- Stein kicks off week-long trip to encourage post-Helene tourism to Western North Carolina
- Wildfire funds in NC's latest Helene bill will help state hire contract personnel for fire response
- Transylvania County opts out of Army Corps debris removal to use new state program
- FEMA floodplains determine who must get insurance. NC's are insufficient
- No-cost repairs help residents hold on to homes and lower their utility bills
- Clock and furniture maker with Triad presence to close
- NC Zoo leader Pat Simmons has died after battle with cancer
- NC General Assembly looks at ways to boost the state’s film and television industries
