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Just before noon Tuesday, officers of the Wilmington Police Department responded to a shooting on the 400 block of Evans Street near Creekwood South neighborhood.
The Newsroom
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WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman and reporter Kelly Kenoyer unpack some of our recent reporting about Novant NHRMC: staff interviews and watchdog data show some concerning trends at the hospital, but the newest leadership team says things are improving. And, Rachel Keith helps explain FERPA, the federal law protecting student privacy, and how it might be overused to protect public information, including parental book challenges.
More Local News
- "Vibrant Visions: Land and Sea" Fourth Friday Reception
- 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"
- In North Carolina, It’s Do or DEI
- Reports of Wilmington ICE raid debunked by verifiers, but lack of transparency leaves advocates concerned
- Straw poll narrows Democratic slate for Wilmington elections, party won't support Barfield or Barnett
- NC House authorizes Gullah Geechee Heritage Trail in Brunswick County
- Education, food access, and housing nonprofits receive $1.67 million from The Endowment
- At a NHC NAACP meeting, community members say "no" to selling Mary Washington Howe pre-K
- New Hanover County plans retirement incentives, layoffs to address new budget’s ‘workforce reductions’
- Sunday Edition: Speaker for the Dead
- A year later, what this SCOTUS decision means for the homeless in NC
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- 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
- "Dance With Me" Fourth Friday Reception
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and U.S. officials
- In Kerrville, community rushes in to help after flooding
- United Cajun Navy helps Texans deal with flood aftermath
- Local officials are reluctant to discuss accountability in the Texas flooding
- DOJ memo says no evidence of Jeffrey Epstein 'client list' or blackmail
- Supreme Court allows Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now
- Graphics: Where the Texas floods happened and how high the waters rose
- Shoes off at the airport? TSA gives the pesky rule the boot
- Texas flood death toll tops 100 and more than 160 people are missing, Gov. Abbott says
- Remembering some of those lost in the deadly central Texas flash floods
State News
- Algae blooms in Lake Norman, threaten local ecosystems
- New NC law says it's not abuse for parents to refuse their kid's gender transition
- Part 2: Tiawana Brown helped female inmates. Prosecutors say she illegally helped herself
- Latest Helene relief package sends $16M to Canton for new wastewater treatment plant
- Marine Fisheries asking anglers to donate Red Snapper carcasses for stock assessment research
- Dangerous rip currents expected Tuesday; hundreds of rescues over holiday weekend
- Greensboro Council to meet amid investigation into one of its members
- Greensboro nonprofit to host SNL stars for comedy show fundraiser
- The impact of Trump’s spending bill could be big in NC
- Chantal floods lead to water rescues, damaged buildings in central NC