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This week, New Hanover County Commissioners were presented with the county’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2023. Some commissioners noted certain non-profits were receiving less funding compared to previous years.
CoastLine
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The Honey Head filmmakers describe what they do as putting a narrative spin on the creative world. The company is run and staffed by women. They say they’re breaking down barriers not only as female filmmakers — but as full-time working artists in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The Newsroom
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This week, the WHQR news team, along with guests from Port City Daily and WECT, break down the major issues and how they shaped the results of Tuesday's election — which saw some unexpected upsets for incumbents, strong performances from newcomers, and higher voter turnout than in past years.
More Local News
- Chair Julia Olson-Boseman loses Democratic primary; Republicans Tom Toby and LeAnn Peirce move forward to November
- Pat Bradford, Veronica McLaurin-Brown emerge as top party candidates in NHC School Board race
- Primary 2022 results: Olson-Boseman loses, McMahon wins, school board results are tight
- Former NHCS teacher found guilty of sexual offenses against students, attorneys say civil case heading to trial
- New Hanover County voters head to the polls for primary Election Day
- City of Wilmington on track to meet climate emission and clean energy goals for 2035 and 2050
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- In Conversation with Albert "Tootie" Heath
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Linda Wilson and Jim Desmond
- A Juneteenth Celebration Through Storytelling with Mitch Capel
- The 2022-2023 PNC Broadway Season at the Wilson Center kicks off this October
- Family Farm Day returns to the Children's Museum of Wilmington
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Basile the Comedian
Port City Politics
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On this edition, we dig into hundreds of pages of new documents released as part of former Wilmington Police Department officer Brian Gilmore’s civil suit against the city, which paint a fuller picture of how disturbing the case was against Gilmore and fellow officers Kevin Piner and Jesse Moore. Plus, more on the strange case of a man found dead on the Tru Colors brewery property.
National News
- Much of the U.S. could see power blackouts this summer, a grid assessment reveals
- A counselor at Mississippi's only abortion clinic shares her story
- Historic levels of hate crimes are a threat to U.S. democracy, Lipstadt says
- New Mexico wildfire sparks backlash against controlled burns. That's bad for the West
- Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?
- Body armor, worn by the Buffalo shooter, faces far fewer regulations than guns
- Georgia NAACP is investigating a traffic stop involving a college lacrosse team
- Here's why tech giants want the Supreme Court to freeze Texas' social media law
- Bird-watcher wrongfully accused in Central Park video gets a bird-watching TV show
- Encore: She inscribed 120,000 pennies with a pandemic message. Is one in your pocket?
State News
- How NC families are coping with the baby formula shortage
- Duke Energy submits proposal to cut carbon emissions
- Rep. Madison Cawthorn concedes GOP primary to Edwards
- NC regulators were wrong to ban beer label that had naked man, judge says
- Here are the key primary election results from North Carolina
- Air conditioning lacking in NC prisons, despite funding
- Beach nourishment along Outer Banks will be sustainable for ‘foreseeable future’
- NC Supreme Court won't hear case of Rev. Barber's conviction
- Takeaways from the latest annual report on North Carolina charter schools
- North Carolina National Guard to lend support to Ukraine
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