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We meet a man who leads a local church and who volunteers on two foundations that support LGBTQ+ people and educational efforts. Rev. John McLaughlin talks about his work in the community, but he also shares his own story, which includes deep personal trauma. It’s that trauma that led him back to church and launched his search for a spiritual sanctuary where he could be gay and Christian.

Starting Tuesday morning, traffic started backing up around Wilmington-area gas stations. While officials say there’s no actual gas shortage, that hasn’t stopped many from stocking up — nor has it stopped stations from running out of fuel as part of a supply 'crunch' caused in part by panic buying.

Snows Cut Park will permanently close on June 30, 2021. In a press release, New Hanover County cited "significant and persistent shoreline erosion that has occurred, forming steep embankments along the shoreline, compromising the septic system, and creating sinkholes on the land."

On Wednesday's CoastLine, we take another look at what it means to be queer in the Cape Fear. A local pastor talks about life as a gay church leader and his advocacy work in the LGBTQ community. What does acceptance really look like? Is "don't ask, don't tell" enough?

When the Driftwood Apartment complex was put on the market, low-income and disability housing advocates were alarmed. Now it’s found a local buyer, Cape Fear Collective — what's next?

Hosted by Ben Schachtman, Managing Editor of HQR News, the program is an opportunity for local officials and reporters -- the people who make news and the people who report it -- to talk about the issues that affect our community. Expect deeper dives and candid conversation.

Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguards will return full-time to the beach later this month -- and they’ve dedicated their 2021 season to one man: Captain Jeremy Owens. We’ll hear from the guards who hope to carry on his legacy...and the family that still misses him. *And a warning to listeners, this report does discuss suicide.*

Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Coastal Horizons’ Treatment Operations Director, Ryan Estes, to the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The city and county are working together on two major joint projects after years of financial contention. At an ad-hoc meeting on housing Wednesday, elected officials worked together to set priorities to solve the problem of affordability.

In a study comparing state corporate tax costs across the country, North Carolina has the lowest corporate income tax rate, at 2.5%. That's according to the latest Tax Foundation report.