In early July, WHQR published an investigation into morale problems at city hall. Now, council members react.

At the end of 2023, The Endowment launched what was then its most ambitious grant to date, aimed at creating a nursing pipeline to address a serious shortage. The grant directed over $20 million to a collaborative group of public educational institutions and the local chamber of commerce. Through public records requests and other inquiries, WHQR took a look at how the pipeline project is doing — but without on-the-record interviews, some questions were harder to answer.

In Brunswick County, a wildfire in Shallotte is 65% contained. According to officials, last Friday, a lightning strike started a 283-acre fire that officials are calling the Quarry Road Fire.

Tenants have voiced long-standing complaints about management, maintenance, and pest control at Solomon Towers, a senior public housing facility in downtown Wilmington. The housing authority acknowledged some issues, but pointed to major planned renovations — and also the challenges of operating on limited and inadequate funding.

The New Hanover County Board of Elections approved the early voting schedule for the 2026 general election yesterday. The schedule still needs final approval from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

The Living Hope Day Center is in its last month of operation at the First Baptist Church, and at the end of July, the shelter will close without an immediate replacement.

The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners has created a new affordable housing lending fund. Commissioners unanimously approved the creation of the workforce housing investment fund yesterday.

The Ocean Isle Beach Sea Turtle Protection Organization, a Brunswick County nonprofit, is funding the installation of 'turtle safe' lighting — part of a larger effort to help protect turtle hatchlings from misdirection and predators as they head from the beach to the ocean.

The Carolina Museum of the Marine opened early last month in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Built in the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, its goal is to preserve the legacy of Marines and sailors from the Carolinas, telling the history of places like Camp Lejeune and Montford Point.

Wilmington city leaders caught some flak for a pricy trip to DC. Should they have scaled things back — and why did they have to go, at all? Plus, mapping some of the reactions after drunk teenagers apparently went berserk at Landfall. And, North Carolina again selectively celebrates CNBC’s annual rating of the states.