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Courtesy of Pender County/WHQRAccording to county documents, the Pender Housing Initiative "lapsed" five years ago. Now, amidst major changes to the county's public housing authority, PHI is coming back. -
Benjamin Schachtman/WHQRThe North Carolina Police Benevolent Association surveyed nearly half of the officers in the Wilmington Police Department, aiming at issues the organization believed were also part of a $75,000 third-party investigation conducted last year, although the final report was withheld from the public. The survey results paint a negative picture of the department, with just 7% of officers saying they would recommend WPD as a “good place to work.”
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On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, WHQR's Ben Schachtman sat down with Curt Farrison, president of Chapter 885 of the Vietnam Veterans of America, to talk about coming home from war, understanding and managing PTSD, and what the country could do better for men and women who have worn a uniform. -
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You was banned from classrooms in New Hanover County in September 2023. Even though that decision was made close to two years ago, it was a catalyst for the creation of at least two local banned book groups, which are still meeting. -
On Tuesday, the Wilmington Police Department responded to a welfare call at an apartment complex near the south side of Wilmington. Warning: this story contains some material that may be upsetting. -
Michael Silverman, who started work as county manager on June 3rd of last year, had only been on the job for about ten months. -
Azalea Festival 2025 was a big success according to its organizers, but reviews from downtown businesses were a mixed bag. -
As New Hanover County school board members debated censuring Dr. Tim Merrick, several references were made to potential policy violations by other board members. In one case, this led to a request for censure against Vice Chair Josie Barnhart, and it’s raised questions about how other board members are being held accountable. -
Sunday Edition is a weekly newsletter from WHQR's News Director Benjamin Schachtman, featuring behind-the-scenes looks at our reporting, context and analysis of ongoing stories, and semi-weekly columns about the news and media issues in general. This editorial segment and letter to the editor are excerpts from the original version. -
On this week's edition of The Dive, Johanna Still from The Assembly looks at North Carolina businesses who are actually quite enthusiastic about President Trump's tariffs, and WHQR's Ben Schachtman follows up on how UNCW's neutrality policy shapes (or doesn't) the type of public events held on campus. -
The city of Wilmington has had three fatal crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists so far in 2025. -
The Wilmington Rotary community has sponsored about nine Ukrainians fleeing the war, which started in 2022. WHQR spoke with Dan Parks, one of their main sponsors, who said changes to federal immigration policies have made Ukrainians' future in the U.S. uncertain.
