Kelly Kenoyer
Reporter / HostKelly Kenoyer is an Oregonian transplant to the East Coast. She attended University of Oregon’s School of Journalism as an undergraduate, and later received a Master’s in Journalism from University of Missouri- Columbia. After a long stint in print journalism, Kelly worked as a podcast producer for Investigative Reporters and Editors, and as a radio reporter at KBIA in Columbia, MO. She’s an avid baker, cyclist, swing dancer, and an enjoyer of board games. Contact her on Twitter @Kelly_Kenoyer or by email: KKenoyer@whqr.org.
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The resolution changes little about the city's previous stance, but omits support of any specific bridge heights — a decision that will come from the federal, and to a lesser extent, the state government. -
The Cape Fear Memorial bridge replacement is a sore spot for local politicians, who’ve had little control over the decisions on the bridge despite its substantial impact on the region. -
A bill was filed in the NC House this week that would fund the Rebuild NC program, which is meant to repair or rebuild homes in Southeastern NC damaged in hurricanes Florence and Matthew. -
A recent study by AAA found that city roads are the deadliest for pedestrians at night — especially those streets far from the city center. -
More than 250 people showed up to a community meeting put on this week by the developers of the proposed Hilton Bluffs in Castle Hayne, a 4030-unit development on about 4000 acres of forested land. -
North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency admitted in the fall that it had overrun its budget and was out of money for ReBuild NC, a program to repair and rebuild homes damaged by hurricanes Matthew and Florence. State lawmakers are frustrated and the head of the department lost her job, but there are still more than a thousand families waiting in limbo, including one family in Wilmington's North Side. -
DEQ detected elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane in a sample collected on January 24 from the City of Asheboro’s wastewater treatment plant discharge, returning a final concentration of 2,200 parts per billion (ppb).
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Some residents are hoping to get a new park on a parcel of county land near Carolina Beach Road and Independence Boulevard. City council got a presentation on what that might look like this week. -
New Hanover County commissioners recently kicked of their annual budget process. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer and Ben Schachtman stepped into the studio to talk about the preliminary round of discussions. -
New Hanover County commissioners got a workforce housing update this week.
