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Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization.

When Ghosts Come Home is the first murder mystery that Wiley Cash has tackled, and on this edition of CoastLine, we find out why writing a mystery is a different kind of challenge. We also explore some of the themes around which the story turns: racial tension and white supremacy in the Cape Fear region.

WHQR is excited to announce our annual Black Music Month Celebration featuring musical arrangements of Port City All-Stars. Hosted by Rhonda Bellamy as a part of WHQR’s Juneteenth celebration, our concert will take place on Tuesday, June 24th at 7pm in the MC Erny Gallery.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Indiana University's Gerard Magliocca about the role of Congress in deciding whether former President Trump appears on ballots in Colorado and Maine.

Brown pelicans are appearing on California's coastline. They are showing up emaciated, starving and weak. Dr. Elizabeth Wood of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County explains.

The former president of the Spanish soccer federation goes on trial Monday accused of sexual assault for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso after Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup final in 2023.

According to the State Bureau of Investigation, Anthony Street was charged with communicating death threats via Facebook towards State Senator Bill Rabon, who represents Brunswick County. Street, who sits on the Soil and Water Conservation District Board, was allegedly outraged by proposed legislation to ban inshore shrimp trawling.

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.

More than 120 years after Wilmington's coup d'état targeting Black elected officials and citizens, historians, researchers, and genealogists are still piecing together what the 19th century port city was like, who the victims of 1898 were, and where their surviving family members migrated to rebuild their lives.

On Wednesday's CoastLine, the Keaton family has farmed their land in Columbus County since they went from slaves to free people. But the next generations still face major challenges like keeping their land, finding good jobs, and dealing with a nearby hog farm and paper mill.