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According 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.

The 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.”

While many people simply hop in their cars and trucks in the morning and head out to work, school, or to run errands, there are plenty in Wilmington — and around the state — who walk or ride a bike. That can be problematic in areas where the roads are designed to accommodate these "vulnerable road users."

Every week, WHQR’s Ben Schachtman and The Assembly’s Johanna Still sit down to talk about The Dive, our joint weekly newsletter. This week it's a look at some of the policies snuck into the North Carolina Senate’s budget proposal, and closer to home, efforts to trim New Hanover County’s budget.

For years, Black residents in Brunswick County have been left off of the public water system, forcing them to deal with lower-quality water from private wells. Now, as developments are popping up all around them, they’re standing up to demand access to county water.

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.

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.