City Council passed a camping ordinance that has sparked debates about homelessness throughout the community over the past couple of months.

The city of Wilmington is moving forward on a plan to buy land for a new park.

The New Hanover County Board of Education agreed on Tuesday to send a roughly $320-million bond request to county commissioners. They voted to keep their current legal representation, but on a different contract schedule. And Board Chair Melissa Mason offered a public apology for the behavior of some board members.

After fourteen years with the county’s election office, including over eight years as director, Rae Hunter-Havens announced her retirement last night. While Hunter-Havens’ departure was abrupt, citing personal health reasons, she will provide consulting services through next year’s primary. Her departure comes after several clashes between the elections office and the county government.

This weekend, a local nonprofit will hold its fifth annual molestation survivor walk. WHQR’s Aaleah McConnell sits down with Tracy Harrison of Keep Your Hands Off Me, Inc. to discuss the importance of having a supportive community.

Questions: Wait, the city hired a chief of staff? Is that a new position? Whose idea was this, and what does the new hire do? How much are they paid — and where is the money coming from after June’s tight budget negotiations?Short answers: Yes, the new city manager identified the need for a chief of staff to help execute her vision for the city’s leadership team; staff vacancies have freed up funding for the $195,000 salary.

The newly opened One Banana ripening facility in Wilmington will bring in fruit from the tropics to sell to regional grocers. It's a tricky logistical process to make sure bananas are as ripe as customers want them (which is, admittedly, a matter of some debate).

As kids settle back into school, adults consider ways to keep them engaged after the bell rings. There is one program that helps the youth connect to their community in a positive way.

From this week's Sunday Edition: About a year ago, the suspect in the Southport mass shooting, Nigel Max Edge, walked into WHQR's offices, asking to meet with a reporter. WHQR's news director Ben Schachtman recounts the meetings.

At Thursday’s New Hanover County school board agenda review, members voted to change rules around public engagement, and officially voted for New Hanover High’s rebuild plan. They also acknowledged DEI will disappear as one of the main pillars of their new strategic plan and debated how to proceed with future legal representation.