The Department of Justice approved North Carolina’s redrawn district maps last month, but court proceedings for a pair of lawsuits questioning the…

Voters came out to the polls for this year’s municipal elections as SBI investigations were underway in Oak Island and Carolina Beach.WHQR’s Asia Brown…

Three years after announcing its plans to operate a cement plant in Castle Hayne, Titan America is still waiting to hear a final decision regarding an air…

Number four on WHQR’s top ten news story countdown for all of 2011 is the passage of the Defense of Marriage act by the state legislature.WHQR’s Michelle…

North Carolina’s unemployment rate grew from November of 2010 to last month, and the state remains nearly 1.5 percent above the national rate.While more…

As we continue WHQR’s countdown of top news stories in 2011, we’ve come to #6—the ongoing study of the water contamination at Camp Lejeune.WHQR’s Michelle…

In 2011, southeastern North Carolina endured a slew of weather emergencies including deadly tornadoes in April, Hurricane Irene in August, and a massive…

In an unprecedented move this fall, four members of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners asked their fifth member, Brian Berger, to resign.WHQR’s…

State lawmakers approved a new annexation process in June, allowing unincorporated areas to block a neighboring city’s advances if 60 percent of their…

PPD, one of Wilmington’s largest employers, made it to #10 on WHQR’s countdown of top news stories in 2011 as the company was sold this fall.WHQR’s Asia…