Latest Local News
Benjamin Schachtman
/
WHQR
Wilmington City Council will vote Tuesday to get the financing ready to purchase the Thermo Fisher campus. The state will require a tax increase in order to sign off on the bonds necessary — but the city also has plans to pay down its outstanding balance, so that tax increase will be part of a more complicated conversation when council reviews its budget for the coming fiscal year.
CoastLine
-
Gay or trans kids are at infinitely higher risk of harm if rejected by the adults around them. In ultra-conservative churches that condemn LGBTQ+ identities, parents often have to decide between their child and their church community. But a group of women that call themselves the Mama Bears is seeking to change that. Filmmaker Daresha Kyi joined us to talk about the power of Mama Bear love.
The Newsroom
-
Less than a year after he was appointed, Ray Funderburk was ousted from the Cape Fear Community College Board of Trustees. In his brief time on the board, he stepped out of line three times, starting with his vote against President Jim Morton's raise — the only dissenting vote. On this episode, a look at the trial to remove him and what we've learned in the aftermath.
More Local News
- Last hearing for Duke Energy Progress's 18% residential rate hike is Tuesday night
- Sunshine week: The trials and tribulations of finding out what Cape Fear cops are paid
- Books on race and sexuality among the most targeted across N.C. schools
- Wilmington senior living facility apologizes for publishing inappropriate joke in newsletter
- New Hanover Community Endowment unveils three-year strategic plan
- EPA announces 'the first-ever national standard' for PFAS regulations on six chemicals, including GenX
Cape Fear Rundown
-
Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week after work on Wednesday, Kelly and Cami drove three hours to the University of Elon for a conference! Funny how last week was one conference, and we’re at another this week. It was Cami's first ever one, and she had a great time, listening to an enthralling podcast on the drive there and back, meeting cool new people, and spending time with colleagues Kelly Kenoyer and Rachel Keith. At the end, over some meat and cheese, they talked about their thoughts.
Port City Politics
-
If you missed WHQR's February 11 Black History event, you're in luck: We have the highlights from our panel of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion experts.
National News
- The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation's water rights
- What France's revolt over raising the retirement age says about the attitude to work
- Her case ended in a joyful airport reunion, but the future of asylum is uncertain
- U.S. aid worker and French journalist freed after years in captivity in West Africa
- The Supreme Court hears a case with implications for the shrinking Colorado River
- A jury convicts 3 men of the robbery and murder of rapper XXXTentacion
- Is Trump actually getting arrested this week? Here's what we know
- Giant African snails, a voracious invader, are intercepted at Detroit's airport
- In 'The Teachers,' passion motivates, even as conditions grow worse for educators
- Quebec leaders want a popular, but unofficial, border crossing closed
State News
- Charlotte just had its first snow-less winter, as average temps rise
- Q&A: Why did the State Employees Association of North Carolina sever ties with the SEIU?
- SC eyes electricity market changes that could save customers millions
- North Carolina's Tillis, Budd back hydrogen hub proposal
- Natural resources grants help NC communities deal with flooding
- New UNC board appointments prompt diversity concerns
- CMS faces time pressure on piloting NC teacher pay and licensing plan
- Duke hosting NCAA Tournament games marks its return to elite status in women's basketball
- Duke, N.C. State, UNC-Asheville represent North Carolina in the men’s NCAA Tournament
- Plan to treat water at gasoline spill site faces a hearing Thursday
Keep in touch with WHQR
