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The fast-growing Town of Leland, in nothern Brunswick County.
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Leland and Brunswick County are growing fast. What challenges await local leaders?
Kelly Kenoyer
A look ahead at housing in 2025 and beyond, asking the question: how can the region balance growth with worries about infrastructure and roads.
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The WHQR news team reflects on 2024, and looks ahead to next year
Benjamin Schachtman
New Hanover County Commissioners: Rob Zapple, Jonathan Barfield (left), Bill Rivenbark (center); Democratic Rep. Deb Butler (center), and Republican Senator Michael Lee (right); Norco Management Developer, Stephanie Norris (right); and residents: John Lizzio and Marsha Barfield (left) at the ribbon-cutting of Estrella Landing.
Aaleah McConnell
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What's next for housing in New Hanover County?
Kelly Kenoyer
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Illustration by Becky Harlan
  1. Sunday Edition: All Apologies
  2. Warming Shelter to open in Wilmington for three nights before Christmas
  3. Officials offer reward for info leading to the arrest of Castle Hayne shooter
  4. A low-income complex in Wilmington was without water for days. What's the future for the property?
  5. After four CFCC semi-trailer trucks caught fire, college claims $88,000 in damages
  6. A Wilmington start-up roundtable: Jessica Kovar, Rob Cooley, Christian Pardue, and Morris Nguyen
  7. Sunday Edition: Algorithm and Blues
  8. How the USDA makes free school meals possible for New Hanover County students
  9. Cape Fear Community College comes off accreditation warning with consultant's help
  10. A conversation with former Wilmington Police Department Captain Mike Fanta
  11. Former New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office deputy facing felony strangulation charge
  12. New Hanover Community Endowment announced new board leadership positions
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Cinematique Presents: Queer
  2. Cinematique Presents: A Real Pain
  3. Cinematique Presents: Anora
  4. Hari Kondabolu talks activism, comedy, influences, and working while raising a 4-year-old
  5. Taimak, star of cult classic 'The Last Dragon, on his career and upcoming Wilmington event
  6. Black Violin's Kev Marcus about beats, Bach, and breaking stereotypes
  7. WHQR Commentary: John Ormond “Autumn”
  8. Dr. Jerry Nolan Opera Archives
  9. Fracaswell Hyman on acting, writing for kids, and taking chances
  10. Cinematique Presents: Saturday Night
  11. Cinematique Presents: Lee
  12. Cinematique Presents: The Outrun
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
  1. Four years after the Capitol riot, why QAnon hasn't gone away
  2. 10 essential books about Jimmy Carter
  3. 2024 in photos: NPR station photographers share memorable moments
  4. Georgia remembers former President Jimmy Carter
  5. A look back at Jimmy Carter's presidency
  6. Carter's single White House term still stirs controversy after more than 40 years
  7. Jimmy Carter's environmental legacy set the foundation for today's climate action
  8. 2 men were found dead from exposure after looking for Sasquatch
  9. Jimmy Carter to be honored with a state funeral before being buried next to Rosalynn
  10. Under a 'grandma moon,' Native Americans honor their sacred pact with salmon
State News
A woman moves belongings from a homeless camp behind Faith Hope & Love Ministries in Gastonia on Aug. 28, 2023.
  1. Homelessness increased across North Carolina, new federal data show
  2. Esparza reflects on historic appointment as first NC Latino Cabinet member
  3. As tumultuous 2024 ends, Canton mill site’s future remains uncertain
  4. The Avett Brothers continue their New Year's Eve tradition of NC shows
  5. Reimagining homeowners insurance for a hotter, windier, wetter North Carolina
  6. Disputed state Supreme Court race is on a fast track in federal court
  7. North Carolina governor will start his term off much like his predecessor did, in court
  8. American Airlines resumes flights after nationwide grounding due to 'technical issue'
  9. This Christmas is quieter, as birders search for song amidst the sprawl
  10. New NC museum wants to help teachers tackle the real history of the Civil War
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