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Aerial shot of the Port of Wilmington.
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New Hanover County
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The proposed plan to dredge the Cape Fear River: Balancing progress and preservation
Rhonda Waterhouse
State and federal agencies are considering a project to deepen the shipping channel into the Port of Wilmington. Proponents of the plan say it will allow larger vessels and save money by reducing current inefficiencies. Opponents point to a host of potential environmental concerns on the surrounding waterways and wetlands.
The historic Graystone Inn in downtown Wilmington caught on fire on Friday, November 14.
Benjamin Schachtman
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WHQR
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Firefighters battle fire at Historic Graystone Inn in downtown Wilmington
Benjamin Schachtman
Gabriella de Souza poses with her uncle, David Miller. Both are gardening savants.
Kelly Kenoyer
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WHQR
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Putting your garden to bed: Tips for the winter growing season
Kelly Kenoyer
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Flyer (available in English and Spanish) to be distributed to eligible NHCS students and their families.
  1. Applications open for rent, utility, and car assistance for some NHCS families
  2. WHQR sits down with Ryan Zuidema, Wilmington's new chief of police
  3. How does local law enforcement partner with federal immigration officials in NC?
  4. Rental rates in Wilmington are flatter, but the city's renters are still struggling
  5. What policy analysts say about significant test score disparities between Black and White students
  6. Photos: Wilmington's 1898 wreath-laying ceremony
  7. Sunday Edition: Blue Wave
  8. Carmen Maria Machado keeps coming back
  9. Most NHC schools staffed after viral anonymous post calls for teachers to call out Friday and Monday
  10. Wilmington City Council passes resolution opposing Chemours Fayetteville Works Expansion
  11. NHCS board approves next year’s calendar, starts looking into funding streams for preschool
  12. Brunswick County municipal races see major upsets
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. WHQR Public Media Wins Six Broadcast Journalism Awards
  2. Heather Wilson and Ben Billingsley on the Cameron Art Museum's newest exhibitions
  3. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kim Lebby, executive director of the Dreams Center for Arts Education
  4. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Hunter Ingram, assistant director of the Burgwin-Wright House
  5. Entertainer Jason Aycock on dance, directing, and Wilmington's theatre community
  6. Commentary: Nan Graham
  7. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Rod Abernethy
  8. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington-based Working Films Celebrating 25th Anniversary
  9. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: "Speaking of Trees" with Rachel Hilburn Lewis and Andy Wood
  10. Actress, singer, and voice artist Heather Setzler on her acting career and Wilmington's theater scene
  11. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Oskar Espina Ruiz, artistic director of Chamber Music Wilmington
  12. Grammy-nominated artist Damion Murrill on his family's musical journey and empowering the next generation
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
  1. A red meat allergy caused by ticks killed a N.J. man. Here's what to know
  2. U.S. official says the 'table is being set' for possible military action against Venezuela
  3. Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59
  4. Judge indefinitely bars Trump from fining UC over alleged discrimination
  5. A transportation policy expert explains the pros of privatizing U.S. air traffic control
  6. New United Mine Workers of America president Brian Sanson discusses the industry
  7. How a bereavement group in Massachusetts copes with grief through walking
  8. More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear
  9. Right-wing media shrugs off latest Epstein document release
  10. At Trump's urging, Bondi says U.S. will investigate Epstein's ties to political foes
State News
Amanda Cook speaks in front of a microphone
  1. High Point Council Member Amanda Cook to replace Brockman in NC House
  2. Border Patrol agents begin arrests in Charlotte, targeting immigrant corridors
  3. Forsyth County Sheriff's Office identify body found in ravine as missing teen
  4. Democrats criticize planned Border Patrol operation in Charlotte
  5. Democratic leaders to select replacement for Brockman
  6. Federal WIC program is 'open and running as usual'
  7. Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott makes second big Triad HBCU donation to N.C. A&T
  8. Innovation Quarter updates its plans for Winston-Salem expansion
  9. Water quality permit for natural gas project MVP Southgate approved
  10. National Geographic CEO talks climate challenges and optimism in Winston-Salem
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