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Keep Your Hands Off Me Inc.
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.
The Newsroom
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On today's show, a slightly overdue conversation with Josie Barnhart, Republican vice-chair of the New Hanover County Board of Education, and a mother of three. Earlier this year, Barnhart challenged the book Blended in the district, leading to some tough questions about the intersecting roles of parent and elected official, as well as how to handle books in 'grey' areas of appropriateness.
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- WPD's decades-long program hopes to be a slam dunk in curbing youth violence
- Sunday Edition: What Nigel Edge told me
- NHC school board votes on updated public engagement rules, NHHS rebuild plan
- Eyeing an unnamed property, Wilmington proposes green space preservation partnership with county, Endowment
- Sneak peek: New Hanover County's downtown library branch set to open Monday
- The legal road ahead for the Southport shooting suspect
- WECT, WHQR, and Port City Daily hosting municipal election forum on October 8
- North Carolina ACLU sues New Hanover County Clerk of Court over public records
- Update: Authorities confirm identities of three killed, six wounded during Southport mass shooting
- Who is Southport shooting suspect Nigel Edge?
- D.C. Virgo met growth expectations last year, welcomes new leadership
- Affordable housing redevelopment of Azalea Inn gets pushback from community, councilman Kevin Spears
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Actress, singer, and voice artist Heather Setzler on her acting career and Wilmington's theater scene
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Oskar Espina Ruiz, artistic director of Chamber Music Wilmington
- Grammy-nominated artist Damion Murrill on his family's musical journey and empowering the next generation
- Commentary: Judge Gary Trawick
- "TERRA LUNA" Fourth Friday Reception
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Beth Carter, organizer of the Island Arts Council's Art in the Yard
- Dancer, teacher, and artist Ashley Barnes on the joy of "seeing it all finally come together"
- Commentary: Dr. Steven Errante
- Commentary: Wills Maxwell
- Soup to Nuts Featuring: Admiral Radio On-Air This Weekend!
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: September Krueger, Director of Lifelong Learning at Cameron Art Museum
- Little Lunch Music with Harken Here Folk Ensemble
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- Pumpkin: A favorite sign of fall, with a bit of shady history
- Morning news brief
- Study finds workplace injuries increase significantly in the heat
- Air traffic control staffing shortages causing flight delays across the U.S.
- President of air traffic controllers' union on the delays caused by the shutdown
- Left-wing streamer Hasan Piker talks about the state of free speech
- Air traffic control delays ripple across U.S. for a 2nd day amid government shutdown
- Colorado ranchers struggle to rebuild thousands of miles of fence after wildfires
- Food pantries rely on elderly volunteers to feed hungry Americans
- Democrats take legal aim at 'the Radical Left' language during shutdown
State News
- In Guilford County, officials say school-based telemedicine is reducing chronic absenteeism
- Mayoral races set for Greensboro and Asheboro after Tuesday's municipal primary
- SBI confirms probe of Berger challenger Sam Page
- WNC job market not all doom and gloom as health care, education sectors grow
- Winston-Salem will implement a fare cap for public transit starting next year
- High Point approves $3.3M federal grant to hire more firefighters
- Weird Science: Kombucha and kimchi, fermented foods that are more than a trending fad
- DoJ lawyers' bid to halt Camp Lejeune Justice Act cases amid government shutdown denied by judge
- Are the kids alright? Mental health problems spike for students post-Helene
- Forsyth County considers forgiving WS/FCS debt
