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On Tuesday night, newly elected City Council members were officially sworn into their roles and a new Mayor Pro Tem was elected.
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On this special episode, WHQR's Aaleah McConnell shares the highlights and throughlines of a wide-ranging panel on Wilmington's new anti-camping ordinance and the issue of homelessness.
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- NHCS employee bonus committee to commence next school year, issues with transparency remain
- How to properly fry a turkey (without blowing it up)
- Diaper Bank of North Carolina - Lower Cape Fear working to expand access, larger sizes in demand
- Sunday Edition: School bond, bias allegations against the DA's office, and bridge toll
- Governor Stein sits down with leaders of Cape Fear area law enforcement agencies
- From NPR's Weekend Edition: How to properly fry a turkey
- One suspected case of avian flu in goose in Wilmington
- New Hanover County commissioners get the latest sustainability assessment
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Alex Hill of City Ballet
- WHQR Now presents Tercel
- Holiday Programming 2025
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Meghan McDonald, education and outreach manager for the Wilmington Symphony
- "Upcycled and Deconstructed" Fourth Friday Reception
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Dan Brawley, director of Cucalorus Film Festival
- WHQR Public Media Wins Six Broadcast Journalism Awards
- Heather Wilson and Ben Billingsley on the Cameron Art Museum's newest exhibitions
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kim Lebby, executive director of the Dreams Center for Arts Education
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Hunter Ingram, assistant director of the Burgwin-Wright House
- Entertainer Jason Aycock on dance, directing, and Wilmington's theatre community
- Commentary: Nan Graham
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National News
- Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. strike files human rights challenge
- Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies
- How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.
- Federal agents launch immigration sweep across New Orleans metro area
- Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. forces with use of Signal
- Check your cheese: Shredded and grated varieties are recalled nationwide
- Did the Trump administration commit a war crime in its attack on a Venezuelan boat?
- Dems seek to limit who can be immigration judges. And, the GOP wins House election
- Democrats seek limits on who can serve as immigration judges amid mass layoffs
- 50 years after the birth of special education, some fear for its future under Trump
State News
- A record-breaking year for job commitments in North Carolina
- 3 incumbents, 9 newcomers file to run for WS/FCS Board of Education
- GSO to kick off yearlong celebration for 'Greensboro Six'
- ICE arrests in North Carolina have tripled since Trump took office
- With deadline looming, more than 6,000 Western NC homeowners seek rebuilding help after Helene
- After ‘big milestone’ land purchase, Saluda Grade Trail rolls ahead
- Family says critically ill man was pressured into deportation order after 'Charlotte's Web' sweep
- NCDMV to fix voter registration process after 6 noncitizens were unknowingly registered
- A dedicated figure in eastern North Carolina sea turtle conservation has died
- Greensboro welcomes new mayor, city council members