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This week's Sunday Edition: Non-rhetorical questions in highly rhetorical times. What do we want from the state university system? What would restore the public’s trust in the institution? How do we parse reform from retaliation?
The Newsroom
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Primary Election 2026: Rebecca Trammel is pursuing an unaffiliated campaign for NC Senate District 7On this edition of The Newsroom, we're speaking with Rebecca Trammel, a nonprofit founder, community organizer, and advocate for public education funding who aims to run as an unaffiliated candidate for North Carolina’s Senate District 7. We asked about her decision to run without major party support — and where she lands on some contentious state-level policies.
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- After getting update from the state, WHA now says no major rent increases for Creekwood
- Wilmington community members 'stand together and speak with one voice' in remembrance of Renee Nicole Macklin Good
- It’s official – syllabi of UNC System professors are public records
- Death at Smithfield plant in Tar Heel was the second in less than a year
- The State Board removed early voting site at WCU and three other college campus polling locations. Here’s why that matters.
- Elizabeth Craver criminal trial date set for February 23
- Re-Education Nation: Ernie Gaskins on Rural Students Leaving Home, Respect Between Students and Teachers, and Post-Secondary Education
- SparkNC has four labs in New Hanover County, hopes to continue expansion across NC
- As NC reports more measles cases, how can you protect yourself?
- New details from WHA indicate rent hikes will mostly hit Creekwood
- Grand jury issues numerous indictments against alleged Southport shooter Nigel Edge
- Wilmington City Council Roundup: New shelter plans, safer cargo district, and more
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- "Unique: A Rachard McIntyre Retrospective" Fourth Friday Reception
- Commentary: Gary Trawick
- Commentary: Bob Thompson "Longfellow and the Bells"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Angel Major and Cas Hyman
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Marva Mapson Robinson, director of the Williston Alumni Community Choir
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Say I Don’t Know"
- 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
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- U.S. military troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota
- The latest from Minnesota after Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act
- San Francisco is set to lose a historic fountain, beloved by its skate community
- Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills
- New York Giants hire John Harbaugh as coach after identifying him as their top choice
- Escalating tensions in Minnesota
- NASA's Artemis II craft meets the launch pad ahead of crewed lunar orbit
- Many in Minneapolis prepare for the holiday weekend. Here's what's happening
- Grace and Manuel Rojas talk about their popular foam hats
- A dedicated Missouri scout has achieved 140 merit badges
State News
- Guilford County approves consolidated fire district plan
- Creative Greensboro launches bus shelter art project
- Pre-K Priority two-year initiative shows strong student outcomes in Forsyth County
- Manolo Betancur's 'The ChangeBaker' documentary to premiere in Charlotte
- GCS says $19.5M is needed to sustain devices for all students next year
- UNCSA launches Junior Appalachian Music program for young musicians
- 2 new measles cases in Buncombe County. About 100 people are now under quarantine
- Gov. Stein calls on General Assembly to fund summer food program for kids
- After child deaths, NC steps in to run Davidson County child welfare agency
- UNC Health will not provide gender-affirming treatments to patients under 19 years old
