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District 8, to the left, is represented by Senator Bill Rabon (R), and District 7, to the right, is represented by Senator Michael Lee (R).
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A closer look at the gerrymandered state senate districts in the Cape Fear Region
Kelly Kenoyer
Many voters in downtown Wilmington have found themselves shifted from NC Senate District 7 to District 8 — meaning they’re now in the same district as Whiteville in Columbus County. The gerrymandering puts more registered Democrats into the more conservative District 8, but that's unlikely to shift the balance of power there — meanwhile, District 7, in New Hanover County, is likely more secure for Republican candidates.
Hoggard High School recently held a lockdown drill; some were concerned about the lack of advanced notice in the 'current climate,' according to the county manager.
Ben Schachtman
Local
New Hanover County Schools reports firearm confiscated from student on Hoggard High School's campus
Rachel Keith
Local
Signs for fascist white-supremacist group Patriot Front posted at Wilmington polling site
Benjamin Schachtman
The Newsroom
  • Unpacking the state House and Senate candidates' forum
    On today’s show, WHQR's Ben Schachtman and Nikolai Mather are unpacking the forum we put on earlier this month with WECT and Port City Daily, featuring candidates running for the North Carolina House and Senate. We'll dig into what the candidates had to say, with context, analysis, and some fact-checking.
More Local News
New Hanover County Public Library's Northeast branch is a polling location for the midterm elections.
  1. Brunswick County Democratic canvassers report increase in harassment, threats
  2. Dispatch: How I learned to garden native plants from the experts
  3. Forum fact-check: House, Senate candidates on PFAS, redistricting, vouchers, and more
  4. CFCC President Morton's salary has increased at nearly fourfold the rate of faculty pay
  5. Marlando Pridgen, Democratic candidate for North Carolina's 7th Congressional District
  6. Voter Guides: Legislative races in the Cape Fear Region
  7. Brunswick County Commissioner Voter Guide
  8. 2024 Election candidates questionnaires: Brunswick County Commission Candidate Tom Simmons
  9. NHCS faces sanctions for racially disproportionate emotional disability risk rates
  10. New Hanover County commits $1.65 Million to detox facility slated to open in 2026
  11. 2024 Election candidates questionnaires: House District 17 candidate Charles Jones
  12. 2024 Election candidates questionnaires: State Senate District 8 candidate Katherine Randall
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Cinematique Presents: Saturday Night
  2. Cinematique Presents: Lee
  3. Cinematique Presents: The Outrun
  4. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Sabine Baeckman-Murray & Shannon Gehen
  5. WHQR Commentary: Claude Howell “Oysters”
  6. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Kerry Skiles, Creative Mornings
  7. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Dr. Kim Lebby, Executive Director of the Dreams Center for Arts Education
  8. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: UNCW Theatre Professor Elizabeth Wellman and Senior Theater Studies Major Abigail Hamm
  9. Cinematique Presents: Seven Samurai
  10. Fiber Hues and Distilled Light
  11. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Forward Motion Dance Company Founder Tracy Varga
  12. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Performing Arts Board Member Teri Moylan and Director Grace Hassell
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National News
  1. A hunter in Alaska is found dead after being mauled by a bear
  2. It's not just D.C.: Satirical Trump statues are appearing in cities across the U.S.
  3. This agency is trying to protect elections from adversaries like Russia and Iran
  4. Dear Life Kit: Is it a faux pas to create a 'happy graduation' registry for myself?
  5. Millions of low-cost homes are deteriorating, making the U.S. housing shortage worse
  6. In this school’s election, it’s pizza vs. chicken nuggets, with democracy as the winner
  7. Pregnant women and babies face 'terrifying' threat from xylazine addiction
  8. Three takeaways from crime ballot measures around the country
  9. Leaf peeper visits can impact the demand of search and rescue calls
  10. After setting a home-run record, the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman named World Series MVP
State News
Voters prepare to vote at the Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department in Durham, North Carolina on Election Day on Nov. 8, 2022.
  1. Federal, state courts rule against Republicans in North Carolina elections cases
  2. Will Mark Robinson's scandals shift conservative voters to third parties?
  3. In final weeks, both presidential candidates to visit NC — again
  4. Down-ballot NC Democrats scramble to make their races all about Mark Robinson
  5. Mark Robinson sent few emails as North Carolina Lt. Gov., records show
  6. Helene survivors remain scattered 'all over the state' one month later
  7. North Carolina ports left out of Biden Administration's 'Clean Ports' program
  8. Early voters in once-blue Robeson County cite reproductive rights, morals as key issues
  9. A month after Helene devastates region, TDA begins inviting tourists back to Asheville
  10. The final polls: NC is still tied, but the governor's race is a different story
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