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Last week, a Columbus County magistrate was placed on indefinite suspension after he denounced the Whiteville Police Department on Facebook. WHQR spoke with Ben Rappaport of the Border Belt Independent, who covered the story, on the magistrate's pending removal hearing.
The Newsroom
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The affordable housing crisis is national in scope, but it’s uniquely painful in the South because of low wages and surging demand. So what are some creative solutions to this rapidly growing and intractable problem? Backyard cottages? Flipping hotels into rental housing? Or building out job training programs? We asked smart people in the housing space what they consider the most effective strategies to improve housing with help from the New Hanover Community Endowment.
More Local News
- NC Black Film Festival award winner Chris Everett talks "Wilmington on Fire" and its forthcoming sequel
- New Hanover County needs more foster families
- Community Advisory Council says it's been largely ignored by NHC Endowment, asks for more engagement
- NHC students win state history prize for project on Wilmington's 1898 coup and massacre
- CFR: What's going on at NHRMC?
- "The end of Port City United”: Judge excoriates PCU violence interrupter facing drug and weapons charges
- Wilmington deputy city manager had DUI dismissed, expunged. DA looking to refile charges
- How to: Building an accessory dwelling unit in Wilmington
- A look NHCS's Endowment requests, past and present
- Brunswick County Commission rejects request for two more elections employees
- NHC school board passes snap motion to limit flags, displays in classrooms
- Novant NHRMC “pleased” with B rating for safety and quality
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Little Women
- STNL! Featuring: The Benny Hill Ensemble
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Rissi Palmer and September Krueger
- Comedian Meghan Cook on her origins in stand-up, and advice for aspiring comics
- Cape Fear Conversations: Health Equity
- Docutime Film Festival celebrates its 20th year
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Grahamland Amusements
- Cinematique Presents: The Beast
- Cinematique Presents: Problemista
- Cinematique Presents: Wicked Little Letters
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Dorothy Gillespie documentary
- Robert Bellamy, aka ScaleHamHawk da Poet, talks about his work, his muse, and his name
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
Cape Fear Rundown
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Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, we have Ben join us to revisit the Wilmington Crime Lab lawsuit.
Port City Politics
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On this episode, we look at some red flags that were apparently overlooked ahead of a massive fire at a construction in Charlotte, the increasing number of partisan Boards of Education, and the ongoing case against two Asheville journalists who were arrested while covering a police raid on a homeless encampment.
National News
- The Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas is closing this summer
- Students in Virginia county protest inadequate school facilities for Black students
- Barge hits bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island, causing oil to spill
- Blinken ends Ukraine trip with promise of U.S. help as Russia goes back on offensive
- Tiger beetles might be mimicking the sounds of poisonous bugs so bats will avoid them
- Study says Latinas achieving beyond the home still feel pressure of traditional roles
- Opening statements began in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.
- A bird flu outbreak among dairy cows sparks new warnings about unpasteurized milk
- A debt hawk and a debt dove on what the future could hold for federal debt
- Inflation eased and the stock market rallied in April
State News
- ‘Big milestone’ as NCDOT awards contract for I-26 Connector through Asheville
- With smaller budget surplus, NC House looks for other funding for private school vouchers
- Protesters interrupt UNC Trustees meeting, following vote to redirect DEI funding to campus police
- Elon poll shows broad fears of AI interference in 2024 presidential race
- AdventHealth kicks off listening sessions after receiving approval for new Weaverville hospital
- The Army has stepped up its training for tunnel warfare, a dangerous — and growing — form of combat
- NC lawmakers seek help for nearly 18,000 on a healthcare wait list
- Conservative school vouchers supporter says NC expansion goes too far
- Final steps in demolition of Asheville’s Vance Monument to begin this week
- North Carolina's May 2024 primary runoff election: What you need to know