Rachel Lewis Hilburn

Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin is donating her formidable art collection to the Cameron Art Museum. 

Wilmington voters spoke definitively last night on the issue of whether the City should fund a 37-million dollar bond to pay for a minor league baseball stadium. 

The race for the seat in North Carolina’s 7th Congressional District was one of the most-watched and tightly-fought races in the Cape Fear region.  The incumbent, Democratic Congressman Mike McIntyre, faced a tough contest – particularly after the latest round of redistricting removed his home county of Robeson.  But as WHQR’s Rachel Lewis Hilburn reports, there’s still no clear answer on who won the race. 

A strong and steady cold rain set the scene for Election Day 2012 in the Cape Fear region.   As WHQR’s Rachel Lewis Hilburn reports, voters around Brunswick County braved the weather to do their part after the last poll showed Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama in a dead heat North Carolina.

At Belville Elementary School in Leland, voters from across the political spectrum came out in a slow but consistent stream to make their voices heard. 

Larry says President Obama is the best person to address the country’s looming problems.   

The polls open on Election Day at 6:30 AM and close at 7:30 PM.  

To see a sample ballot or find out where to vote, click on this link:

https://www.ncsbe.gov/voterlookup.aspx

Need a ride to the polls?  Wave Transit is offering free rides all day on Election Day.

As New Hanover County residents head to the polls this election season, a small percentage of them will be choosing a different state senator.  WHQR’s Rachel Lewis Hilburn takes a closer look at how the latest round of redistricting could affect one small Wilmington neighborhood that now has Brunswick, Bladen and Pender County residents as fellow constituents. 

North Carolina ranks as the nation’s “Top Business Climate,” according to a prominent real estate and economic development magazine.  It’s the tenth time in 12 years the state has taken the top honor in the annual ranking by Site Selection. 

The publication's ranking is based partly on a survey of corporate site selectors — who named Texas their No. 1 choice, followed by North Carolina. 

Natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy routinely spawn scams to collect money that never reaches disaster victims. 

A new poll finds that 62% of voters have a favorable opinion of Halloween.  And, as WHQR’s Rachel Lewis Hilburn reports, 26% say they’ll be dressing up this year.

More Democrats than Republicans say they’ll be donning costumes this year, but among those -- more Republicans than Democrats had decided on their costume at the time they were polled.   That’s according to the latest data from Public Policy Polling. 

Is a publicly-funded baseball stadium a good idea for Wilmington?  That was the question debated in WHQR's MC Erny Gallery Thursday, October 25th.