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Back in 2019, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality had to be forced into regulating Chemours after it was caught dumping forever chemicals into the Cape Fear River. But the tenor of the relationship between DEQ and Chemours has remained cozy. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer brought environmental advocate Dana Sargent into the studio to discuss the issue.
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Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown. This week, Kelly joins us to talk about a joint city and county homelessness meeting, and then Ben joins us to go over diversity, equity and inclusion and it's potential fate locally.
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A WHQR listener emailed the newsroom to ask about why there are so few DMV License Plate Agencies to serve the significant population of the Cape Fear region. WHQR’s News Director Ben Schachtman sat down with reporter Camille Mojica to see what she found out for our latest ‘Ask a Journalist’ segment.
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County Manager Chris Coudriet announced the museum late last year with much fanfare, but few financial details and no guarantees. According to New Hanover County, conversations with Michael Jordan’s family were “collaborative and productive,” but ultimately they decided not to move forward with plans for a museum honoring the basketball legend.
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It's Day Two of the removal hearing for Pender County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Craver, who has been suspended from her position following a criminal indictment. WHQR's rural reporter Nikolai Mather is covering the trial in Burgaw. Here's his update.
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Pender County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Craver, one the most powerful elected figures in the county, was suspended from office after being indicted on four criminal counts in February. Now, a judge will decide whether she can remain in office.
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Facing serious budget problems and potential position reductions and layoffs, board members discussed asking both New Hanover County and the New Hanover Community Endowment for additional support. One board member also raised concerns that some employees had already been notified their position was being cut — even though Superintendent Dr. Charles Foust and other top administrators have denied this was happening.
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In the wake of a shooting at a downtown Wilmington nightclub this weekend, City Councilmember Luke Waddell is calling on city staff to compile crime data on establishments he feels are a "catalyst" for violent incidents.
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New Hanover County is considering spending Opioid settlement funds to pay for the treatment of a select few residents through a program called Recovery Unplugged, located outside of North Carolina.
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The economic incentive package is expected to generate 1,500 jobs and upward of $2 million in annual tax revenue for the county.
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During a rally outside Leland town hall on Saturday, political group Better Government 4 Leland criticized the town council's proposed budgets.
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The overdose emergency department visit rate in NC was 161 out of 100,000 people in 2022. This represents nearly 17,000 emergency department visits by NC residents for overdose in that year. Harm reduction efforts have been stigmatized as “enabling” drug use, however, others argue they’re an important tool in fighting the opioid epidemic.