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Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid
Scott Neuman
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The Brooklyn Arts District served as a pilot for potential future social districts in Wilmington.
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From social distancing to social districting: Wilmington moves forward with social district plans, committee
Aaleah McConnell
The New Hanover County Board of Education Center during the Board of Education meeting in Wilmington on July 8, 2025. Many teachers and community members attended to show their support for the Mary W. Howe Pre-K Center which was under consideration for closure.
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As NHCS superintendent faces a multi-million-dollar shortfall, key policy makers remain quiet
Rachel Keith
The Newsroom
  • Do or DEI; Pender County vs. The Pender Post
    On this edition, The Assembly’s Erin Gretzinger on the rapidly shifting landscape of DEI policy in North Carolina higher education. Plus, WHQR's Nikolai Mather helps unpack the lawsuit between a Pender County newspaper and county officials — and the political context behind the litigation.
More Local News
Map of the states actively participating in the 287(g) program which enables local law enforcment age
  1. Deep dive: A look at the 287(g) program and its implications for local NC law enforcement
  2. Wilmington City Council adopts fossil fuel divestment policy
  3. Mid-year housing update: New Hanover County is out, Wilmington reinvests
  4. After less than a year, The Endowment CEO Dan Winslow resigns to "focus on personal priorities"
  5. Sunday Edition: We’re Number One!
  6. Gov. Stein touts CNBC's 'Top State for Business' rating, hedges on middling 'quality of life' score
  7. After loss of county funding, Cape Fear Continuum of Care gets boon from The Endowment
  8. The awkward, quiet death of UNCW’s Razor Walker Award
  9. Wilmington man pleads guilty to accidentally shooting a friend
  10. New Hanover County school board hears options on rehabbing or replacing NHHS
  11. NHC school board votes to keep Mary Washington Howe open, find alternate pre-K funding
  12. Suspected shooter yet to be found after barricade incident near Creekwood, one victim in critical condition
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
  1. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Karola Luttringhaus and Leigh Kresge
  2. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Nancy King and Thandolwethu Mamba
  3. "Vibrant Visions: Land and Sea" Fourth Friday Reception
  4. Kaleb Edward Edley on acting, teaching, and finding inspiration
  5. Calvin Rowell Jr. on balancing his roles as actor and firefighter
  6. Black Music Month Celebration: Port City All-Stars
  7. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Cammeron Batanides and Zerick Jones
  8. WHQR MeetUp at Willowdale Urban Farms, June 20th
  9. Wilmington artist Dymond Logan on defining her style, seeking independence, and inspiring her family
  10. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Heather Wilson
  11. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Susan Habas and Zach Hanner
  12. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Eric Manning, July 31st
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
  1. Trump threatens to sue over article about Epstein. And, what's next for public media
  2. Ask your kids' camps these key questions about heat and flood safety, experts say
  3. Morning news brief
  4. Filmmaker Ken Burns: Public broadcasting is a 'purely American expression'
  5. What the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' will change for students, schools and colleges
  6. What did Trump tell supporters to 'not waste Time and Energy' on? Take our quiz
  7. Trump repeats threat to sue 'Wall Street Journal' after its report on his Epstein ties
  8. Louisiana police chiefs charged in immigrant visa fraud scheme
  9. A federal report looks at Amtrak's efforts to improve for passengers with disabilities
  10. Senate panel approves federal judge nomination for Emil Bove, who defended Trump
State News
Victor Isler
  1. Victor Isler named Guilford County Manager
  2. Asheville’s pop-up dog park opens while city faces years-long repairs at river properties
  3. NC elections officials urge targeted voters to provide driver's license, social security numbers
  4. Hurricane Helene resource hub in jeopardy while community needs persist
  5. In wake of Tropical Storm Chantal, NC attorney general sues FEMA over canceled flood grants
  6. Nine UNCSA alumni nominated for Emmy Awards
  7. Greensboro moves forward with new Friendly Ave development
  8. Asheville water director leaving for role in South Carolina 
  9. Charlotte to host 2026 MLS All-Star Game
  10. N.C. A&T School of Nursing to unveil new mobile care units
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