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Dec 23, 2024 · WHQR featured a wide variety of community member commentators from the early days through 2018. In celebration of WHQR’s 40th Anniversary in 2024, the station is rebroadcasting special commentaries bi-weekly. Listen for these during Morning Edition and All Things Considered on Tuesdays and listen to the archives below.WHQR Commentaries don't necessarily reflect the views of WHQR Radio, its ...

1 day ago · A federal court in New Mexico preemptively blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan men to Guantanamo Bay.It is the first legal hurdle thrown at the Trump administration as it seeks to send thousands of migrants …

1 day ago · Kristen Chapman had already moved her family from Tennessee to Virginia to try to find a state that would be more welcoming to her transgender daughter, Willow.. After months waiting for an appointment at the gender-affirming care clinic at VCU Health in Richmond, Willow had one on the calendar on Jan. 29.

18 hours ago · Young and alone at the border. Military checkpoints dot the road leading out of the dusty border to the Dominican capital. Authorities board buses, stick their heads into car windows and detain suspected undocumented migrants, but many jump out before a checkpoint and hop on again further down the road.

Jan 31, 2025 · Latest on the deadly midair collision in the D.C. area, national debate erupts in Germany over letting extreme elements into mainstream politics, inside U.S.'s program to maintain its nuclear weapons.

Dec 27, 2024 · A few of the pieces we referenced in this episode: Dr. Charles Foust out as NHCS superintendent, following release of negative staff climate survey results — Rachel's reporting on the firing of the New Hanover County Schools district …

Jan 15, 2025 · This is WHQR Presents... — where we platform creators and people with interesting perspectives from around the region. Today’s show, focusing on the Kwanzaa holiday, is From a Poet’s Point of View — from Speak Ya Peace NC, a poetry collective and platform that facilitates art and conversations about issues stemming from racism and other forms of oppression and discrimination.

5 days ago · Deadline today for federal workers to accept resignation offer, reaction to Trump's plan for the U.S. to 'take over' Gaza, and humanitarian groups call end of U.S. international aid devastating.

Jan 17, 2025 · Sunday Edition is a weekly newsletter from WHQR's News Director Benjamin Schachtman, featuring behind-the-scenes looks at our reporting, context and analysis of ongoing stories, and semi-weekly columns about the news and media issues in general.