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Kelly Kenoyer

@Kelly_Kenoyer

Investigative reporter @whqr in Wilmington, NC. Oregonian, 1st place pie baker, dancer, bi-cyclist đź’–đź’śđź’™ She/her

 Wilmington, NC
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Joined May 2013
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Renaud Foucart@RenaudFoucartFeb 13
From Brooks and Liscow (2023) "Infrastructure Costs:" the reason why roads are more expensive to build today is that locals are wealthier and get a chance to hire lawyers and oppose the project. All the rest is a footnote.
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“We have a deep history in North Carolina passenger rail service,” said Orthner, noting that the state’s intercity passenger rail carried more than 720,000 passengers in 2024–a 55 percent increase compared with 2019. theassemblync.com/business/d…
Rallying for the Rails

Rallying for the Rails

A project evaluating new intercity passenger rail lines across North Carolina is igniting new passion for an old form of transportation.

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This is absolutely beautiful. washingtonpost.com/nation/in…

15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free.

The removal of four dams finally made a descent of the Klamath possible. These Indigenous kayakers became the first to attempt it.

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I've returned to Twitter. Hello everyone. The New Hanover County Dems voted in their straw poll yesterday, eliminating incumbent Clifford Barnett, naming Cassidy Santaguida, Chakema Clinton-Quintana, and JC Lyle as party-backed candidates. NHCDP will also support Saffo for mayor.
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Paula Reid
@MSPaulaReid21 Nov 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Gaetz withdrew from AG nomination 45 mins after we called to say we were going to report that “Ethics committee told there was a *second* sexual encounter between Gaetz and 17 year old in 2017.” w/@sarahnferris.” Full story: cnn.com/2024/11/21/politics/…
EXCLUSIVE: Ethics committee told of second sexual encounter between Matt Gaetz and 17-year-old,...

EXCLUSIVE: Ethics committee told of second sexual encounter between Matt Gaetz and 17-year-old,...

After being asked for comment for this story, Matt Gaetz announced he was backing out as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee.

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My latest for @npr: how climate change is affecting the affordable housing market because of rising insurance costs. npr.org/2024/11/07/nx-s1-517…
Insurance hikes driven by climate change make affordable housing even harder to build

Insurance hikes driven by climate change make affordable housing even harder to build

Rapidly rising insurance rates due to climate change are hurting the affordable housing market in coastal areas.

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This is terrific reporting from WHQR's own @RachelKWHQR and Shea Carver at PCD. whqr.org/local/2024-10-18/fr…
From questionnaires to town halls, some Republican candidates disengage with the media

From questionnaires to town halls, some Republican candidates disengage with the media

It's standard practice for the media to interview candidates, fact-check their campaigns, and hold public forums during election season. But what’s been long-considered a common public service for...

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This is terrific reporting from WHQR's own @RachelKWHQR and Shea Carver at PCD. whqr.org/local/2024-10-18/fr…
From questionnaires to town halls, some Republican candidates disengage with the media

From questionnaires to town halls, some Republican candidates disengage with the media

It's standard practice for the media to interview candidates, fact-check their campaigns, and hold public forums during election season. But what’s been long-considered a common public service for...

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Eviction Lab@evictionlab18 Oct 2024
“Climate change... is making multifamily housing insurance a whole lot more volatile.” buff.ly/3BKN7Wf By @whqr’s @Kelly_Kenoyer
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Longshoremen in Wilmington say they're striking for better pay. whqr.org/local/2024-10-01/st…
Striking longshoremen at the Port of Wilmington hope for quick resolution

Striking longshoremen at the Port of Wilmington hope for quick resolution

The International Longshoremen's Association has called for strikes at ports all along the East Coast, demanding higher wages. Strikers at the Port of Wilmington say it’s time they earned more.

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Suzette Smith@suzettesmith2 Oct 2024
*Midwest intensifies*
Presidential running mate Tim Walz looks ahead with wide eyes and a furrowed brow. His lips are pressed together in a grimace with a slight frown. His cheeks seem a little puffed out. He’s a white man in his 60s, wearing a black suit, a white shirt, and a blue tie. There’s a little American flag pin on his lapel. He’s standing in front of a blue background.

ALT Presidential running mate Tim Walz looks ahead with wide eyes and a furrowed brow. His lips are pressed together in a grimace with a slight frown. His cheeks seem a little puffed out. He’s a white man in his 60s, wearing a black suit, a white shirt, and a blue tie. There’s a little American flag pin on his lapel. He’s standing in front of a blue background.

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@NWSGSP27 Sep 2024
URGENT: FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE LAKE LURE DAM! DAM FAILURE IMMINENT! RSIDENTS BELOW THE DAM NEED TO EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY! #ncwx
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@NWSGSP27 Sep 2024
Flash Flood Emergency continues for Rutherford County, NC until 2:00 AM EDT
This graphic displays a flash flood emergency plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 2:00 AM EDT. The warning includes Rutherford County, NC. This warning is for A Dam Failure on the Broad River below Lake Lure in and Southern Rutherford County in western North Carolina. Avoid walking or driving through flood waters! Move immediately to higher ground! There are 3,052 people in the warning along with 0 schools and 0 hospitals.

ALT This graphic displays a flash flood emergency plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 2:00 AM EDT. The warning includes Rutherford County, NC. This warning is for A Dam Failure on the Broad River below Lake Lure in and Southern Rutherford County in western North Carolina. Avoid walking or driving through flood waters! Move immediately to higher ground! There are 3,052 people in the warning along with 0 schools and 0 hospitals.

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My god. cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/…
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philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_17 Sep 2024
Here is Kamala Harris’ full answer when asked if she would support executive action on creating a commission to study reparations:
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The weather is pretty stormy here in Wilmington... whqr.org/2024-09-16/potentia…
Potential Tropical Cyclone brings flooding, school closures to southeastern NC

Potential Tropical Cyclone brings flooding, school closures to southeastern NC

Areas of Pleasure Island are flooded, and students on early release may need high water vehicles to get home.

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The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for Brunswick, Duplin, and Onslow Counties through about 12:30. Be careful out there.
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The latest from the city/county joint meeting on homelessness: whqr.org/local/2024-09-06/lo…
Local officials talk strategy on homelessness

Local officials talk strategy on homelessness

Top priorities include day shelters, improved coordination, and more permanent supportive housing.

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The Hill
@thehill6 Sep 2024
North Carolina judge halts mailing of ballots with RFK Jr’s name on them trib.al/lPIPRkk
North Carolina judge halts mailing of ballots with RFK Jr.’s name on them

North Carolina judge halts mailing of ballots with RFK Jr.’s name on them

A North Carolina judge on Friday halted the state from distributing mail-in ballots that still have Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name on them, delaying the start of voting. The independent candida…

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In my latest @wunc, I speak with students & staff at public university LGBTQ centers. Several are worried their centers will be targeted as DEI offices are shuttered across the UNC System. #nced wunc.org/education/2024-09-0…
The UNC System is coming after DEI on campuses. The LGBTQ community worries it's next.

The UNC System is coming after DEI on campuses. The LGBTQ community worries it's next.

Several universities have shuttered their DEI offices to comply with a new UNC System policy. LGBTQ+ advocates worry on- and off-campus voices will weaponize these changes against university centers,...

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NC politics hits different than other states.
The Assembly (@TheAssemblyNC) profile pictureThe Assembly@TheAssemblyNC3 Sep 2024
Mark Robinson has said his behavior "did not immediately reform" after he embraced Christianity in the late '80s. Six men say the GOP gubernatorial candidate frequented porn shops in the '90s and early '00s. theassemblync.com/politics/n…
Ex-Porn Shop Employees Say Mark Robinson Was A Regular. He Denies It.

Ex-Porn Shop Employees Say Mark Robinson Was A Regular. He Denies It.

Six men say gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson frequented Greensboro's video-porn shops in the ’90s and early 2000s, which he denies.

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