How to properly fry a turkey
To convey the message that dropping a frozen turkey into boiling oil is not a good idea, one North Carolina county decided to conduct a demonstration.
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Dogs take over a public pool in North Carolina
AILSA CHANG, HOST: There is an annual tradition in Wilmington, North Carolina, called the Pooch Plunge. It's where the city invites dogs to its public pool before that pool is drained for the winter. Kelly Kenoyer from member station WHQR sniffed it out.
An invasive species of algae could be behind rising mercury levels in the food chain
Scientists are studying an invasive species of algae they believe can cause an increase in mercury levels in the food chain. From member station WHQR in Wilmington, North Carolina, Kelly Kenoyer explains.
Feral hogs are hard to catch, trappers are trying to outsmart them
Ever since they were introduced, feral hogs have spread to 35 states. Now, farmers think of the intelligent pigs as a menace and trappers are trying to outsmart them.
Affordable housing is even harder to build with climate change-driven insurance hikes
In Sun Belt states like North Carolina, developers of low-income apartments are abandoning coastal areas. There, climate change has pushed up sea levels up nearly a foot over the past seven decades. From member station WHQR in Wilmington, Kelly Kenoyer reports.
Volunteers pick blueberries from a research farm for local food banks
A blueberry research farm in North Carolina can only donate — not sell — its berries, so volunteers help out by picking them for local food banks.MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: In rural North Carolina, a research farm grows new blueberry varieties for gardeners and farmers alike. And the berries - well, they have to be harvested. Reporter Kelly Kenoyer from member station WHQR went along on a recent picking.
Volunteers helped tally terrapin turtles for science
Scientists are relying more and more on non-scientists to help them gather data. That was the case recently on North Carolina's coast, where volunteers spent a day counting terrapin turtles.
Scientists want to know more about a little turtle called a terrapin, so they've asked volunteers to help count them. Kelly Kenoyer with member station WHQR in Wilmington, N.C., went on a quest to spot these reclusive turtles.
Scientists want to know more about a little turtle called a terrapin, so they've asked volunteers to help count them. Kelly Kenoyer with member station WHQR in Wilmington, N.C., went on a quest to spot these reclusive turtles.
North Carolina grapples with PFAS contamination: Here & Now Anytime
The Environmental Protection Agency now says there is no safe amount of the "forever chemical" PFAS in drinking water. WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer explains how the warning is playing out at a North Carolina chemical plant.
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I am a radio host and reporter in Wilmington, NC, covering housing, homelessness, the environment, and more. You might even catch me teaching swing dance in my free time.