Video: NC Gov. Josh Stein calls out ICE, Border Patrol
Late Sunday, NC Gov. Josh Stein called out the masked federal immigration agents creating an uproar in Charlotte.
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Video: ICE and Border Patrol’s invasion of Charlotte isn’t ‘law and order’
Senior Editor Billy Ball explains the BIG difference between local cops and agents of ICE and the Border Patrol.
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Billy Ball Explains NC: Who’s really getting food stamps in NC?
Every Wednesday, NC journalist Billy Ball unpacks the most important stories in NC and corrects the bad information.
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Video: Hiking Waterrock Knob and talking about albeism
Cardinal & Pine's Jennie Ventures takes a hike at Waterrock Knob and talks about how ableism shows up in our society.
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Billy Ball Explains NC: Rigging the 2026 election through gerrymandering
In the latest "Billy Ball Explains NC," we take a look at what we can do to combat gerrymandering in NC and across the US.
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Video: What is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD?
October being ADHD Awareness Month, Cardinal & Pine contributor "Jennie Ventures" took her family to visit Robert Lake Park in Montreat, NC.
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Video: Republicans believe ‘your vote should be worthless,’ NC Democrat says
The top NC Democrat in the state House of Representatives had some sharp words to say about Republicans' new gerrymander.
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Video: A mom asked NC Republicans to fund Medicaid. They went home instead.
A NC mom, who has a child with a severe disability, tells her story after state lawmakers left Raleigh without filling a Medicaid shortfall.
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Video: Book bans in NC — ‘And Tango Makes Three’
As a former K–5 teacher, a mom, and a Black woman in NC, I know the power of access. Historically, people who look like me were denied the right to read and write. That’s why book bans feel personal.
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Video: Gen Z leader in NC says her peers are exhausted, but not checked out
Cardinal & Pine talks with Hannah Preston of Influence NC about Gen Z and politics.
Video: Durham woman drove kids to school because their parents feared ICE
| December 1, 2025
A Durham woman talks about her experience helping kids get to school during the ICE and Border Patrol crackdowns in NC.
Video: NC immigrant rights groups call on Home Depot to kick ICE out
| November 26, 2025
Several NC and national immigrant rights groups held a protest outside a Charlotte Home Depot this week amid the surge of Border Patrol raids in the city.
Video: How to legally and safely film Border Patrol agents
| November 26, 2025
Yes, you can film Border Patrol raids. No you can’t disrupt them. NC Rep. Phil Rubin, a Wake County Democrat and former federal prosecutor, told Cardinal & Pine what people need to know about legally filming an encounter with federal agents.
Video: Woman calls religious centers across the U.S. for help buying baby formula
| November 25, 2025
A woman runs an ongoing social experiment — calling religious centers across the U.S. to see who will help a mom and baby in need of baby formula.
Video: Talking to your neurodivergent child about their diagnosis
| November 25, 2025
Jennie Ventures takes a hike to Midnight Hole in NC and explains the ins and outs of talking to your neurodivergent child about their diagnosis.
Video: This children’s book ‘Dreamers’ is being challenged in NC
| November 21, 2025
Amid a surge in immigration policing in North Carolina, let's talk about the children's book "Dreamers" and the attempt to throw it out of local schools.