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Plus: Tonight’s meteor shower Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have this evening’s meteor shower and a guide to microvolunteering in NC, but first: Folks in western NC were shocked to learn that ICE partnered with federal park rangers. They arrested 13 people enjoying Wilson Creek, a popular swimming hole in Pisgah…

Plus: NC’s widening election scandal Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have a widening scandal in our state elections office and a guide to watching the Perseid meteor shower, but first:  One of the best things we do here is Good News Friday, Cardinal & Pine’s weekly roundup of positive news stories…

Plus: Restoring NC’s film industry Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. More than 37,000 Duke Energy customers lost power during the weekend’s winter weather, mostly in western NC.  That begs the question: Why are winter storms such a danger to power? Part of the problem, of course, is the buildup of ice…

Plus: A tragic plane crash in Statesville Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Perhaps the most important politician of 20th-century North Carolina has died. The family of former Gov. Jim Hunt said Thursday that Hunt passed away at the age of 88. Hunt, who was sometimes referred to as “the education governor,”…

Plus: Beat the scammers this holiday season Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Here’s an important piece of reporting from Inside Climate News. Environmentalists in NC—and regular non-advocacy types who, ya know, don’t like toxic water—have been worried about the prevalence of PFAS, a group of human-made compounds that can be harmful…