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Video, Photos: Exploring NC’s Abandoned Ghost Town on Portsmouth Island

October 19, 2023

We took a trip to Portsmouth Island, an old Outer Banks settlement that’s been abandoned since the 1970s. It’s a prime spot for history and shelling on a secret beach.

Video, Photos: Exploring NC’s Abandoned Ghost Town on Portsmouth Island

Video: ICE and Border Patrol’s invasion of Charlotte isn’t ‘law and order’

November 18, 2025

Senior Editor Billy Ball explains the BIG difference between local cops and agents of ICE and the Border Patrol.

Video: ICE and Border Patrol’s invasion of Charlotte isn’t ‘law and order’

Video: Understanding North Carolina’s controversial gun bill

June 27, 2025

Senior Editor Billy Ball talks about North Carolina’s controversial gun bill, which would eliminate permitting and training for people who want to carry a concealed gun.

Video: Understanding North Carolina’s controversial gun bill

Video: The actually very simple solution to ending gerrymandering in NC

October 17, 2025

Another year, another round of gerrymandering in NC. As Republicans rush to do President Trump’s bidding for a politically-motivated redistricting, our take on how to solve the gerrymandering problem permanently.

Video: The actually very simple solution to ending gerrymandering in NC

Civics 101: What is authoritarianism and why does it matter in NC?

October 17, 2025

You’ve probably heard people say the word “authoritarianism” a lot lately. But what exactly does that mean, and why should we care about it here in North Carolina?

Civics 101: What is authoritarianism and why does it matter in NC?

Where is this coastal NC lighthouse?

October 17, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Friday, October 17, 2025. Hey, it’s Billy. On Thursday, as expected, North Carolina Republicans released new Congressional maps that will gerrymander another member of their party into a seat. The new map, which was drawn without public input, all but assures Rep. Don Davis, a US Air Force…

Cops vs. Border Patrol: Know the difference

November 18, 2025

Plus: A fundraiser for a historic NC airfield Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Border Patrol operations in the Queen City have expanded into the Triangle. As in Charlotte, the federal immigration enforcement agency says they are pursuing dangerous criminals, but most of the people arrested so far are people without past…

Cops vs. Border Patrol: Know the difference

Army Corps of Engineers wants to dredge the Cape Fear River. Environmentalists tally the costs.

January 13, 2026

By the time the Army Corps of Engineers is finished, 35 million cubic yards of silt and sand, plus the creatures that live in it, would be scraped and slurped from the Cape Fear River.

Army Corps of Engineers wants to dredge the Cape Fear River. Environmentalists tally the costs.

VIDEO: The North Carolina legislature’s history of sneak attacks in 90 seconds

December 5, 2024

The North Carolina legislature’s use of a “hurricane relief” bill to take power away from Democrats fits a pattern of partisan sneak attacks in the NC General Assembly.

VIDEO: The North Carolina legislature’s history of sneak attacks in 90 seconds

NC leaders react to deadly ICE, CBP shootings

January 27, 2026

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…

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