Craving oysters for Thanksgiving?
Surf City’s N.Sea Oyster Company is partnering with Lighthouse Beer and Wine and offering local Thanksgiving Oysters pickup at Lighthouse Beer and Wine in Wrightsville Beach on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Just select Lighthouse Beer & Wine as your pickup location on their website!

In today’s Port City Pulse:

• James Van Der Beek Auctions ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Props to Fund Cancer Treatment

• Stein Pushes Back on Harsh Border Patrol Tactics

James Van Der Beek Auctions ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Props to Fund Cancer Treatment

WECT Actor James Van Der Beek is auctioning off personal memorabilia from Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues to help pay for his ongoing treatment for stage 3 colorectal cancer. The sale, held in partnership with Propstone, includes character clothing, set pieces, and notable items like the necklace Dawson gave Joey Potter on the show. Additional props from his film career will also be available, with the auction running December 5–7.

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Stein Pushes Back on Harsh Border Patrol Tactics Ahead of Possible Charlotte Deployment

Queen City News Gov. Josh Stein is urging federal Border Patrol agents to avoid the aggressive tactics seen recently in Chicago if they carry out a brief immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte. While he supports targeted action against violent offenders, Stein says local leaders have received no clear communication about the agents’ plans. State and city officials, including Mecklenburg lawmakers and Mayor Vi Lyles, have issued messages reassuring immigrant communities and calling for safety, transparency, and a focus on real local issues over political distractions.

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News Roundup

Local News

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center has received a “C” grade for the third consecutive Leapfrog hospital safety report. The report evaluates hospitals on patient safety, communication, and leadership, and while NHRMC leadership expressed disappointment, they remain confident the grade will improve as part of their 2030 plan. WECT

What You Should Know

The 43-day U.S. government shutdown has ended, but federal workers are returning to widespread disruption and uncertainty, with delayed paychecks, flight backlogs, stalled research grants, and a looming threat of another shutdown in January under the short-term funding deal signed by President Trump. CNN

Newly released 20,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents detail emails in which Epstein claimed Trump “knew about the girls,” while also shedding light on his interactions with Clinton, Gore, Prince Andrew, Larry Summers, and Lula da Silva. The files include correspondence, spreadsheets, and book images that deepen the political fallout and illuminate Epstein’s extensive ties to global elites following his 2008 conviction. The Hill

The U.S. State Department has designated four additional Antifa-linked groups as Foreign Terror Organizations, alleging they carried out violent anarchist attacks in the U.S. and Europe, including Germany’s Antifa Ost and Italy’s International Revolutionary Front. The Express

What Might Surprise You

Rep. Eric Swalwell is facing a criminal referral from the Federal Housing Finance Agency over alleged mortgage fraud. Swalwell, a longtime critic of President Trump and the only person with an active lawsuit against him, called the investigation politically motivated. The Hill

National News

Senator John Fetterman was hospitalized after a fall caused by a ventricular fibrillation flare-up, suffering minor injuries during an early morning walk near his home in Braddock, Pennsylvania, and is expected to recover. The Sun

Rev. Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized to manage his progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurodegenerative condition affecting movement and balance. He has been living with the disease for over a decade, initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s, and is currently under observation at a medical center. The Wrap

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