Earth Day – Planet Earth Celebration, Respect Your Mother Join us for a green Earth Day festival, have fun and learn about the many opportunities for living lightly on the planet. Learn about living sustainably, view exciting models for sustainable buildings and meet some cool green vendors. Location: Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina […]
You may recall the horrifying news of the gang rape of a 7 –year-old girl in Trenton New Jersey who was under the care of her 15 year old sister while attending an adult party of sorts. Since then the police have been hot on the case and have began rounding up the suspects and […]
VIA: WNCN.COM Friday is the last day to mail in your 2010 Census questionnaire. Right now, most North Carolina Counties show a response rate of 60 percent or above. But, 86 percent of counties have a higher participation rate for the 2000 Census. If you don’t mail in your questionnaire by Friday, expect a visit […]
VIA: CNN.COM A Michigan man could face life in prison after he allegedly tortured and ultimately killed his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son last week for wetting his pants, prosecutors say. Brandon Joshua-Frederick Hayes, 24, “systematically beat” Dominick Calhoun, 4, “pummeling [him] with fists and kicking him” on his arms, legs and genitalia, Genesee County prosecutor David […]
VIA: WRAL.COM A judge on Thursday cut the bond for the woman who four years ago falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her after prosecutors agreed to the lower amount. Crystal Mangum was arrested in February and charged with attempted first-degree murder, five counts of arson, assault and battery, communicating threats, three […]
VIA: CNN.COM Benjamin L. Hooks, a civil rights leader who led the NAACP from 1977 to 1992, has died, said the vice president for communication at the NAACP. The cause of death was not immediately known, the NAACP’s Leila McDowell said Thursday. Hooks was “a vocal campaigner for civil rights in the United States,” said […]
VIA: WRAL.COM Nationally syndicated radio talk show host Tom Joyner will deliver the commencement address for North Carolina Central University graduates on May 15, university officials announced Wednesday. The ceremony will be held at 8 a.m. at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium on the university’s campus. Nearly 800 students are expected to receive undergraduate and graduate degrees at […]
WRAL.COM Police from Chapel Hill and Carrboro detained a man near Chapel Hill High School Thursday morning after a shot was fired on a school bus. No injuries were reported. The shooting occurred shortly before 10:45 a.m. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district was operating on a delayed schedule Thursday because of a teacher planning […]
With all the drama and confusion of those many late night talk shows, it is easy to be left wondering what shake up will occur next. Long time late talk show band-leader Kevin Eubanks is headed out the door. For six more weeks you can tune in and catch Kevin still actively bringing the funk […]
Shopping online has turned into a real popular item in the last few years and why wouldn’t it since you can get everything from a book to a car without leaving your bedroom. Now its tax time and while you may have listed each item with care and waits for uncle Sam to teeter tooter […]
VIA: WTVD.COM Clayton police have charged a 13-year-old with starting a fire last week that destroyed a daycare center that was under construction. The teen is facing two felonies including breaking and entering and burning a building under construction. Investigators say the teen snuck out of his or her home on the morning of April […]