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Thousands were on hand for the 44th Annual Bimbe Festival in Durham on Saturday at the CCB Plaza in downtown Durham. The festival presented by the Durham Parks and Recreation featured old school hip hop group Naughty By Nature. It was a family fun atmosphere with great food and vendors. I’m looking forward to next […]

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Battleboro woman with trying to poison five family members. Investigators said 24-year-old Tiara Drake got angry when one of her family members wouldn’t share cheese with her, so she poisoned it with Ajax, window cleaner, and detergent before the family woke up for the day May 18. […]

Eight people were arrested at Enloe High School in Raleigh Thursday, the same day the principal alerted parents of an increase in security due to year-end pranks, according to WNCN. Enloe increased on campus security after administration heard rumors of students planning pranks for Thursday. Enloe Principal Scott Lyons stated in a recorded message to […]

A reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest after two recent purse snatchings near the Renaissance Shopping Center in the 6800 block of Fayetteville Road in Durham. The first incident happened at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 outside the Nordstrom Rack store. Police say a woman was walking towards her car […]

Cumberland County health officials reported yesterday that 44 people have symptoms consistent with salmonella infection, an increase from 16 first reported Tuesday. Thirty-six of the patients are from North Carolina and eight are out of state, officials said. Five have been hospitalized. All the patients reported eating at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville, and […]

Angelina Jolie made a brave announcement that she had undergone a preventative double mastectomy. Jolie learned she had an “87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer.” Are you aware of your breast health?

Prosecutors have rested their case against Mario McNeill – who is accused in the 2009 rape and murder of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, according to WTVD. Prosecutors allege McNeill took the child from her home in the early morning hours of November 10, 2009 to rape her at a motel in Sanford before killing her and […]

The Greenways and Urban Tree Committee of the Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board is reviewing the potential prohibition of dogs and other pets from certain areas within City of Raleigh parks. The committee is seeking public input from residents on the issue at its meeting on Wednesday, May 22 at 6 p.m. in Room […]

Raleigh police arrested a day care worker saying she broke the wrist of a 5-year-old girl in her care, according to WNCN. Rose Debnam Antoine, 56, of Wendell, was charged with intentional child abuse inflicting serious physical injury. The incident happened April 23 at the Kreepers-N-Krawlers on Community Drive in Raleigh, according to the arrest […]

Lupus  is a disease in which the body attacks its own  healthy tissues and organs. It can damage the joints, skin, kidneys, and other  parts of the body. No one knows for sure what causes lupus. But some groups of  people have higher rates of lupus. African-American women are three times more likely  to get […]

  Drop in Wake County Public Libraries and learn from a librarian on staff the way to find 1000+ eBooks and eAudio books in the library’s collections.  The one-on-one drop-in sessions enable adult library members to identify and download the collection on personal eReaders for great summer reading.  The sessions are free and do not […]