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VIA: WNCN.COM A Raleigh Walmart store continues to get fined for failing to pass scanner price tests. In July, state inspectors visited three Walmart locations to see if the price on the shelf matches the one in the computer. The Walmart on Fayetteville Road in Raleigh is facing $2,025 in penalties. On Thursday, that location […]

VIA: WTVD.COM Warm up those charge cards, North Carolina’s tax-free weekend is nearly here. Shopper can save money on items like clothing, school supplies, and computers during the state’s sales tax holiday that begins on Friday, Aug. 5 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 7. Clothing, footwear, and school supplies of $100 or less per item; […]

LOS ANGELES-Charles “Bubba” Smith who played nine seasons in the NFL and starred in six “Police Academy” movies as officer Hightower has died at 66. TMZ reports: Law enforcement officials tell TMZ … LAPD received a 911 call at 12:54PM today — and officers responded to his home in the Baldwin Hills area. The fire […]

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Four years ago, quarterback Derek Anderson enjoyed a career year under the tutelage of offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski. Anderson and Chudzinski have now been reunited in Carolina, but Anderson’s first assignment is to help the careers of the Panthers’ inexperienced quarterbacks after the free agent signed with the team Monday night. “I’m […]

A National Night Out event will be held tonight in Raleigh. The event aims to raise awareness of crime prevention, it runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Tarboro Road Community Center located at 121 N. Tarboro St. Free food will be served. The celebration is designed to: •Heighten crime, drug and violence prevention […]

Randy Moss, one of the game’s most decorated wide receivers of the modern era, will retire after 13 seasons, NFL Network insider Michael Lombardi reported Monday, citing the wideout’s agent, Joel Segal. Moss, who broke Jerry Rice’s single-season record for touchdown receptions in 2007 with 23, caps a career spent with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland […]

Dancin’ in the Park is a free event for those who want to get in shape and have fun. It last till October and its from 6-7. Bring some water and some energy to have a great time! The event is held at Chavis Park in Raleigh.

Dangerously hot and humid conditions expected into the weekend. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will produce dangerously high heat index values today. High temperatures toaday are expected to range from 97 to 102 degrees with maximum heat indices of 104 to 109 degrees. -Heat advisory remains in effect until 9 PM EDT […]

No. 1 overall draft pick Cam Newton has signed with the Carolina Panthers and arrived at training camp. The team announced Friday night that the quarterback had signed a deal and was attending team meetings. The Panthers also said on Twitter that the quarterback “had officially signed on the dotted line.” Bus Cook, Newton’s agent, […]

VIA: CNN.COM If Larry Flynt has his way, Casey Anthony could reintroduce herself — nude — to America on the pages of Hustler magazine, and make well over $500,000 in the process. The pornography magnate told HLN’s “Nancy Grace” show on Thursday night that talks are ongoing that could land Anthony on the pages of […]

VIA: WTVD.COM More information is surfacing in the murder case of Laura Ackerson. ABC11 Eyewitness was given a song that sources say was written by Ackerson’s ex-boyfriend, Grant Hayes. Hayes, who also is the father of Ackerson’s two children, is charged with her murder. The song, which was never released, contains lyrics about killing his […]

  The Carolina Panthers 2011 training camp will be July 29-August 17 at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. All training camp practices are free and open to the public with each practice session lasting approximately two hours.