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FAYETTEVILLE (WTVD) — Authorities in Fayetteville say an elderly couple was saved by neighbors Monday after their house caught on fire. It happened just after noon at a two-story home in the 200 block of Oak Avenue. Officials say Rachael Santillan, who lives several doors down from the couple, heard the fire alarm and went […]

VIA: WRAL.COM A Warren County infant was critically injured Monday morning when his mother accidentally ran over him while he was strapped into a car seat, authorities said Tuesday. Shakita Williams, 26, of 132 Norlina Pines Drive, set the car seat down in front of her Ford Explorer while she put two older children into […]

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Feud host Steve Harvey is used to hearing all kinds of crazy answers to questions asked on the show. But even he was caught off guard recently by a woman’s answer regarding a male’s anatomy. The survey questions was: “We asked 100 men, name a part of your body that’s bigger than it was when […]

For most, living the good life includes high-paying jobs, affordable homes, a vibrant social life, and short commutes. How can you achieve such a first-rate lifestyle? According to Black Enterprise, here’s 10 locales that promise a trove of business, professional, and personal opportunities. hiphopwired Read More

Kathelia Greer was running late on Wednesday. So she just left her two-year-old alone in the office at his daycare. Without telling anyone. And the kid made a run for it. Greer was arrested Wednesday afternoon when neighbors of the daycare found her baby walking down a busy Atlanta street. Police later told Dore that […]

HOKE COUNTY (WTVD) — Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin has charged the third suspect involved in a fatal home invasion Monday. Authorities have charged 20-year-old Oseas Santiago Jr. of Fayetteville, along with 20-year-old Richard David Perez of Fayetteville and 17-year-old Justin Ryan Vasquez of Raeford, in connection with 31-year-old Nicolas Bekiaris’ death. Authorities say Bekiaris […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WTVD) — A North Carolina woman already accused of killing her mother with an ax in South Florida has been charged with plotting to kill her husband. The Broward Sheriff’s Office reports that 41-year-old Martha Walker was charged Thursday with conspiracy to commit murder. According to multiple media outlets, Walker is from […]

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An Arizona woman accidentally glued an eye shut when she mistook super glue for her eye drops. KSAZ-TV said Irmgard Holm of Glendale had cataract surgery a year ago. She was reaching for what she thought was one of her half-dozen eye drop medications. The burning sensation told her immediately something was seriously wrong. MORE

VIA: WRAL.COM A Maxton man who raped and killed his 69-year-old grandmother in 2005 has lost an appeal challenging his conviction. James Junior Blue, 33, was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree rape and armed robbery in the death of Shirley Locklear. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Prosecutors said that Blue […]