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N.C. — .Authorities say three people are dead and two injured, including the gunman, after a shooting at a lumber company in Montgomery County. Sheriff Dempsey Owens says four people were shot early Friday in the McBride Lumber Co. just north of Star. Owens says three people were killed, and one was flown to a […]

A superior court judge this morning quickly rebuffed Durham District Attorney Tracey Cline’s latest attempt to remove Judge Orlando Hudson from hearing criminal cases in the district where he is the senior judge. Judge Henry Hight Jr. did not allow Cline or other attorneys to make arguments. In a seven-minute hearing, Hight read into the […]

Chopper City, popularized from Diddy’s Making The Band, was shot a while ago. Here’s what he had to say about it.

Check out how it went down for 1st Friday at Relish this past weekend.

Here’s a slew of events to honor Dr Martin Luther King, Jr this holiday! Check em out and I’ll see you at a few!! The 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday Raleigh, North Carolina FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012 6:00 PM The 2012 Martin Luther King Wreath Laying Ceremony Martin Luther King Memorial Gardens http://www.king-raleigh.org/events/agenda.cfm?program_id=1&event_id=3555 MONDAY, […]

Good things come to those who wait, M.O.S’s latest project is the exact proof of such. When M.O. & The Empire released Pt 1 it was definitely the type of rapping massacre that stood as an example of the talent pouring out of NC. Now back with “Business Never Personal pt2” and it’s a certified […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… A task force created by the state government has decided that a  North Carolina program that sterilized  African Americans involuntarily from 1929 and 1974 was unjust.   The practice of eugenics is an applied science that aims to control the population.  More than 7,600 people were forced to be sterilized in an attempt […]

A task force created by Gov. Perdue will meet Tuesday to make a final recommendation on how to compensate the victims of North Carolina’s eugenics program. Prospective amounts have ranged from $20,000 to $50,000 per victim. Between 1929 and 1974, the state sterilized 7,600 people. It’s estimated that 2,300 victims are still alive in North […]

Durham police is investigating its third homicide since the start of the new year. This news has the community raising their voice to put an end to violent crime. “That’s my blood, that’s my baby, that was my child,” said Angel Harris. A family is mourning after a drive-by shooting in Durham Sunday night left […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Yikes! Common aint playin no games. The Chicago MC goes IN on Drake on the remix to Rick Ross’ “Stay Shemin”