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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”
So the first “IT” baby of 2012 gets her own song called “Glory”– this after becoming a world wide Twitter Trend and the subject thousands of headlines. And while no official announcement has been made to the media about their new bundle of joy the proud father Jay-Z makes one only like he knows how– […]
Beanie Sigel stopped by the K97.5 studio and talked with Shena J about some of everything from his current projects, to Beyonce’s pregnancy. He was also in town giving advice to some of NC’s local artists. He’ll be in town all weekend. Watch and see what he had to say…
A Parma, Ohio, man was stabbed by his friend just an hour before the New Year rang in 2012 because he learned that songstress Beyonce was married to rapper Jay-Z. Friends Mark E. Kozelka and Ronald Deavers (pictured below) got into a heated discussion about the marital status of the superstar diva while watching music […]
The technology? It’s electromyography, which has been adopted by Advancer Technologies to master a 6-button video game controller using nothing more than muscle contractions. The techology and the related electrodes are available from Advancer. Here’s more from N.C. State graduate Brian Kaminski on the company’s website: Advancer Technologies’ “USB Biofeedback Game Controller” harnesses the power […]
Shortly before Christmas, Edwards’ defense team asked for a delay in his trial, which is set to begin with jury selection Jan. 30. In seeking the delay, the attorneys cited an undisclosed medical condition afflicting the former U.S. presidential candidate that was hampering his abilities to prepare for trial. The lawyers also cited the sheer […]
Investigators say Matthew U’ren, 25, wrecked his personal car while driving on Camden Road near the intersection of Whitfield Street. U’ren called a towing company and had his vehicle removed from the scene without notifying a law enforcement agency, investigators said. Once Fayetteville police investigators became aware of the wreck, they arrested U’ren at his […]
The state Economic Development Committee awarded Red Hat close to $15 million in incentives for a two-tiered expansion in the Triangle. The company has said it plans to add 240 jobs over the next four years and another 300 in 2015 to accommodate new products. The average annual salary would be $80,000 to $83,000, nearly […]
Early adopters with AT&T LTE capable devices have already experienced the faster speeds over the new network as the carrier implemented the technology. Today AT&T removes the curtains for LTE in Raleigh and Chapel Hill to make it official. AT&T is aggressively rolling out its LTE coverage and testing in additional markets. In November AT&T […]
MIDLAND, Texas — A soldier charged with trying to bring explosives on an airplane in Texas told investigators he used them in Afghanistan but didn’t realize any were in a bag he brought back to the U.S. and apparently carried on a flight from North Carolina to Texas.Trey Scott Atwater, of Hope Mills, N.C., was […]
