photo credit: Riccosta // Shutterstock Linda Fairstein, a former prosecutor who became a novelist, who has been the focus of public outrage since Netflix began streaming a series based on the Central Park Five case, has criticized the show in an op-ed as “so full of distortions and falsehoods as to be an outright fabrication.” Since the…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock A young boy is headed to Hollywood after receiving the golden buzzer on America’s Got Talent. Violinist Tyler Butler-Figueroa, 11, is from Raleigh, he says he turned to music after being diagnosed with cancer at the age of 4. He impressed the judges while playing a rendition of Kelly Clarkson’s song…… read more »
photo credit: ChiccoDodiFC // Shutterstock Detectives believe the man and woman involved in an incident reported at a Greenville church were the targets of scammers. The Greenville Police Department responded to St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church on 107 Louis Street Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. for a report of an armed man on the premises. The man walked into the…… read more »
photo credit: Jonathan Weiss // Shutterstock Walmart has a new gig! Grocery pick up is already being offered, but they will soon expand to grocery delivery and you will have the option to have the food in your refrigerator. Here’s how it will work: Customers place a grocery order and then select InHome Delivery and a delivery…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock What is going on over there at Billboard?! DJ Khaled claims he was cheated out of having the #1 album in the country, and he plans on taking Billboard to court over their chart results. Billboard and Khaled allegedly had a deal, they agreed that downloads from Khaled’s energy drink bundle would…… read more »
photo credit: Pixel-Shot // Shutterstock How many of us have had our own lemonade stand? Just trying to make a few bucks from your neighbors. These days, such an innocent thing can be ruined by people who report KIDS! Its gotten so bad in our country, that we now must have laws to allow kids to do…… read more »
photo credit: JStone // Shutterstock If you didn;t know, actress and director Sandra Bullock attended East Carolina University from 1982-1986. She never really talks about her good ol’ alma mater but it looks like she will soon share a few of her ECU stories with the world in an upcoming Amazon musical comedy show. Sandra will reportedly produce and…… read more »
photo credit: Bildagentur Zooaar GmbH // Shutterstock As of 5:00 p.m. Monday, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says the burn ban will be lifted for 18 counties in Eastern North Carolina. The burn ban will be lifted in the following counties: Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover,…… read more »
photo credit: Apple_Mac // Shutterstock On Sunday evening, Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys, real name Richard Shaw, passed away at the age of 52 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Rumors of the rapper’s passing started while he was “still alive and fighting cancer” in the hospital, according to Bill’s publisher. Leading Bill’s daughter to…… read more »
photo credit: Shaiith // Shutterstock The Kroger Co., the parent company of Harris Teeter, announced Friday it is recalling several packages of frozen berries sold in Harris Teeter and Kroger stores. Some packages of Private Selection brand frozen berries processed and packaged by Townsend Farms are being recalled due to possible Hepatitis A contamination. The recalled products include: PRIVATE…… read more »