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It didn’t take long for the NC Senate to vote to cancel Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of a marriage bill. The Senate voted 32-16 – enough to override the governors veto of a bill that would allow some court officials in NC the right to refuse to perform gay marriages because of their religious objections. […]

  Congratulations to Shaw U. alumni Tashni Dubroy on being named the oldest black University in the south’s newest President. Dubroy will be the University’s 17th President and yesterday pledged to “silence critics, increase business partnerships, and boost finances.  Dubroy is a 2002 Chemistry graduate from Shaw. I loved it when she said, “I am […]

    The man who was operating the Vortex ride at the North Carolina State Fair in 2013 has pleaded guilty.  The incident injured 5 people when the ride unexpectedly started again while people were trying to get off.  After an investigation, Wake County authorities found that the rides operating components had been tampered with. […]

Sunday was a big day for a certain 92 year old cancer survivor.  After completing Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego in 7 hours, 24 minutes, 36 seconds Harriette Thompson of Charlotte, North Carolina became the oldest woman to finish a marathon. This was her 16th Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and according to […]

Women who are interested in having an abortion would have to wait three times as long and now doctors performing the procedure would in certain cases have to relinquish images of the fetus to the Department of Health and Human Services, under a bill the state Senate approved on Thursday (31-15). The bill increases the […]

  As a graduate of UNC, I was glad to hear of this change… UNC’s  Board of Trustees voted 10-3 this morning to rename Saunders building, which was named after the founder of the KuKluxKlan more than 80 years ago. William Lawrence Saunders, was a Confederate colonel in the Civil War, graduated from UNC in […]

Pastor Shirley Caesar is inviting everyone to her 2 day revival (5/27-5/28) with Bishop Willie J. Campbell.  Tonight is the final night … the revival is being held at Mt. Calvary Word of Faith Church – 3100 Sanderford Rd. Raleigh, NC 27610. Listen as Pastor Caesar talks about this awesome revival at her church:

The North Carolina unemployment rate has risen to 5.5 percent in April from its previous standing at 5.4 percent in March.  According to the state Commerce Department, this is the first time in 11 months that the state’s unemployment rate was higher than the national average. The national average unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent.  […]

  An accident involving a school bus and an SUV carrying students caused minor injuries this morning.  The accident happened around 9am on South Smithfield Rd. at Meadow Run Rd.. Three children and two adults were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The SUV carrying students was flipped on its side while the bus had […]

  School board members from Wake County are considering adding “sexual orientation” to the district’s discrimination policy.  Sexual orientation is already included in the district’s bullying and harassment policies. The current policy prohibits discrimination based on a variety of factors, including race, religion and disability. Most of Wake schools policies have already been altered to […]