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The Carolina Panthers have hired Steve Wilks as their secondary coach/passing defense coordinator. Wilks replaces Ron Meeks, one of two holdovers from coach John Fox’s staff. A Charlotte native, Wilks coached the past three seasons with San Diego. In 2009, he helped the Chargers advance 20 spots in the NFL pass defense rankings. The Chargers […]
President Barack Obama plans to accept the Democratic presidential nomination in the open air of Bank of America Stadium on the final day of his party’s convention next summer in Charlotte, N.C. Democrats also announced plans to shorten the convention from the traditional four days to three to make room for a day to celebrate […]
Bringing red-carpet stars Robert Downey Jr., Claire Danes and Jennifer Lawrence, studios chasing tax incentives increased their spending in North Carolina nearly threefold in a single year – from $75 million in 2010 to $220 million in 2011. It was a record year and based on studio commitments, 2012 should be even better – the […]
Without MLK i wouldnt have the opportunites i have today, so its only right i do this song and CONTINUE to carry out his word!
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was publicly performed first as a poem as part of a celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12, 1900 by 500 school children at the segregated Stanton School. Its principal, James Weldon Johnson, wrote the words to introduce its honored guest Booker T. Washington. The poem was later set to […]
Join us as we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The following are some of the events that are happening in Raleigh and in Durham.
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 church administrator at Hayes Barton Baptist Church is facing charges of embezzlement. Robert Lahr, 49, of Knightdale, is accused of embezzling $136,324.58 from his employer, Hayes Barton Baptist Church, according to the Raleigh police department. Lahr’s arrest warrant shows that the church worker faces charges for allegedly using the company credit card for personal […]
