On Monday, a preliminary injunction hearing was held in North Carolina, regarding the state’s voter laws and what opponents state are blatant discriminatory practices. Appearing…

As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 this week, a new fight for voting rights…

It’s national news that a dangerous storm system that produced tornadoes, strong winds and damaging hail and that is responsible for three dozen deaths in Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi, is predicted to approach NC later this evening. Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else!…Standard Messaging Rates Apply […]

  NC Attorney General Roy Cooper is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Admin. to regulate electronic cigarettes like other tobacco products because they are capable of delivering high doses of nicotine and can be addictive. Cooper signed a letter on Tuesday saying that e-cigarettes are portrayed as a safe alternative and are being marketed […]

  It may sound good that North Carolina’s unemployment rate fell from 8.9 percent in July to 8.7 percent in August, but employers in the state are still shedding jobs. According to the state Department of Commerce more than 3,500 jobs were cut during the month of August and more than 409,000 people in the […]

I received the Amber alert last night and my heart dropped as a little girl was taken when someone stole the vehicle she was sleeping in. Little Shylin Olanda Neal of High Point, NC was sleeping in the back seat of her Godfather’s 2003 Chevy Suburban last night when he stopped at a local supermarket and […]

  Gov. McCrory has signed the controversial voter ID bill into law, that  would require all NC residents to present a valid ID before they can vote. Now the NC- NAACP,  who has been against the bill from the beginning has scheduled a news conference at 9:30 today to discuss the changes and talk about talk […]

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North Carolina is set to compensate victims of its involuntary sterilization program, according to NBC News. SEE ALSO: Sharpton Meets With POTUS, AG Holder To…

  The result of the new budget plans means teachers will not receive raises and their pay will remain near the bottom of national rankings and more than 3,850 teacher assistant positions will disappear. Today, the North Carolina Association of Educators announced plans to try to block key provisions in the $20.6 billion spending plan. […]

  Earlier this week the NY Times wrote an article hammering the incidents surrounding the decisions of NC new Republican led general assembly.   They highlighted how nearly 700 people have been arrested in the “Moral Monday” demonstrations which protested the decisions that would cut back on the care of the less fortunate.   Yesterday Gov. […]