photo credit: Featureflash Photo Agency // Shutterstock Russell Wilson is now the highest paid player in the NFL! On Tuesday, the quarterback signed a 4-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks for $140 million. Wilson has been a quarterback for the Seahawks since 2012. The 30-year-old Super Bowl champ made the announcement on Instagram, in a video of…… read more »
photo credit: Shutterstock East Carolina is LIT this week! Sup Dogs in Downtown Greenville has just been named America’s Best College Bar in the “Barstool Best Bar” competition. Sup Dogs beat out 64 other bars around the country in the Twitter competition that was all fan voting. Bret Oliverio, the owner of Sup Dogs, said Sup…… read more »
photo credit: Shutterstock Two East Carolina University students died in a crash in South Carolina on Friday afternoon, the university said Saturday. Two other ECU students were injured. The S.C. Highway Patrol said a 2016 Honda coupe was traveling south and a 1999 Acura sedan was traveling north when the two collided. Two people in…… read more »
photo credit: Power has been restored to 17,600 New Bern Electric customers after strong winds disabled power lines coming into the city. The City of New Bern says at around 4 a.m. Monday, straight-line winds generated by strong storms caused a tree to fall on Duke Energy power lines coming into the City of New Bern,…… read more »
photo credit: Today, April 15th is Tax Day! The last day to turn in your 2018 tax returns.The IRS says as many as 50 million taxpayers have yet to file. If you are unable togged everything in order before midnight, the IRS recommends filing for an extension. That will prevent you from paying late penalties.…… read more »
photo credit: Brian Kinney // Shutterstock The Notre-Dame cathedral is currently on fire in Paris and is spreading rapidly. The cause of the fire is unknown but the officials think it could be linked to renovation work happening. The building is 850-years-old and last year an urgent appeal for funds was put in to save the cathedral…… read more »
photo credit: kubicka // Shutterstock A woman in Carteret Co. may be facing charges after she shot her son for throwing a trash can at her on Sunday around 9:45p in Newport. The woman is 64-years-old, the son is 36-years-old. Patrice Rippy allegedly had an argument with her son Brian earlier in the day. Brian left the…… read more »
Clarke Jones sits down with Tija, the owner of Greenville, NC’s only black owned beauty supply store! I couldn’t think of a more perfect person to sit down with for my very first podcast! From selling hair out of the truck of her car to owning and operating multiple stores in North Carolina, Ty has…… read more »
photo credit: Ivan Marc // Shutterstock Disney gave a first look at its Disney Plus streaming service on Thursday. The service will provide original content, but will also be the exclusive home of every Star Wars movie, the full Marvel collection, Pixar films and the huge Disney collection. Keep in mind, Disney recently purchased 21 Century Fox so…… read more »
photo credit: Action Sports Photography // Shutterstock The Carolina Panthers have just gotten a new addition to the team. Wide Receiver Chris Hogan has been given a one-year deal. Coming from the New England Patriots, Hogan has two Super Bowl wins under his belt. .@Panthers sign WR Chris Hogan to one-year deal. Won two Super Bowls…… read more »