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 »
photo credit: Debby Wong // Shutterstock Justin Bieber has us all very confused after he got on Twitter Sunday night challenging actor Tom Cruise to a fight in the octagon. He even tagged UFC president Dana White in the posted. I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon. Tom if you dont take this fight…… read more »
photo credit: Matt Trommer // Shutterstock Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz, aka Big Papi, has been shot while at a nightclub on Sunday night while in the Dominican Republic. David was in the bar and lounge when a gunman burst into the place and opened fire, hitting David once in the lower back/abdominal region. According to…… read more »
photo credit: Purple Anvil // Shutterstock It seems like sexually transmitted disease are on the rise. Why? Less condom use and higher drug use. The United States has the highest STI rates in the developed world. Worldwide, more than 1 million people are infected daily by syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis. An estimated 1 in 25 people carry at…… read more »
photo credit: Neirfy // Shutterstock Its June 7th and that means its National Donut Day! Here are some places celebrating: Krispy Kreme: One free donut (of any kind) per customer. If KK gives out 1 million free donuts, they will announce a second free donut day later in June. Walmart: One free glazed donut per customer, in…… read more »
photo credit: Jamie Lamor Thompson // Shutterstock R. Kelly has plead not guilty to his 11 new federal charges related to sexual assault and various abuse in the state of Illinois. He was hit with 5 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, 4 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and 2 counts of criminal sexual assault.…… read more »
photo credit: Shutterstock Today is the 75th anniversary of D Day, during which American stormed the beaches at Normandy during WWII. There is a myth that no black soldiers served during this battle, this is false. Joann Woodson at 90 years old, wants the world to know her late husband Waverly Woodson, was one of…… read more »
photo credit: Natursports // Shutterstock During the game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Raptors, Raptors Guard Kyle Lowry was running for a loose ball when he fell into the audience of the front row. One fan, who wasn’t touched at all during the fall, reached over and shoved Lowry. This man turned out…… read more »