A North Carolina State Trooper died after being struck by a car during a traffic stop Monday, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. State Highway Patrol said just before 9 PM Monday State Trooper John Horton was conducting a traffic stop in Rutherford Country, a few miles from Cleveland County. Fellow Trooper, […]
A lot of cities around the country may have canceled or scaled back their New Year’s Eve plans but North Carolina’s capital celebration will still go on. Raleigh’s famous acorn with still be dropping at midnight on December 31 downtown at the City Plaza. The city of Raleigh announced restrictions to keep the event safe. […]
The current minimum wage in North Carolina is at $7.25 and the wage will remain the same statewide and for 20 other states in 2022. 2022 will bring a pay raise to 25 states along with Washington D.C. will be raising the minimum wage next year, by varying amounts. The largest increases will be in […]
There was not alot of holiday travel this time last year due to the pandemic and stay-at-home order in 2020. This year AAA is predicting the road and air travel will be crowded. More than 109 million Americans are predicted to travel for the holidays and 35% more North Carolinians than 2020. AAA says the […]
If you are looking for a way to make some money, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper just announced a plan that could make you $1 million richer. Over the next three months, the state will be giving four people $1 million each to those who have gotten at least one vaccine. So here’s how it […]
The high gas price or the shortage may not be stopping some from still traveling during the Memorial Day holiday. According to AAA, 1.1 million North Carolinians are expected to travel during the holiday weekend. That’s about a 61% increase from last year, when fewer than residents traveled, due to the pandemic. Gas prices are […]
“We can take this step today because the science shows our focus on getting people vaccinated is working,” said Cooper. “But to keep moving forward – and to make sure that we keep saving lives – more people need to get vaccinated.”
Charlotte-Mecklenburg is a growing city and has the highest population in North Carolina but sadly it is also ranked No. 1 in violent crimes statewide, according to FBI data from 2019. Charlotte leads all other NC cities by a wide range in all categories of crimes. North Carolina’s most populous city reported 6,982 violent crimes […]
Da Baby and his family just suffered a loss. According to TMZ his older brother Glenn Johnson committed suicide today in Charlotte. TMZ is reporting: TMZ’s learned the rapper’s older brother, Glenn Johnson, took his own life Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Glenn had posted a video of himself earlier in the day in a car […]
Election Day 2020 is here and folks are going out to the polls in droves!! However, one man decided to show up carrying an illegal weapon according to reports. WCCB Charlotte reports: The incident began around 10:30 a.m. on Election Day at Precinct 202 on Doug Mayes Place. Officers say the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Justin Dunn, […]
