Tag: North Carolina

What Happened To Allisha Watts? Accused Killer Awaits Murder Trial In Girlfriend’s Death

NewsOne Featured Video Source: screenshot / facebook UPDATED: 2:00 p.m. ET, April 16 The North Carolina man who allegedly killed Allisha Watts is set to make his second court appearance since he was charged with murder in connection with her death. According to WCNC, James Dunmore is set to appear in court on Tuesday. Dunmore’s […]

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Rising Appalachia Share New Music Video & Hometown Travel Guide To Asheville, NC

The life of a touring artist isn’t for the weak. As most fans and musicians are aware, artistic preservation demands a break from time to time to make space for re-centering, writing, and relaxing. With that, it only made sense when globally recognized Americana and world folk ensemble Rising Appalachia announced that they’d be taking […]

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E.P.A. Says ‘Forever Chemicals’ Must Be Removed From Tap Water

For the first time, the Biden administration is requiring municipal water systems to remove six synthetic chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems that are present in the tap water of hundreds of millions of Americans. The extraordinary move from the Environmental Protection Agency mandates that water providers reduce perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known […]

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N.C. State Heads to Final Four, Bringing Raleigh to the Center of College Basketball

For decades, Sammy’s Tap & Grill, a sports bar for fans of North Carolina State University, had a glaring problem: The school’s basketball teams did not win all that much. David Harris, one of the owners, would concoct creative specials in hopes of drawing customers on game days, but it didn’t matter. Few ever came. […]

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Black-Owned Children’s Bookstore Forced To Move After Death Threats

NewsOne Featured Video Source: The Durham / The Durham Less than a year after opening its brick-and-mortar location, Liberation Station, North Carolina’s first Black-owned children’s bookstore, is leaving Downtown Raleigh. RELATED: Black-Owned Bookstore Coming Soon To Raleigh [INTERVIEW] Liberation Station opened its location at 208 Fayetteville St on Juneteenth 2023 to much excitement. However, just a […]

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History Of The Melungeons: The Forgotten Tribe Of Appalachia

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Sepia Times / Getty America has a funny way of hiding history, and there’s no better example of that than the story of the Melungeons; a forgotten people of Appalachia.  Appalachia is a geographic region in the eastern United States located in the Appalachian Mountains. The region consists of 13 states […]

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