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The family of Andrew Brown Jr. filed a lawsuit with the assistance of civil rights attorneys. The case which was filed argued that Brown’s death was “intentional and reckless disregard of his life” at the hands of deputies in front of his residence. The civil rights attorneys announced that a …

A hospital has suspended a nurse after her TikTok videos raised concerns over the way she treats her patients. Kelly Morris, or “BubbleGumKelz,” as she calls herself on the social media app, has been posting content about her job as a nurse, according to Newsweek. However, several of her more …

A North Carolina bill is pushing to end the prosecution of 6-year-olds. Right now, North Carolina has the lowest prosecution age set by law in the country. According to ABC News, a person as young as six years old can be prosecuted in North Carolina Juvenile Court. However, there’s a …

An autopsy has confirmed that Andrew Brown Jr. died from a single gunshot wound to the back of the head. Pasquotank County deputies murdered Brown on April 21st as he attempted to drive away from them as they were serving him with a search warrant in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. …

The parents of a two-year-old boy who was shot inside his North Carolina home earlier this month are now in custody after being accused of staging the incident to look like a drive-by shooting. The allegations against Lucentio Clark, 38, and Tianna Jumper, 20, who were arrested on Wednesday, were …

In Elizabeth City, North Carolina, a white woman was arrested for allegedly driving into two Black women who were peacefully protesting the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. Lisa Michelle O’Quinn, 41, has been charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon using a motor vehicle, one count …

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced that they will be providing $25 “Summer Cash” cards at select vaccination sites as part of an ongoing campaign to get more North Carolinians vaccinated. The NCDHHS will begin providing cash rewards on Wednesday and will continue until June 8. The …

During a press conference on Tuesday, District Attorney Andrew Womble announced that the three officers involved with the death of Andrew Brown Jr. were justified in using deadly force because of Brown’s behavior. “Mr. Brown’s death, while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies to reasonably believe …

A jury in North Carolina has awarded $75 million to two Black men with intellectual disabilities who were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in 1983. An eight-person jury awarded half-brothers Henry McCollum and Leon Brown $31 million each after they …

The family of a Black man killed by sheriff’s deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, claims recent body camera footage shows his death was unjustified. Andrew Brown Jr.’s family and attorneys were able to watch more than 18 minutes of the nearly two hours of police body camera footage captured …

The Colonial Pipeline shutdown had several people knuckin’ and buckin’ at a North Carolina gas station. Cellphone footage captured the moment when a woman attempted to cut the line during panic buying at a Marathon gas station in Knightdale, N.C. The clip shows the woman spitting into the driver’s side of …

A female Fort Bragg soldier has been accused of killing a fellow servicewoman who was dating her ex. Tiara Nicole Vinson, 26, is accused of murdering 22-year-old Kelia Horton, an active soldier stationed at Fort Bragg. According to People, Vinson allegedly fatally shot Horton outside of a home in Fayetteville, …

Attorneys for the family of Andrew Brown, Jr., the North Carolina man fatally shot by deputies, have called for a local district attorney to recuse himself from the case. According to CNN, the team cited “well-defined” conflicts between the prosecutor and the sheriff’s office. Brown was fatally shot by Pasquotank …

A former North Carolina tennis coach will be spending a significant amount of time behind bars for videotaping minors undressing and showering. Benjamin Swain, 47, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Monday in a Charlotte courthouse for sexual exploitation of a minor. Swain pleaded guilty to the …

The names of the police officers responsible for the murder of Andrew Brown Jr. have been revealed. Brown was killed on April 21st in Elizabeth City, North Carolina when seven officers arrived at Brown’s home to serve arrest warrants for drug charges. The body camera footage shows the officers faces blurred …

Two sheriff deputies were killed, and the suspected gunman and two other people were found dead after a 13-hour standoff in Boone, North Carolina, a sheriff’s office said Thursday. The deputies were ambushed and fatally wounded as they headed down into the basement of the home after answering a wellness …

North Carolina state legislators introduced a bill this week to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana in the state. Democratic state Reps. John Autry, Allison Dahle, Pricey Harrison, and Zack Hawkins worked together to introduce the bill on 4/20, following in the footsteps of other states that have recently …

A stray dog kept stealing a unicorn stuffed animal from Dollar General, so animal control went ahead and bought it for her. Now, the pooch has been adopted. We all have those toys that we never want to give up. That’s the same situation for Sisu, a large male stray …

A road rage incident has taken the life of a Pennsylvania woman driving in North Carolina with her husband to go on vacation. According to PEOPLE, Julie Eberly, 47, was shot through her car’s passenger door late Thursday morning. Julie and her husband, Ryan Eberly, were driving southbound on Interstate …

In a recent report from North Carolina, a case involving a 6-year-old boy is gaining media attention after he was forced to appear in court for allegedly picking a tulip from a yard near his bus stop. The article in question, which was published earlier this month by Virginia Bridges …