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Chick-Fil-A is selling 16-ounce bottles of Chick-Fil-A sauce and Polynesian Sauce at grocery stores across the nation. The bottles of sauce are available at Walmart, Publix, HEB, Winn-Dixie, Food Lion, and Harris Teeter in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The money …

A cop in North Carolina is being investigated for hanging a K-9 by its leash and slamming it into his squad car as others looked on laughing and one person joked, “We’re good, no witnesses.” According to TMZ, the incident did have witnesses because it was caught on video, and …

A gun accident has led to the death of a mother of five. One mother of five is dead, and her youngest child is injured after the 25-year-old woman was fatally shot in Cornelius, North Carolina, CNN reports. The outlet reports that Gabriel Alexis Henderson was “inadvertently shot,” possibly after …

Early Tuesday in Texas, a deadly winter storm pummeling the country’s south and midsection left millions without electricity and spawned a tornado that killed three people in North Carolina. Freezing weather is expected to come in the next few days. On Tuesday, the county’s emergency services said the suspected tornado …

Michael Jordan is contributing $10 million to open two medical clinics in troubled areas near where he grew up in New Hanover County, on the southeastern coast of North Carolina. On Monday morning, Novant Health revealed Jordan’s personal donation, on the heels of Michael Jordan Family Clinics‘ opening back-to-back in …

North Carolina authorities have arrested a couple, charging them with the murder of a missing pregnant mother of two, whose remains were found stuffed in a suitcase last Monday. According to People, the couple, identified as 37-year-old Thomas Clayton Johnson, and 24-year-old Emmalei Grace Trevathan, were arrested on Wednesday during …

North Carolina no longer allows the specialty license plates that show the Confederate flag. The State cited its reasoning against the symbol as the “potential to offend.” North Carolina DOT spokesman Steve Abbott said at the beginning of 2021, the State’s Division of Motor vehicles would no longer issue or …

In North Carolina, authorities have charged a young man with human trafficking following a teenager’s overdose death on Tuesday. Officers with the Greenville Police Department arrived at the Baymont Inn to call about a drug overdose. First responders rendered aid to the 16-year-old victim. Sadly, they were unable to save …

Authorities are looking for a Florida man who murdered his girlfriend while the two visited relatives for Christmas in North Carolina. Police say 28-year-old Jorge Maya Gomez shot his girlfriend, 28-year-old Jessica Cortez Luna, in front of her 7-year-old son. In Durham, North Carolina, her body was discovered after a …

On Sunday, an 8-year-old died from a BB gun pellet after an accidental shooting in Alexander County, NC. Alexander County EMS was dispatched to the home for a child who had been shot by a BB gun with a single shot to the chest. The shooting occurred as the boy …

On Thursday, local and federal authorities said that a major crime ring that sold drugs out of fraternity homes at three prominent North Carolina universities is now out of business. Prosecutors say that the dealers at Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Appalachian State University …

Broadway Actor Lawrence Clayton, 64, passed away following a two-year fight with glioblastoma cancer. Clayton who made his Broadway debut in the 1981 Dreamgirls, appeared in several Broadway productions including, The Color Purple, The Civil War, The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club. Clayton also appeared on television in Pose, …

A Black man has been shot and killed outside of a church in North Carolina. Officials in High Point said police responded to a call outside Living Water Baptist Church around 3:30 pm on Sunday. Responding officers said they found a man dead and others suffering from “minor injuries.” “Upon …

A pair of North Carolina parents were shot in front of their 4-year-old young son just days before the father’s birthday. Charlotte-Mecklenburg responded to a parking lot on Monday just after 12 p.m., where they saw a man and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds, writes to PEOPLE’s Elaine Aradillas. …

On Tuesday, in a historic move, the city council of Asheville, North Carolina, voted unanimously to provide reparations to Black residents. The city council also apologized for the city’s role in slavery, discrimination,  the denial of basic liberties to Black residents. The resolution does not mandate direct payments to the residents …

In another case of caught on camera, Kevin Piner, a North Carolina police officer has been fired from the Wilmington Police Department after he was caught on camera saying, “I can’t wait” to slaughter Black people, adding that a civil war was needed to wipe out the Black race. According …

Police officers in Asheville, NC were caught stomping on water bottles and destroying medical supplies at a station that was set up to help aid the demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd. The reported video shows Asheville police officers in riot gear and holding shields forming a protective circle …

A Vance County School Resource Officer has been fired days after a video emerged of him slamming a middle school child to the ground twice. On Monday, Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame confirmed to ABC11 that the unnamed deputy was terminated “effective immediately.” The deputy was previously on paid administrative …

A North Carolina pool owner, who posted discriminative rules for a swimming pool at his private outdoor recreation center, is considering taking legal action against any critics who would dare call him “racist.” According to ABC11, John Freeman, of Wendell, N.C.; who co-owns the business with his wife Teresa, is …

The power of social media is nothing short of amazing. A disturbing video at the Asheville Mall in North Carolina grabbed a lot of attention and eventually led to the arrest of a violent man. Authorities arrested North Carolina’s David Steven Bell for a brutal attack on a 12-year-old black …