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A man identified as a supplier of a drug network in western North Carolina has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to a federal prosecutor. William T. Stetzer, acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, said in a news release that Matthew Wondra, 34, of Murphy, was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release after he gets out of prison.  Court documents and

Law enforcement officials in Kentucky say a 16-year-old girl missing from North Carolina has been found after someone noticed her using a distress signal made popular on TikTok.  According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, police have charged the driver who had the girl in his car with unlawful imprisonment and possession of material showing a sexual performance by a minor.  Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the sheriff’s office spokesperson, told The Lexington

The Biden-Harris administration has misplaced priorities and it is clear they do not prioritize the American people. While the nation struggles to recover from the impact of the global pandemic and Democrat-led lockdowns, Americans have only seen weak leadership from Biden and a stalled policy agenda that has done nothing to improve the economic conditions in our country. Recent headlines report that the Biden-Harris administration is considering giving nearly $450,000

By MEG KINNARD Bakari Sellers, the attorney for the families of victims killed in the 2015 Mother Emanuel AME Church massacre, speaks with reporters outside the Justice Department, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Families of nine victims killed in a racist attack at the Black South Carolina church have reached a settlement with the Justice Department over a faulty background check that allowed Dylann Roof to purchase the gun

By BARBARA ORTUTAY A Facebook employee take a selfie in front the company's new name and logo outside its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, after announcing that it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) An embattled Facebook Inc. is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is its commitment to

A North Carolina woman has been charged with misdemeanor child abuse after the parents she works for as a nanny caught her on video trying to force-feed their toddler and at one point restraining one of the child’s arms, police said. The woman was arrested Wednesday night by New Bern police, news outlets reported. Max and Laura Oglesby said they were at work on Tuesday evening and used a break

The Republican National Committee is serious about Black voter engagement and that is not just rhetoric, it is backed up by a multi-million dollar nationwide voter engagement effort. Under the leadership of RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, the RNC is setting out to change the game when it comes to connecting with Black voters. During the 2020 Presidential cycle, the RNC funded over a dozen Black Voices for Trump Community Centers

 A U.S. Army soldier has been brought back to South Carolina from Germany to face charges he killed his grandfather and great-grandmother 16 months ago. Gene Alexzander “Alex” Scott, 24, was indicted last week on two counts of murder in Chester County, Sheriff Max Dorsey said in a statement. Military police in Germany took Scott into custody and he was flown back to the United States this past weekend, Dorsey

By BRYAN ANDERSON and NICHOLAS RICCARDI A decade ago, North Carolina Republicans redrew their legislative districts to help their party in a way that a federal court ruled illegally deprived Black voters of their right to political representation. A state court later struck down Republican-drawn maps as based on pure partisanship. So, as the GOP-controlled legislature embarks this year on its latest round of redistricting, it has pledged not to

By Chad Williams Colin Powell knew where he fit in American history. The former secretary of state – who died on Oct. 18, 2021, at 84 as a result of COVID-19 complications – was a pioneer: the first Black national security advisor in U.S. history, the first Black chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and also the first Black man to become secretary of state. But, his “American journey”