Tag: North Carolina

As someone who experienced their formidable teenage years in the late 1990s/early 2000s, I had an almost unhealthy obsession with extreme sports. I had...

In 1992, Russell Hinson, the "Exalted Cyclops" leader of the KKK in the late 1980s, was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting Felicia Houston in...

Here's proof positive that love can stop a bullet and not only save lives, but make a life, as well. New Year's Eve, Pastor Larry...

Bob Scott was recently elected mayor of Franklin, North Carolina. But when he was sworn in, he didn't choose to place his hand on...

I was planning on taking today off, but for the last few days, something I wrote last week has been nagging at me. It...

Steven Furtick is the pastor of North Carolina’s Elevation Church. He is also what is known in religious parlance as a minister of the...

James Fuller Stepp is, according to local law enforcement in Henderson County, North Carolina, a "responsible gun owner." So responsible that he went hunting,...

I suppose it was bound to happen, but I have to admit I didn't expect it to occur this quickly or rise to this...

Recently, NC Attorney General Roy Cooper said that the state would not retry Wes Kerrick for killing unarmed Jonathan Ferrell. As part of the...

A different kind of flag caused a bit of controversy over the...

Maybe someone can explain this one to me: A guy walks into a gay bar, begins using derogatory language toward some of the patrons...

A professor of political science at Duke University is causing controversy with racially insensitive comments he made in the New York Times. Jerry Hough made...

I had no idea there was such a thing as the Bullie Que festival, but now that I know it exists, I want to...

As I've mentioned several times, the easiest way to prove the religious right is lying when it claims it's just standing up for the...

I've heard some incredibly callous and ignorant reasons for abortion restrictions in my life, but I do believe a Republican lawmaker in North Carolina...

Two weeks ago, I first told you about Ryan Hoffman, an offensive lineman at my alma mater, the University of North Carolina, from 1994...

Last week, I told you about Ryan Hoffman, a former offensive lineman at the University of North Carolina whose life has been on a...

My sophomore year at the University of North Carolina was one of the few times in recent memory that the campus was literally jumping...

A mentally-challenged Conway, S.C., man claims he's been physically abused by his employer and says it's been happening for years upon years. 37-year-old John Christopher...

For the most part, 'Inside Edition' has moved away from its days as a "tabloid television" show. Indeed, of the three major tabloid-style news...