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    Vandalism Sparks Small Fire

    Property damage at the old Log Cabin Elementary is being investigated as vandalism. Over the weekend crews responded to reports…
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    Attempted Murder Charges for Swain County Man

    Swain County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man on two attempted murder charges. Jeffrey Tyler Huskey, 31, is facing two…
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    Jackson County High Speed Chase

    Jackson County man is facing an assortment of charges in connection to a traffic stop turned high-speed police chase. According…
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    Federal Criminal Charges in Swain County For TN Man

    Former Johnson City business owner Sean Williams is now being held without bond on a federal criminal charge at the…
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    Blue Ridge Parkway Temporarily Set to One Lane by I-26

    A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will reduce a short section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville…

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      Do You Actually Need to Cover Your Webcam for Security?

      If you work on a computer, odds are you’re sitting there all day with that little webcam pointed right at you.  It’s pointed at you at night too. Are you really at risk of hackers or spies or North Koreans?  Or south Koreans?  Maybe one of the BTS guys wants to see what you’re up to. According to security experts . . . isn’t not likely but it is POSSIBLE.  If you download malware, it might have code that lets someone take over your camera.  So, like always, be careful what links you click on and what you install. Beyond…

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      Self-Checkouts Are Asking Us to Tip!?

      The Wall Street Journal just did a big write-up on how we’re even being asked to leave tips at self checkouts now! They talked to a few people who’ve recently encountered the prompts. Someone bought a $6 bottle of water at a self-checkout kiosk at the Newark airport, and it asked them if they wanted to leave a 10% or 20% tip.  They said it felt like “emotional blackmail.” A baseball fan grabbed a beer from a self-service fridge at Petco Park in San Diego, and it asked him to leave a tip.  He said he was confused, because he…

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      “Cowboy” The Actor Interview April 28th, 2023

      Andy Rogers sits down in studio with local SAG actor “Cowboy” to discuss how he got into acting and some upcoming projects. SAG-AFTRA Actor, Cowboy is a former police officer and detective turned actor living in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Getting his start working in movies in August of 2014. Since then he has worked on numerous feature films and television shows including The Fate Of The Furious, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, and American Animals. Cowboy recently co-starred in a short film called Yogurt Raisin that will be in film festivals soon. Television series he has worked…

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      It’s Coming: “Good Burger 2”!!!

      We often joke that Hollywood has run out of ideas, but it’s starting to look like that’s LITERALLY true.  Because now, they’re bringing us “Good Burger 2” Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell actually appeared on the “Tonight Show” to announce the news to Jimmy Fallon, who FREAKED OUT like it was the greatest news he’s ever heard.  (Here’s video.) Kenan said, quote, “I can’t believe it’s been a little over 25 years since great customer service was born at Good Burger! “Being a part of something so many generations of people have come to love has made me so proud and now to be back where it all began…

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      Half of Moms Eat the Disgusting “Surprise Meals” Their Young Kids Make

      If you’re a parent, you always want to embrace your kids’ curiosity, especially if they’re building important life skills.  But that isn’t always easy . . . especially if your nine-year-old is “cooking dinner.” A new poll asked mothers about their kids’ first creations in the kitchen . . . and 46% of moms said that they’ve had their kids cook them an unappetizing “surprise meal.”  About HALF of those moms say they felt like they “had to eat” the concoction, and so they did. 49% say they’ve pretended to eat something their kid made . . . maybe using…

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      Who’s Buying These? $2,500 Knee-High Boots That Look Like Teletubbies

      A handful of very weird ’90s kids are super-excited right now . . . A high-end fashion brand in New York is selling knee-high boots that look like the TELETUBBIES.  Specifically Dipsy, the green one. They’re bright-green, stiletto knee-highs with Dipsy’s face and arms hanging off the top of each boot.  So they’re like half-shoe, half stuffed animal. A designer named Christian Cowan is taking pre-orders online . . . and they’re reasonably priced at just $2,500. Don’t worry, the other three Teletubbies . . . Tinky Winky, Laa-Laa, and Po . . . haven’t been left out.  He’s also selling…

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