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Visit www.cnn.com for more info Hurricane Irene is slightly weaker with wind gust and speeds up to 110 miles per hour.  The hurricane warnings and watches are extended northward along the U.S. east coast. Here is the latest on Hurricane Irene: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/231150.shtml?’%20rel=’nofollow The National Weather Service in Wakefield VA has issued a hurricane and tropical storm warning for the State […]

The Martin Luther King, Jr.Memorial ceremony, which was set to take place on Sunday in Washington, DC , has been postponed due to the incoming Hurricane Irene, which is expected to wreak havoc along the eastern seaboard this weekend, including the nation’s capital.  So far, no rescheduled date has been announced as officials agonized over […]

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has declared states of emergency in their respective states in preparation for Hurricane Irene. While the direct path of the storm is not yet known, parts of Virginia and Maryland could be hit hard based on computer models and projections. “We are issuing this state of emergency today as a precautionary […]

BUXTON, N.C. — Thousands were fleeing an exposed strip of coastal villages and beaches off North Carolina on Thursday as Irene approached, threatening to become the first major hurricane to hit the East Coast in seven years. About 180,000 tourists and residents in coastal Dare County have been told to leave, and forecasters issued a […]

Rev. Tedd Butler, pastor of the Gospel Light Baptist Church, of Grand Rapid Michigan is expected in court Thursday to face charges he sexually assaulted two boys, each under 13, that he met through the church. He is accused of two separate offenses. In Ottawa County, he’s facing second-degree sexual assault — that is, improper […]

Hurricane Irene continues to strengthen with strong wind gusts and speeds up to 115 miles per hour.  The hurricane is pounding in the Bahamas now and will become a major hurricane by later today. Here is the latest on Hurricane Irene: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/231150.shtml?’%20rel=’nofollow Also, due to the smokefires in the south,  the National Weather Service in Wakefield, […]

Hurricane Irene’s strength is building wind gust and speeds are still significant. In the event of a hurricane or disaster are you prepared? Is your family prepared?  Do you have a safety-ready evacuation plan? Do you have or own emergency kits? These are very important questions that we need to ask ourselves in the event of disaster. […]

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude-4.5 aftershock today at 1:08 a.m., according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Residents of the Bon Air in Chesterfield County and in western Henrico County reported feeling the tremor. The USGS said the quake was centered about 7 miles south of Mineral in Louisa County and 36 miles northwest of […]

On Sunday, August 28th – 48 years after he gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech before 250,000 people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a national monument will be dedicated to fallen civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Thousands are pouring into Washington, D.C. for a week of events leading up […]

Yesterday, Will and Smith’s marriage was headline talk. Marc Anthony was the reason. All because InTouch magazine, citing an unnamed “insider,” reported the alleged separation online Tuesday and teased to its print edition for more information. It sent shock-waves as people screamed, “Oh no, not Will & Jada”. All morning the tongues wagged. All night […]

For a better half of my day I sat at my desk refreshing my page to the HelloBeautiful homepage until it was confirmed that the Pinkett-Smith empire remained intact, no shame in my game! Lately money, love, and power are themes that have been on my mind. I suppose it’s because I am in my […]

by Sheilah Belle After five years since her Top Ten CD “In His Presence” was released, Judith Christie McAllister, prepares for the August 30th release of her fourth CD Sound the Trumpet on Shanachie Entertainment. McAllister’s highly anticipated new project brings praise and worshippers the high-energy anthems and tender songs of praise, expected from this […]