August 2008 Blog Posts (318)

Meagan Good Talks About Next Horror Film - 'The Unborn'

At this year's San Diego Comic Con, Meagan Good made her first appearance to plug not only one, but two upcoming horror films she has coming up. Besides 'Saw V', which comes out later this year, she's also starring with Odette Yustman and Cam Gigante and Idris Elba in David Goyer's The Unborn. The story is about a young woman fighting the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

Good spoke to me about her role in the film, her love for… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 8, 2008 at 9:33pm — 4 Comments

Drive-by shooting Wednesday brings number of shootings to 8 in a month

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Mitchell

Deputies were called to the area of Poppy Hill Road at about 6 p.m. to reports of shots fired. Witnesses said a black Mercedes was driving back and forth on the road before a passenger opened fire on Willie Tolbert IV,who was walking down the street at the time, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. He was not… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 8, 2008 at 9:30pm — 4 Comments

LEBRON JAMES COVERS NEW SLAM MAGAZINE

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JAY-Z CONFIRMS RECORDING OF 11TH ALBUM: Rapper performs track from 'The Blueprint 3' during Kanye West concert in NY.

*Jay-Z has finally admitted that he's been quietly recording a new album, "The Blueprint 3," which he says will be his last for Def Jam.

The rap mogul appeared as a guest during Kanye West's Glow in the Dark concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden Wednesday night and performed a West-produced song likely to appear on the new CD.

While performing, West asked the audience if he could play a few beats that he recorded while in… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 8, 2008 at 5:48am — 3 Comments

YOUNG JEEZY AKA MR. BIRTHDAY BASH FLASHBACK

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 8, 2008 at 3:39am — 3 Comments

Young Jeezy: Hard Times***ALLHIPHOP.COM EXCLUSIVE

By Martin A. Berrios

It takes a thorough and savvy individual to prosper during an economic downturn. Considering the current conditions within the music industry, Jay Jenkins certainly feels no pressure. But Young Jeezy has always made good out of any situation. Still under his original moniker, Lil J, he would make his name early on with his independent releases Thuggin’ Under The Influence and Come Shop Wit’ Me. Selling over fifty… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 10:00pm — 15 Comments

Murder rate in Chicago up 18 percent over 7-month period of 2007

Sixty-two slayings in July, police source says

Violent crime continued to rise in Chicago after a deadly July in which 62 people were killed, according to unofficial numbers provided by a police source.

For the first seven months of 2008, murders rose by 18 percent over the same period in 2007 and by 9 percent for the same period in 2006. According to internal police data, 291 people were killed from January through July, up from 246 in 2007 and 266 in 2006.

In… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 9:44pm — 4 Comments

Mother witnessed son's killing in Belle Glade, four others wounded in overnight gun play

Desroy Lowe, 21, died after he was shot several times.

Police say two men fired eight to 10 shots at Timothy Davis, 20.

BELLE GLADE — Investigators are hoping some of the dozens of people who might have witnessed five separate shootings in Belle Glade and Pahokee Tuesday night can say what happened.

One man is dead and four others hurt after the two hours of gun play.

The mother of… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 9:41pm — 4 Comments

Man shoots neighbor, then self, Gwinnett cops say

One Gwinnett man was in surgery Thursday night and another was dead after a violent incident involving next-door neighbors.

The sequence of events started around 1 p.m. near Loganville when Charles Edward Quinn, who lives on Vintage Oaks Drive in unincorporated Gwinnett County, shot his next-door neighbor while the neighbor was mowing his own grass, said Cpl. David P. Schiralli of the Gwinnett Police Department. Quinn, 54, apparently drove into… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 9:37pm — 3 Comments

Charges Filed in Town and Country Store Robbery

KSDK -- An employee of a Town and Country store conspired with an armed robbery suspect to hold up a Linens & Things more than a week ago, police said.

According to Captain Gary Hoelzer, a spokesman for the Town and Country Police Department, the robbery took place on July 28 around 9 p.m., in the 13000 block of Manchester Road. The suspect approached an employee outside the business around closing time and demanded money. He stole an… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 9:35pm — 3 Comments

Two Teens Charged in Carjacking of Third Shelby County Teen

This is a news release sent to Eyewitness News Everywhere by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office:

Deputies Arrest Two for Carjacking in Southeast Shelby County

Shelby County Sheriff’s detectives charged two teenagers early this morning for carjacking and robbing another teenager last night in southeast Shelby County. The victim and one of the suspects were both shot.

Marcus Green,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 9:32pm — 5 Comments

ATLANTA REALITY SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS MONICA: Singer shows the drama of trying to record and market a new single.

*Tonight at 8, Atlanta's local Peachtree TV channel presents an encore airing of R&B singer Monica's hour-long reality special, "The Single: Monica."

Cameras follow the 27-year-old mother of two as she works with record producer-songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox and J Records A&R executives Larry Jackson and Jaha Johnson, on "Still Standing," an upcoming single off her new album.

The special will track the process of… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 8:24pm — 5 Comments

YOUNG JEEZY COVERS XXL ON STANDS NOW

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 8:15pm — 4 Comments

DETROIT MAYOR HAULED OFF TO JAIL: Judge says Kilpatrick violated terms of bond.

*According to news reports, Detroit's troubled mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick has been put in lockdown for a night. But, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's office, he will be allowed visitors.

According to The AP, his honor is to be photographed and issued a green Wayne County Jail jumpsuit and will be housed alone in a restricted area of the jail because of his high profile.

Judge Ronald Giles revoked Kilpatrick's bond after he… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 8:10pm — 5 Comments

OxyContin bust nets 56 Miami-Dade government employees

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Fifty-six government employees -- including a police officer, a felony court clerk, two corrections officers and 27 school bus drivers and attendants -- were arrested in a scam that used health insurance information to fraudulently obtain prescriptions for the painkiller OxyContin, authorities said Wednesday. Sixty-two people were arrested in total and all face charges including racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 7, 2008 at 8:00pm — 10 Comments