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LUMBERTON — Faculty and staff at Robeson Community College are busy putting on the finishing touches for the upcoming AISES Conference at Robeson Community…

When Michael Jacobs first laid eyes on a canoe his ancestors expertly crafted a millennium ago, he says he "couldn't do nothing but cry."

A group of 13-year-old boys discovered the canoe and pulled it from its watery grave last week in North Carolina, US.

Denver City Council voted Monday to settle another lawsuit with a protestor from 2020, marking more than $4 million in settlements from a summer of protests.

Denver will pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Michael Jacobs, who said he was needlessly tackled, punched and beaten in the genitals by police officers while protesting the sweep of a homeless encampment three years ago.

Native American tribe and archaeologists came together to recover a rare 1,000-year-old Native American canoe discovered in a North Carolina lake.

The Waccamaw Siouan Indian Tribe helped archaeologists excavate a 28-foot canoe out of Lake Waccamaw on April 12 that is believed to be at least 1,000 years old. Local reports state that the canoe was found while three teenagers were swimming in the lake during the summer of 2021.

The 28-foot-long canoe presents the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe with a rare chance to understand more about the history of Native Americans in southeast North Carolina.

Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard, a Monroe, Georgia native, is seeking millions for his luxurious Los Angeles home.

The boat was originally stumbled across by a group of 13-year-old boys in 2021, according to local media reports, with authorities notified and its location marked for it to be safely removed.