Compiled by Aaron Dahlstrom
Assistant News Editor

Wildfires inspire new e-mail scam

A new e-mail scam soliciting donations to California wildfire victims emerged in the wake of the tragedy, the Internal Revenue Service warned Friday. The scheme, known as “phishing,” attempts to lure recipients to a fake IRS Web site, where users enter their personal and financial information. The e-mail could also contain malware, or malicious software, which steals passwords and other private information from the victims computer, the IRS said.

Landmark court case remembered

Today UNC Asheville hosts “Brown v. Board of Education: Fifty Years Later,” a one-man performance by award-winning actor Mike Wiley. In the performance, Wiley transforms himself into multiple characters, recounting the court case, the judge’s decision and the consequences of the ruling. The performance counts as a Humanities Cultural Event credit and takes place from 12:20 to 1:20 p.m. in Lipinsky Auditorium.

Suspects tracked to ECU campus

Authorities charged Charles Frederick Collins and Justin Benjamin Graham with first-degree murder Sunday for the murder of a Hendersonville woman and her son. Authorities found the suspects on the East Carolina University campus, where they fled in their car to a nearby cemetery where they abandoned the car.