Fayetteville police are investigating after a man was found dead behind a dumpster on Raeford Road Saturday morning. Officers were dispatched to the 7700 block of Raeford Road at 9 a.m. in …
A “suicidal’’ man armed with two knives was killed Friday night in an officer-involved shooting on Hickory View Court, Fayetteville police said. Officers were dispatched to a …
The Fayetteville City Council voted in an emergency session Friday morning to appeal a judge’s ruling to allow a referendum on the November ballot that could change how people vote for council members.
Sitting in shelves and languishing in storage rooms throughout North Carolina, more than 16,000 untested sexual assault kits contained the keys to solving decades-old crimes. Two of these kits …
Labor Day is the last day of the year to take a swim in public pools across Cumberland County. The good news: You’ve got another month to cool off in one of the local splash pads.
A Fayetteville man is accused of firing at police officers when they responded to a call at a hotel on the 2000 block of Cedar Creek Road early Friday. A bullet entered an adjacent hotel room …
There’s just something about the county fair. From the candied apples to the cotton candy, to the aroma of onions and green peppers frying on the skillets to flavor a sausage dog, to the carnival hawkers tempting you to try your skills and win a teddy bear.
Fayetteville police have arrested two people on charges of murder in the death of a man in 2021.
Cumberland County Schools administrators on Thursday heralded the news that 15 schools in the district were removed from the state’s list of low-performing schools based on end-of-grade and end-of-course test results.
Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons ruled Thursday that a referendum on the Vote Yes election plan be placed on the November ballot to allow voters to decide if they want to change the way the City Council is structured.
Step right up! Thrill rides, carnival foods, live music, agricultural exhibits, and livestock and cooking competitions are coming to the Crown Coliseum Complex for the Cumberland County Fair.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man died following a shooting in a neighborhood near Hope Mills early Wednesday. Deputies responded to a shooting near the 400 …
City and county government offices will be closed Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
The Vote Yes Fayetteville advocacy group is suing the city and the Cumberland County Board of Elections seeking to have its plan to reshape City Council elections put before voters in a Nov. 8 referendum. The civil lawsuit, which asks for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, was filed Tuesday in Cumberland County Superior Court.
Call it the art of compromise. And compromise is better than controversy and polarization.
A Cumberland County elementary school student was placed on the wrong bus on Monday, the first day of class for schools on a traditional calendar. A spokesman for the school system said Tuesday he did not have details about the incident, including the child's' age and gender.
The city is moving forward with plans to build a $9.4 million fire station on Bragg Boulevard. The new Fayetteville Fire Department Station 4 will replace the one on Stamper Road that opened in …
The smiling faces of students and teachers signaled the start of a new school year Monday in Cumberland County. Schools on the traditional calendar welcomed students back Monday for the first day …
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of 84 street signs from 42 intersections earlier this month. The signs were taken on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13, the …
Ten-year-old Brianna was a bit uneasy about the first day of school Monday. Not only was it the start of a new school year, but she also was new to Ferguson-Easley Elementary and to classes in …
The North Carolina Utilities Commission has announced a new area code for the Southeastern part of the state, including Cumberland County. The 472 area code will serve the same geographic …
About 250 volunteers from groups throughout Fayetteville and Cumberland County came together Thursday for United Way’s second annual meal packing campaign kickoff. United Way of Cumberland County …
It’s those three words that most parents welcome and many children dread: Back to school. Students across Cumberland County will return to the classroom Monday, Aug. 29, to start another year of learning.
This has been that joyous weekend for the once-kids of Seventy-First High School, the classes of 1971 and 1972. And for Marshall Lovett, a 50th reunion to remember. “I’m looking …
In this week’s roundup: City of Fayetteville receives public relations award, deadline approaching to nominate someone for ‘Local Hero’ award, Cape Fear Valley’s Langston receives Healthier Communities Award.
