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FayWHAT? What's the most haunted place in Fayetteville?

There’s no shortage of haunted houses and stories of ghosts in Fayetteville. The locals can tell you all about them. But Paula Winter took things a → Read More

Harnett 911 call: shooting victim had 'hole in his neck'

CAMERON -- A man who was shot Sunday outside his Cameron home was alert and talking in the minutes after he was injured despite "having a hole in his neck," according to a woman who called the Harnett County Sheriff's Office 911.The caller, when asked if anyone saw who shot John Newby, 41, outside his Cameron home just before 11 p.m., said no."We didn't see nothing," the caller told the… → Read More

Jury finds Lillington man guilty of sex crimes against a child

LILLINGTON — A Lillington man was found guilty Thursday after a four-day trial in Harnett County Superior Court of multiple counts of sex crimes → Read More

911 call from North Carolina triple murder: "There's blood all over this house"

The bodies of two women and a 6-month-old girl were found in the home. → Read More

911 call from Harnett triple murder: 'There's blood all over this house'

LILLINGTON — "There's blood all over this house," the 911 caller told a Harnett County Sheriff's Office dispatcher Friday when he → Read More

Man accused of giving fake name to Raeford police

RAEFORD — A Scotland County man who was found to have a large amount of opioids Monday gave a false name to authorities in an effort to avoid → Read More

Landscaping crew finds body in Harnett County neighborhood

LILLINGTON — A landscaping crew working in the Lexington Plantation neighborhood off N.C. 24/87 found a body in nearby woods, a Harnett County Sheriff's Office release said.The body was found about noon at the community clubhouse on the 400 block of Centennial Drive. The neighborhood has a Cameron address.Investigators were still on the scene Wednesday afternoon, the release said."While we are… → Read More

2-vehicle wreck at Robeson, Whitfield streets slows lunch traffic

Traffic on Robeson Street was slowed during lunch hour Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash at the Whitfield Street intersection.The wreck happened about → Read More

Fayetteville man jailed in cold case sex assaults charged with rape in third incident

A Fayetteville man already jailed in two cold case sexual assault cases was charged Tuesday in a third, according to Fayetteville police and arrest documents.Willie Pearl Mack, 57, of the 100 block of Hammond Street, is charged with two counts of first-degree rape in the incident that was reported in 1998. The case had gone cold, but after reviewing the file, the case was reopened, a… → Read More

Authorities investigate social media threats against Red Springs High

RED SPRINGS — State and local authorities are investigating threats against Red Springs High School that were posted on social media and sent to students on Monday.The Red Springs Police Department confirmed in a news release Tuesday that it and the State Bureau of Investigation were looking into an incident, but would not disclose what it was.However, Principal Jamal A. Campbell said in… → Read More

Fayetteville man with 17 charges arrested

A man who was being sought by Fayetteville police and the U.S. Marshals on 17 charges was taken into custody Monday afternoon, according to arrest documents at the Cumberland County Magistrate's Office. Zhivargo Kinta Jenkins, 41, of the 1900 block of Seabrook Road, was apprehended about 3 p.m. on the 1200 block of Thelbert Drive, documents said. He is charged with two counts each of robbery… → Read More

Fayetteville cold weathers shelters opening tonight

Cold weather shelters will be opening in Fayetteville tonight because of the predicted low temperatures, according to a news release from city officials. → Read More

2nd woman accused in alleged extortion of Fayetteville bail bondsman

The owner of a Fayetteville bail bond company is accused of threatening to release alleged recordings of another local bail bondsman accepting sexual favors in return for bond money, according to an arrest warrant in the Cumberland County Magistrate's Office.Noelle Lynn Candido, 31, the owner of Bad Girlz Bail Bonding LLC at 111 Lamon St., was charged Friday with extortion. She also is charged,… → Read More

Fayetteville bail bonds owner charged with extortion

The owner of a Fayetteville bail bond company is accused of threatening to release alleged recordings of another local bail bondsman accepting sexual favors in return for bond money, according to an arrest warrant in the Cumberland County Magistrate's Office.Noelle Lynn Candido, 31, the owner of Bad Girlz Bail Bonding LLC at 111 Lamon St., was charged Friday with extortion. She also is charged,… → Read More

Hope Mills teen charged with punching ER employee in face

A Hope Mills teen is accused of punching a health care provider in the face as he was being treated at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for a drug overdose, → Read More

Hope Mills teen charged in ER assault

A Hope Mills teen is accused of punching a health care provider in the face as he was being treated for a drug overdose at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, → Read More

Murder victim's family, friends attend hearing for Fayetteville man accused of killing her

More than 20 family members and friends of Tyesha J. Williams were in attendance as the man accused of killing her had his first appearance Wednesday in → Read More

$2 million bail for man charged in Fayetteville killing

When Michele Williams gave her daughter, Tyesha, a ring signifying the bond between a mother and child, she told her to wear it forever. → Read More

Fayetteville man on federal probation wanted on 17 charges

A man who is on federal probation is being sought by Fayetteville police and other agencies on 17 charges ranging from armed robbery to shooting into a → Read More

Woods fire off Elk Road may have been set, official says

A fire that burned about 2 1/2 acres off Elk Road on Tuesday afternoon may have been set, authorities said."I think it's just kids, but it appears to me it had been set," said Deputy Chief Tracy Smith of Pearce's Mill Fire Department.The fire was reported about 4:30 p.m. in a wooded area, about a half-mile wide, between the back of South View Baptist Church and Josh Court in the Elk Run… → Read More