Fort Bragg Soldier’s Raleigh Murder Still Unsolved Nearly Nine Years Later
Jose Melendez Jr., a decorated Fort Bragg soldier, was gunned down outside a Raleigh apartment complex in the early morning hours of November 29, 2017, and more than nine years later, no arrest has ever been made. Melendez was shot five times while walking to his car after dropping off a friend on Raven Road, left lyin
SteelFab Expands Fayetteville, North Carolina, Manufacturing Operations
Steel fabrication company SteelFab, Inc. plans to expand its operations in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The more than $19 million project is expected to create 38 jobs in Cumberland County. The investment will include an additional 108,000 square feet at the company’s existing facility that will feature three fabricat
Offensive spark lifts Rams to rout of Red Devils
PEMBROKE — Neither Purnell Swett nor its first-year head coach Lawrence Ches are typically known for slinging the ball around the gridir
Fayetteville Technical Community College Foundation receives $3,500 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to...
The Fayetteville Technical Community College Foundation has received a $3,500 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation on behalf of Piedmont Natural Gas to support refurbishment efforts for the Y.E.S. — You + Effort = Success — Student Center, located in the Horace Sisk Building on FTCC’s campus. The grant is part of $1 m
Support network helps military families navigate 9/11 emotions
A Fayetteville nonprofit is helping military families manage stress.
Man found shot to death after Fayetteville officers called for welfare check
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A man was found shot to death after Fayetteville police responded to a welfare check Friday night. The Fayetteville Police Department said officers arrived in the area of Pelt Drive and Carlyle Street west of Murchison Road around 7:49 p.m. after being asked to do a welfare check. When they
5 things to know about Fayetteville’s new late-night diner
When the bars close and cravings hit, Seven5 Diner is keeping the griddle hot until sunrise. Here are five things to know: 1. It's filling a late-night dining gap in Fayetteville Seven5 Diner is catering to night owls with hours that stretch far beyond most local restaurants, offering hot meals into the early morning w
School of Medicine holds inaugural White Coat Ceremony at MU
The Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine celebrated a significant milestone for its first class of medical students with an inaugural White Coat Ceremony today, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. at Methodist University’s Huff Concert Hall. The ceremony formally welcomed the Class of 2030 into the...
Fayetteville readies for night of joy and purpose at 10th annual Health & Fitness...
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — The 10th annual Health & Fitness Cancer Awareness event in Fayetteville on Friday promises an evening filled with fun and movement. Taking place at the Blissful Alchemist on Ray Avenue, the annual cancer awareness event kicks off at 6 p.m. and invites community members to join the LIT club f
Fayetteville Cold Case Cracked After 36 Years — DNA IDs Soldier, but He’s Dead
A Fayetteville woman was robbed and raped at gunpoint in her own home in July 1990 by an intruder who vanished before officers arrived, and for 36 years, police had no idea who he was. Now they finally do — but the man will never face a judge, because he is dead.
