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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Fayetteville man with an extensive criminal history has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison after pleading guilty to habitual larceny in New Hanover County. Steven Nicholas Taylor, 32, entered a guilty plea Monday in New Hanover County Superior Court for stealing a...

Hoke County deputies are investigating two weekend shooting incidents, including one that left a man and a woman dead.

A Robeson County woman confessed to running a large tax fraud scam that used pandemic-era relief programs to steal nearly $14 million from the federal government. Nejlai Mitchell, 48, pled guilty in federal court to conspiring to file false returns claiming fraudulent refunds based on COVID-19 tax credits and helping i

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers (37-37, 5-4) concluded the 12-game homestand on Sunday evening at Segra Stadium against the Delmarva Shorebirds (27-48, 4-5). Aubrey Smith was on the mound for Fayetteville against Stephen Still of Delmarva. The game was scoreless in the first three innings. At the top of the fourth inning,

A new apartment community is scheduled to open in Vass. The Flats at the Exchange promises spacious layouts and a community founded on convenience and comfort. Each apartment will feature two bedrooms and two baths. Each unit has its own washer and dryer connection, and residents have an opportunity to rent those appli

Construction work intended to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility around Fayetteville's Market House begins this week. The work, set to begin Monday, June 29, is part of an ongoing Market House repurposing project , according to a June 23 news release from the city of Fayetteville. The $648,519.20 contract was

A woman is dead and another is in custody after a stabbing in Harnett County on Saturday morning. According to the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called just after 9 a.m. to a home on Dunrovin Lane in Broadway. When they arrived, deputies found Victoria Young suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers (37-36, 5-3) clashed with the Delmarva Shorebirds (27-47, 3-5) in game five on Saturday night at Segra Stadium. Rafael Gonzalez was on the mound for Fayetteville against Brayan Orrantia of Delmarva. In the bottom of the first inning with one out, Fayetteville third baseman Xavier Neyens hit

The Southern Pines Police Department is investigating a Saturday shooting that left a person with two gunshot wounds. The shooting occurred after 4 p.m. near W. Pennsylvania Avenue and N. Stephens Street. According to an official on scene, one person was transported to the hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condi

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Wake, Chatham, Harnett and Lee counties in the North Carolina Triangle region. The warning, issued at 2:36 p.m., is in effect until 3:30 p.m. A severe storm with 60 mph gusts and penny-sized hail was reported from seven miles south of Pittsboro t