Cumberland County Speeding Crackdown: 482 Tickets, Including 116 mph in a 65
Police handed out 482 tickets on Thursday, July 16, according to My Fox 8. The crackdown targeted speeders and reckless drivers across Cumberland County as part of Safe Driver Week. Seven groups joined forces for the operation. They covered every corner of the county, including Fort Bragg. The sheriff's office...
Cumberland County Opens Four Year-Round Schools, Launching New School Year
Four schools in Cumberland County began classes Thursday, July 16. Anne Chesnutt Middle School, E.E. Miller Elementary School, Reid Ross Classical Middle School, and Reid Ross Classical High School all started weeks before other district buildings, accordig to the CityView. The Board of Education voted in March to reve
Fort Bragg soldier, devoted Fayetteville dad killed disposing of downed Iranian drone in Iraq
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed in action during the disposal of a downed Iranian one-way attack drone in Iraq.
Chemours lawsuit settlement: Another round of destructive environmental denialism
To say that 21st Century humanity finds itself in a time of dire and unprecedented environmental crisis is an increasingly obvious and undeniable fact. Thanks to climate change, warming and rising oceans, desertification, the poisoning of air, land and water, species extinction, and dozens of other destructive trends,
After years of waiting, 2,600 North Carolina residents settle PFAS lawsuit out of court
"I've always said I wanted to see it settled before I died."
Fayetteville State receives $6.5 million Anonymous Trust, will use for Free Summer School program
The gift covers tuition, housing, and meals for students enrolled in the University's 30-60-90 Free Summer School Program.
Fort Bragg Braces As Sudden Storms Rattle Harnett And Cumberland
Skies over Fort Bragg turned nasty in a hurry Monday as the National Weather Service fired off a midday alert for strong thunderstorms rolling through Harnett and Cumberland counties, sliding northeast at roughly 20 mph. Forecasters warned of gusts up to about 40 mph and frequent lightning with enough punch to bring do
Wrong-Way Driver Kills Three, Including a 14-Year-Old, in Head-On Crash on I-40 Near Newton...
NEWTON GROVE, NC — Three people are dead after a head-on collision on Interstate 40 near Newton Grove early Saturday, including a 14-year-old passenger in one of the vehicles. North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 2:40 a.m. near US-701 and involved a Chevrolet Camaro and a Honda Accord.
One Person Dies and Another Is Hospitalized After Harnett County Rollover Crash Near Angier...
ANGIER, NC — One person was killed and another was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle crash in Harnett County early Wednesday, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Troopers said the wreck happened off NC-55 near Angier on Oak Grove Church Road. The vehicle, a Nissan Pathfinder,...
Fayetteville-to-Raleigh Train Dream Gets D.C. Green Light, Still Waiting on Cash
On Friday, July 17, 2026, the long-discussed passenger rail link between Fayetteville and Raleigh got a concrete nudge from Washington. The Federal Railroad Administration advanced North Carolina’s proposed Fayetteville–Raleigh corridor further into the Corridor Identification and Development pipeline, shifting it from

















