Cumberland County Schools staff recommends consolidating these schools
Cumberland County Schools administrators have made changes to recommendations that a consultant firm presented to the Board of Education in December. The board received the staff recommendation during a special-called work session meeting on Jan. 23 at the Eastover Recreation Center. The recommendations are to build...
2 dead, 2 in critical condition in Fayetteville shooting and knife attack
Two people are dead and two others are fighting for their lives following a late-night shooting and knife attack in Fayetteville. Police say they responded to reports of shots fired around 9:30 p.m. on North Sumac Circle. When they arrived, police say they found a man and a woman who had been shot. Both died at the...
Sat. PM Update: SC Waffle Houses Closing, Fayetteville Still Quiet
It's quiet as of Saturday afternoon in the Sandhills, but don't let your guard down. The significant winter storm moving across the country is growing in size, and impacts will come to Fayetteville and the surrounding areas tonight and early tomorrow morning. Currently, expectations of freezing rain leading to a...
Pirates boys win TCC swimming title, girls 2nd
FAYETTEVILLE — The Lumberton High School boys swimming team won the Tri-County Conference championship at Thursday’s championship
71-year-old woman killed in Robeson Co. hit-and-run
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) is investigating after a woman died after being struck and killed by a car in a hit-and-run just after 7:30 Saturday night on Highway 71 near McInnis Road just west of Red Springs in Robeson County, according to First Sgt. S.B. Lewis.
Get the list of weather-related closings and cancellations in the Fayetteville area
(Editor's note: This story was updated to add new information.) Many Fayetteville-area businesses and other organizations have announced schedule changes because of this weekend's winter weather. Icy conditions on Cumberland County roads have led to closings, cancellations and postponements Sunday, Jan. 25, and...
Closures And Delays As Winter Storm Moves Through Fayetteville, Lumberton
A severe winter storm system continues to make its way across the country, with impacts virtually everywhere in the Eastern half of the United States. Southeastern North Carolina is no exception. Ice on roadways is the primary concern right now, especially as a signficant strong cell is expected to come...
Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands
A big shift is coming to the Carolina Horse Park for the 2026 Setters’ Run Farm Carolina International CCI4*-S and Horse Trials (March 19-22 – Raeford, NC)! We’ll see a location change for the FEI show jumping phase of competition, now taking place on the grass field area on the same side of Montrose Road as the...
Fayetteville to Host Crucial Roundtable on Military Family Childcare Support with NC Leadership and...
Fayetteville will host the North Carolina Military Community Childcare Roundtable 2026 on January 29, an event organized by the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in collaboration with Blue Star Families and Fayetteville Technical Community College. Officials, advocates, and educators will...
Rock ‘N Run Becomes Rise ‘N Run
The Rock ‘N Run 5K has undergone a rebrand — but don’t worry, it’s keeping its heart and sole. It will now be a morning event called the Rise ‘N Run. This marks the 10th year of the run to benefit Friend to Friend, a nonprofit that supports survivors of sexual assault, sex trafficking and domestic violence. “We...
