Neighbors who called 911 on Fayetteville mother before deadly crash speak out as she...
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Neighbors who called 911 on a Fayetteville woman they believed was in distress are now speaking publicly after police say she later crashed her vehicle, killing her three young sons. Megan Scott appeared in court Monday on misdemeanor charges connected to the June 3 incident....
Man sentenced to more than 30 years for raping autistic child at Camp Lejeune
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - A Fayetteville man has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison after being convicted of sex crimes involving a 9-year-old girl at Camp Lejeune. A federal judge sentenced 41-year-old David Mayes after a jury found him guilty in March of the aggravated sexual abuse of a child while on the mi
Developers eye new housing in downtown Fayetteville
Two residential development proposals in downtown Fayetteville have been submitted to the city's Technical Review Committee. Separate developers have submitted plans for townhomes and an apartment complex located off North and South Cool Spring streets. The TRC is responsible for reviewing proposed developments for com
Mom charged in Fayetteville crash deaths of her 3 children and driving at 111...
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A Fayetteville mother was charged earlier this month in the traffic crash deaths of her three young children and cited for speeding, accused of driving at 111 mph along the road, according to an arrest warrant and Fayetteville police. The crash happened June 3 at 10:50 p.m. along Cedar Creek
Multiple parked vehicles damaged by alleged impaired driver
An alleged impaired driver struck several vehicles and damaged property at Legends at Morganton Park in Southern Pines Saturday night. Southern Pines Police arrested the female driver. According to residents at the apartment complex, the driver allegedly came over a curb at the front of the clubhouse and onto the...
Missing NC man who drove to Hoke County is found dead in woods: Deputies
Wesley Purcell, 35, drove a gray GMC Sierra SUV from Raleigh into Hoke County, a Hoke County Sheriff's Office news release said on Thursday.
Missing North Carolina man found dead in woods after driving over 60 miles from...
RAEFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — Deputies said a Raleigh man who was reported missing in Hoke County on Thursday was found dead on Friday near the area where he was last seen on Thursday. Wesley Purcell, 35, drove a gray GMC Sierra SUV from Raleigh into Hoke County, a Hoke County Sheriff’s Office news release said […]
Wake, Johnston, and Harnett County teens honored at Juneteenth scholarship pageant
GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — Teenagers in three central North Carolina counties were honored at the first Juneteenth scholarship pageant in the region, a nonprofit said Wednesday. The inaugural Mr. & Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant was hosted by the Say Y.E.S. Foundation in Garner on June 13, according to the nonprofit.
Police K9 Max Medically Retired
DUNN, N.C. – A depressing diagnosis led Dunn City Council members to approve the early retirement of its last K9 on the Dunn Police Department force June 9. Another K9 is on the way with the approval of a recent grant, but K9 Max will be missed as his brothers and sisters in blue pray for his recovery from a tumor grow
ACA auditors recommend accreditation for Harnett Correctional
Harnett Correctional Institution has been recommended for ACA accreditation after auditors found it met all mandatory and nearly all optional standards.
