Head-on crash injures Dunn fire chief en route to fire, two others, NCSHP says
DUNN, N.C. (WNCN) — The Dunn fire chief and two others were injured in a head-on collision Friday night, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. According to NCHSP, the Dunn fire chief was en route to a fire when a gray pickup truck crossed the center line on U.S. 301 and the two vehicles collided.
Balfour Beatty Breaks Ground on North Carolina History Center
Balfour Beatty, in association with Varnedoe Construction, has broken ground on the final phase of The North Carolina History Center on Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction. Once complete, the 60,000-square-foot facility located in Fayetteville’s Arsenal Park will serve as a transformative educational and...
Hope Mills introduces zoning and land use updates
The Town of Hope Mills is poised for the future with several initiatives designed to ensure that growth is thoughtful, well-planned and aligned with the community’s values. The following updates were made with the goal of driving the town’s growth in a way that strengthens residents’ quality of life while preserving...
Harnett County Man Started Shaking After $150,000 Powerball Win
RALEIGH – Chad McLamb of Coats does not normally buy Powerball tickets, but he noticed the high jackpot so he tried his luck on Monday and won a $150,000 prize. “I was shaking,” he recalled. McLamb said it has been a long time since he bought Powerball tickets.
Fayetteville Stars & Guitars 2025 Artist 4: Hudson Westbrook
Fayetteville, we are so excited to celebrate 13 years of Stars & Guitars with you this year, and our FOURTH artist for 2025 is making a big splash in country music. Please welcome HUDSON WESTBROOK to Stars & Guitars!. Hudson is appearing at Stars & Guitars thanks to our friends...
Wawa expands in North Carolina with new Travel Center concept
Wawa celebrated a milestone with the grand opening of its first Travel Center in Hope Mills, North Carolina.
Nine smoke shops busted, 64 pounds of illegal THC seized in North Carolina crackdown...
HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) — The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday a huge drug bust after receiving numerous tips that smoke shops were selling products to minors and minors were experiencing drug overdoses in the area. According to deputies, they spent two weeks in an operation involving the police...
Cumberland County OKs a short-term solution to help unhoused displaced by shelter closure
Cumberland County will provide temporary assistance to unhoused individuals or families at risk of homelessness as a short-term solution after the Salvation Army closed its Fayetteville shelter in April . Cumberland County commissioners unanimously approved allocating $250,000 for a homeless prevention and...
Man sent to prison for killing friend and hiding body with the help of...
A Cumberland County man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison recently for killing a friend and — with the help of his father — hiding the man's body under a mobile home on Arlington Street near Hope Mills in 2023. On Aug. 7, Jeffery Lennon Walters, 36, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and concealment...
Man accused of murder in Bladen County arrested in Raleigh
BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A man wanted in connection to a murder that happened in Tar Heel in July has been caught, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO). In a press release, BCSO stated that detectives identified 19-year-old Elijah Jamal Dixon of Clinton as a suspect...