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NORTH CAROLINA — A man was killed Friday afternoon in a crash involving a pickup truck and an SUV on Interstate 40 in Johnston County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened just before 4:30 p.m. on I-40 near the Interstate 95 ramp in Benson. Investigators said the collis

Spinoff companies for chemical giant DuPont are asking the state’s highest court to completely throw out a multi-million dollar environmental lawsuit. The Chemours Company and EIDP Inc. filed briefs with the North Carolina Supreme Court, arguing that Attorney General Jeff Jackson does not have the legal authority to su

RALEIGH — A local student was selected as one of 13 winners in the annual Farm to School Calendar Contest, sponsored by North Carolina Grange. Kevin Lucas Perez, a first-grader from Peterson Elementary School in Red Springs, was recognized as one of the winners. His entry will be the calendar artwork for April 2027. He

Cumberland Community Foundation announced $1,042,300 in new and renewed scholarships at its annual scholarship awards reception on May 20, 2026. Students, family members, scholarship committee volunteers and donors attended the annual event held at Cape Fear Botanical Garden. “For the third year, we are awarding over a

The temporary display is part of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources' America 250 NC initiative.

A Harnett County grand jury indicted the officer on one count of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

A man who serves as a police officer in the Harnett County town of Coats was arrested at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, according to the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation. Ricardo Sylvester Anderson, 50, was taken into custody around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday “in connection with an officer-involved shooting that o

The Midway Raiders are one step closer to competing for a state championship after surviving a tense extra-inning home battle Friday night, edging conference rival Princeton 2-1 to advance to the 3A NCHSAA East Regional Finals. In a postseason atmosphere packed with intensity and emotion, Midway leaned on clutch pitchi

The Southern Pines Police Department is an Advanced Law Enforcement Accredited agency through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), which includes a continuous process of development and improvement. The goal of this process is to maintain best practices in law enforcement and provide th

When Shereiff Garrett crossed the stage at the Crown Coliseum on May 9, she was part of a historic milestone. She joined the largest group of degree earners in Fayetteville State University's history. The institution awarded 1,003 baccalaureate degrees during the morning ceremony. This was part of a record-breaking wee