Fayetteville NC

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Fayetteville police are warning the community after an increase in suspected fentanyl-related overdoses over the past several days. Police investigators said there were four overdoses within three days in Fayetteville. According to them, there were 24 overdoses in Fayetteville in 2025. Just

Raymond Johnson won big. According to a press release, the Bunnlevel resident scratched off a $1 million ticket while relaxing on his front porch on Sunday, Aug. 9. Johnson chose the lump-sum option of $600,000, which came to $432,063 once tax withholdings were deducted. He claimed his winnings on Monday,...

A human-remains detection K-9 is now being used as one of the resources in the search for a missing man in Robeson and Hoke counties.

The Fayetteville City Council approved a $1.65 million contract for the design and permitting phase of the College Lake dam retrofit project, in an effort to bring the high-hazard dam into compliance with state safety requirements. College Lake dam, located in the College Lakes neighborhood near the King's Grant in nor

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Three people were injured, two seriously, in a three-vehicle crash in Cumberland County, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said. According to the NCSHP, a Ford Transit van was traveling east on N.C. 152 around 10:40 a.m. last Friday, Aug. 14, when it sideswiped a tow truck that was als

Residents across the Sandhills may notice increased military activity as Special Forces candidates participate in the Army’s Robin Sage training exercise. The exercise continues through August 27 and includes training areas across Moore, Lee, Harnett, Hoke, Montgomery, Richmond and Scotland counties. Additional activit

A lightning strike was likely the cause of a house fire in Southern Pines over the weekend. Reports of smoke showing from a residence on Sheldon Road came into 911 on Sunday afternoon. The call came in during heavy thunderstorms that blanketed the area just before 2 p.m. Heavy smoke...

BENSON, N.C. (WNCN) — A Durham man is at large following a high-speed chase in Johnston County last week, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said. According to the NCSHP, a trooper attempted to stop an Infiniti with a fake South Carolina license plate on Interstate 95 near mile marker 87 in Benson just after 1 p.m

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers (58-52, 26-19) and the Fredericksburg Nationals (68-44, 22-24) played game five on Saturday night at Segra Stadium. Adrian Ardines was on the mound for Fayetteville against R.J. Sales of Fredericksburg. In the bottom of the first inning, Fayetteville had a runner on third base with two outs

According to the sheriff's office, he was last seen in the area of the Erwin DMV, U.S. 421 South and surrounding areas.