Fayetteville NC

BENSON, N.C. — A dump truck driver was injured Thursday afternoon when the vehicle overturned on a rural Johnston County road. The crash was reported just after noon on Massengill Farm Road, off N.C. 242 South, according to authorities. Officials said the dump truck traveled off the roadway and...

Cumberland County kicked off the Community Impact Micro-Award Program FY 2026–2027 on March 2. Nonprofits that help low-to-moderate-income people can get up to $3,500. These are reimbursement-based grants. The program gives short-term money to groups working inside the county. Applications opened at 7:30 p.m. on...

I realized my life had changed the moment a slice of chocolate cake arrived at my table and it was taller than my glass of sweet tea. I had pulled into Benson expecting a standard southern meal, but I was fundamentally unprepared for the architectural marvels waiting in that glass case.

Along Lillington Highway in Spring Lake, North Carolina, a quiet transformation is underway. What was once a neglected mobile home park is gradually becoming a place where families can rebuild stability and find an affordable path toward homeownership.

(Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the lockdown had ended.) Jack Britt High School went on a brief lockdown the morning of March 5 while a law enforcement drug dog searched the Rockfish Road campus for contraband, a spokesman for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. Lt. Mickey...

A Spring Lake man has been arrested and charged with multiple child sex offenses following an investigation by the Southern Pines Police Department, authorities said. Police said the investigation began Oct. 7, 2025, after the Moore County Department of Social Services reported allegations that Jahmel Raemone Kegler,...

A Hope Mills woman is facing multiple child abuse charges after investigators say she deprived a child of food, hit her and tied her to a bed. Sandra Lurch, 66, was arrested Feb. 27 by the Hope Mills Police Department on one count of assault on a child under 12 and two counts each of intentional child abuse...

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Campbell softball team returns to Amanda Littlejohn Stadium for a midweek matchup against the East Carolina Pirates. The Camels and Pirates meet for the second time in three days after squaring off at the Battle at the Max on Sunday, when Campbell earned a 9-4 win.

A sophomore at Pinecrest High, Maddie opened eyes in the fall with a title-winning performance at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 8A cross-country championship at the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville. With a time of 17 minutes, 9 seconds, she finished more than a minute ahead of any other runner.

Certified Garden Coach and Therapeutic Horticulturalist NaTasha Lax is changing the gardening game in Fayetteville. Lax initially started a business to help people transition to vegetarianism or veganism, or even just to eat more vegetables. She was already a skilled gardener and decided that it would be a good idea...