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Shooting Erupts at Local Apartment Complex (Image Credits: Unsplash) Southern Pines, N.C. – Emergency responders rushed to the Brookside Park Apartments on Saturday night after reports of a shooting left a 20-year-old man with a serious gunshot wound. The incident unfolded around 8 p.m. in the 800 block of Richards...

A Cumberland County grand jury has indicted a Fayetteville woman on allegations she forced her adopted daughter into involuntary servitude before starving and killing her — accusations that also detail the earlier starvation death and dismemberment of the woman’s adopted son years before either sibling was reported...

As the country prepares to mark the 250 th anniversary of its founding, what better time to visit the legend of the good ol' Liberty Tree in downtown Fayetteville? If you’ve ever walked Hay Street, you cannot have missed this striking, live oak tree and its sprawling, elongated limbs; its squat stature; its fat, nay,...

Cumberland County Schools (CCS) is inviting educators and support professionals to explore career opportunities in a district where experience matters. The district will host a job fair for the upcoming school year to recruit talented individuals committed to helping students succeed. The job fair will be held on...

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Campbell softball team closed its home weekend CAA series against the College of Charleston with two narrow losses Saturday and Sunday at Amanda Littlejohn Stadium. Senior Allyiah Swiney led the Camels at the plate, going 4-for-6 across the two outings with a three-run home...

A juvenile has reportedly been arrested in connection with a Saturday night shooting that left a 20-year-old man injured in Southern Pines. According to the Southern Pines Police Department, officers responded on March 14 to the Brookside Park Apartment complex following a report of a person being shot. When officers...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Fayetteville State (8-9) softball staged a dramatic comeback and walk‑off finish Tuesday, rallying past Carolina (N.C.) (8-9) 6–5 in eight innings as the Broncos erased a four‑run deficit and delivered the decisive blow in the bottom of the eighth. The game opened as...

A couple of weeks ago, I was privileged to speak at a ceremony honoring those who fought at the first major Southern engagement in the American War of Independence. Our commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge on Feb. 27 was part of a broader First in Freedom Festival, which I’m...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to add new information. A tornado watch for Cumberland County and other parts of central North Carolina has been extended to 8 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service in Raleigh said. Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore and Scotland counties are also under a tornado watch, and the...

With severe weather in the forecast, Cumberland County Schools will be closed for all students and employees, the district announced March 15. "Weather forecasts indicate the potential for severe storms, including strong wind gusts and possible tornadoes," CCS said in a news release. "Out of an abundance of caution,...