Fayetteville NC

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Two colleges in Eastern Carolina are partnering to create a transfer program to help students toward a four-year degree. Carteret Community College and Campbell University held a signing ceremony this afternoon. At the ceremony, officials announced that eligible students can apply to a new assured...

The Interstate 295 Fayetteville Outer Loop project grabbed the top transportation award from the Southeast Design Build Institute of America on April 28. Balfour Beatty led a joint venture that won recognition in the projects exceeding $100 million category at the regional summit in Asheville. The 6-mile segment runs from...

Police say Kevin McKinnon, of Fayetteville, North Carolina was found dead in an apartment that he was staying in Building #2 at Greene Homes on Sept. 12. His friends and family told police they had not seen or heard from him in more than two days. Police say William Davis and a second man assaulted McKinnon in the courtyard outside of the building on...

HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. — Three former detention officers at the Harnett County Detention Center have been arrested and charged following an investigation into allegations of excessive force against an inmate late last year. According to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), the probe began on January 2,...

The Hive of Hope Mills (THOHM) has been the vision of Kevin Grant, a local developer and the THOHM executive director, since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. He noticed how distant people had become, and wanted to create a space designed for people to gather and engage with each other.

An assault over a backpack preceded the March shooting death of a Fayetteville man outside a Blue Street apartment building, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case. Tony Itmus Chance, 46, was shot multiple times shortly before 11 p.m. March 9 near a stairwell at the Mt Sinai Homes complex. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Jordan Chancellor Whipple, 33...

The whole mess started when a pair of Fayetteville boys, bored on Friday afternoon, ran away from home carrying $40 and a sleeping bag, tearing off on bicycles in search of Huck Finn adventure. On their first stop, they pedaled up to a Schlitz beer plant, where they discovered a worker loading empty bottles onto a boxcar. Flush with boyish mischief, they hid their...

A fatal accident near Clinton’s city limits has claimed the life of a Sampson teen and injured another. Speed, troopers with the N.C. Highway Patrol noted, was a factor. According to a press release issued by the patrol, Carson A. Faircloth, 17, of 2057 Pine Ridge Road, was found dead at the scene of the accident.

PETERSBURG, VA — Fayetteville State closed out the 2026 CIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship with a strong final day Saturday at Rogers Stadium, finishing third overall in the women's standings as one of the conference's most competitive programs. The Broncos accumulated 102.26 points to secure third place behind...

A man escaped a single-vehicle crash without any serious injuries in Cameron early Sunday morning. The crash happened in the 900 block of N.C. 24-27 near the Moore/Harnett County line around 6:30 a.m. According to officials on scene, the Ford passenger car left the roadway on the opposite side, went...