Fort Bragg paratrooper identified as victim in deadly crash
ANDERSON CREEK, N.C. (WNCN) — New information has emerged from a fatal crash at an intersection in Harnett County over the weekend. Fort Bragg has told CBS 17 that the driver who died in the crash — Sergeant Triston Amarion Pippins, 22 of Mount Pleasant, Texas — was a paratrooper for the U.S. Army. A […]
Fayetteville Reviews Three Development Plans for City-Owned Downtown Site
Three plans for the Blount and Gillespie site went before the City Council on Jan. 5. The Economic and Community Development department presented potential uses for the site. Back in June, ECD and HR&A Advisors asked residents what they wanted. People said they liked the idea of buildings with shops on the bottom and...
Fayetteville Tech completes fire and emergency training complex
State and local leaders gathered Wednesday afternoon at Fayetteville Technical Community College to celebrate the opening.
Healthkeeperz welcomes new community healthcare liaison
Healthkeeperz is pleased to welcome Christopher M. Webb, D.Min., M.Div., M.A. as their new community healthcare liaison. Dr. Webb joins the marketing & sales team, supporting relationship-building and community outreach across the company’s continuum of services, which include hospice care, home medical equipment and...
Cape Fear Valley Health to host ribbon cutting for new facility in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Friday to celebrate the opening of the new OB/GYN and Midwifery Clinic in Fayetteville. The public is invited to the ceremony which will take place at 1 p.m. at 1201 Walter Reed Road. After Cape Fear Valley Health’s ceremony, there will be light...
Hurtt named Red Springs police chief
RED SPRINGS — Antoinette Locklear Hurtt was named as the new Police Chief for the Town of Red Springs, the town announced in a press rel
Elison Jude Smith Becomes First Baby Of The Year At Smithfield Hospital
SMITHFIELD – Morgan Adams and Daniel Smith of Dunn have a reason to celebrate that’s bigger than any New Year’s resolution—the arrival of the first baby of 2026 at UNC Health Johnston in Smithfield. Elison Jude Smith made his debut at 12:34 a.m. on Jan. 1,...
Sonja M. Brown to Lead Academic Affairs at Fayetteville State University
Sonja M. Brown has been appointed interim provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. In her new role, Dr. Brown will oversee the university’s four academic colleges, faculty affairs, the Charles W. Chestnutt Library, the Office of Institutional Research...
Wanted felon on the run after 7 guns found during Hoke County raid, deputies...
RAEFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — Hoke County deputies are looking for a convicted felon — who is on federal probation — after a raid of his home on Wednesday led to the discovery of seven guns, officials said. The incident happened on Wednesday morning when a search warrant...
1998 abduction, murder of Brittany Locklear remains under investigation in Hoke County
Brittany Locklear, 5, was abducted while waiting for the school bus outside her house.

















