Fayetteville NC

The Lundy-Fetterman School of Business hosted the weeklong 55th Annual Trust Advisors Institute (TAI) from May 30 to June 7. A nationally recognized continuing education program for trust bankers, TAI offers participants Certified Financial Planner continuing educational credit and leads to Accredited Trust and...

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A 17-year-old is facing first-degree murder and other charges in the of a June 26 shooting in Shannon, Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said Monday night. Authorities made the arrest around 5 p.m. Monday. The suspect was also charges with robbery with a dangerous weapon and shooting inside an...

BENSON — More than 40 years after first serving as Benson’s top administrator, Steven Harrell has returned to Town Hall — this time as interim manager. Harrell, who led Benson from 1982 to 1984, stepped back into the role on June 30, replacing Kim Pickett, who has left to become assistant town manager in Smithfield.

BENSON — The town will celebrate Independence Day on Wednesday, July 2. Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the Singing Grove on Main Street. A concert by Spare Change will follow. The fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. off of McLamb-Tart Road. Good viewing spots around town...

RED SPRINGS, N.C. (WMBF) – A woman is accused of causing very serious injuries to a person’s face in Red Springs. Red Springs police said they were called Sunday, June 22 to a disturbance in the area of Main Street and East 3rd Avenue. When they arrived, officers...

Demetrius Stocks, 33, of Fayetteville, is an operations manager at Walmart. He was nominated for 40 Under 40 because “Demetrius leads by example—never asking more of others than he’s willing to give himself,” nominator Kimberly Lynch writes. “His leadership, work ethic, and care for both his team and his foster...

Honda driver Marcia Adair-Davis, 51, died after she was taken to the hospital following the Fayetteville crash Friday while Dodge Charger driver, Jermaine Stubbs, 42, and front passenger, Hope Bryant, 41, died at the scene, police said.

GRAY’S CREEK, North Carolina — A semi-truck filled with live turkeys collided with a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 near Fayetteville on Highway 87, sending both vehicles crashing off the road and leaving one driver in critical condition, according to CBS 17 and MotorBiscuit. Pickup pulled in front of semi,...

A two-vehicle crash on a busy highway in Cameron sent four people to the hospital and caused major traffic delays. The crash happened in the 900 block of U.S. Highway 15-501 between Cannon Road and Lamms Grove Road. A Chevrolet Equinox traveling north nearly hit a Subaru Forester traveling south...

Tragedy struck in Fayetteville when a person was fatally shot on Friday afternoon. According to CBS 17, police received reports of gunfire around 3:44 p.m. and found an unresponsive individual upon arrival at the 6500 block of Schaffer Place. Emergency services declared the victim dead at the scene, their identity...