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20-year-old surrenders, charged with murder in Robeson County shooting
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A man wanted in a deadly Robeson County shooting turned himself in Tuesday, authorities said. Adrian Locklear, 20, was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Brandon Strickland, 38, of Rowland. Deputies responded Monday at about 4:40 p.m. to the area of Highway 83 and Highway 501 outside […]
7-year-old was shot in the head while playing video games on his couch
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WRAL) - Family, friends and community are grieving the loss of a 7-year-old boy who was shot in the head while playing video games on his couch inside his Fayetteville home. Zion Gibbs, a student at Benjamin Martin Elementary School, died from his injuries at UNC Chapel Hill...
Help needed finding boy missing for 10+ days, Cumberland County deputies say
HOPE MILLS, N.C. (WNCN) — Deputies are asking for the public’s assistance to find a boy who has been missing for more than a week, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. The sheriff’s office said 13-year-old Jaimeer Rose was reported missing on Sunday, June 2.
Fayetteville attorney dies Monday after car wreck last week near Westwood Shopping Plaza
A prominent local attorney died Monday after being involved in a traffic accident near the Westwood Shopping Plaza last week, a news release said. Richard Thomas Craven, 71, was critically injured in the wreck that happened about 6 p.m. Friday in the 100 block of South McPherson Church Road, the Fayetteville Police Department said.
Felon nabbed; crack cocaine, guns, $5,000 in cash seized in Fayetteville drug bust, police say
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – A Fayetteville man is now in custody following a bust involving crack cocaine and guns late last month, police said. According to the Fayetteville Police Department, officers conducted a search warrant on May 30 at a home in the 1000 block of Sun Valley Drive. While searching the residence, officers found nine grams of crack cocaine, three firearms and $5,000 in cash, police said.
UPDATE: Crews contain brush fire near River and Shannon
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Northwest Fire District says a brush fire near River and Shannon is now under control. A spokesperson for Northwest Fire says the fire is about 20-30 acres in size and is not threatening any structures. Crews from Northwest Fire, Golder Ranch and Tucson Fire responded...
Scrap metal fire sparked air quality notice near Fairmont
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — More details have been revealed in the Robeson County fire, which caused town leaders to issue an air quality notice. The fire was located on Sandy Street in the Fairmont area. The Red Springs Fire Dept. administrator said a pile of scrap metal burned....
Man pleads guilty in 2022 Fayetteville murder of woman fighting with his pregnant girlfriend
A Fayetteville man pleaded guilty Wednesday to the killing of a 22-year-old woman during an altercation with the man's pregnant girlfriend in 2022, court records state. Jaylin Sadiq McLaughlin, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon in the death of Sierra Harper. He was sentenced to between 15 years, 10 months, and 20 years in prison, according to court records.
Two jailed in Fayetteville homicide at Lake in the Pines in January
Two men have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a Spring Lake man who court records indicate was set up to be robbed of drugs. James Dewan Goodman Jr., 28, and Malcolm Robinson, 28, are each charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to traffic opium/heroin in the shooting death of Jonathan Christopher Connell, 32, of Spring Lake.
Festivals and more: Here's your guide to celebrating Juneteenth in the Fayetteville area
The Cumberland County area is gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth. Also known as Freedom Day or Juneteenth Independence Day, June 19 became a federal holiday in 2021 to commemorate the day in 1865 that Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that enslaved Black people were free, according to the National Museum of African American History and presidential proclamation. The announcement came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, decreeing all...
NICU babies at Cape Fear Valley Health dress up to celebrate dads for Father’s Day
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Babies in the NICU at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville are celebrating dear old Dad for this upcoming Father’s Day. Nurses at the hospital decided to join in on the fun, dressing the premature babies in their best business ties, glasses and pocket squares.
Missing, endangered alert canceled for Cumberland County man
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – UPDATE: Early Wednesday morning, the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons canceled the missing endangered alert for Derrick Mallory Smith at the request of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a missing endangered alert for a Cumberland...
Maryland Gov. Moore, a Fort Liberty vet, returns to Fayetteville to stump for Josh Stein
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a rising star in national politics and a combat veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne Division, dropped by Fayetteville on Tuesday afternoon to campaign for Attorney General Josh Stein in his race for North Carolina governor. It’s just the beginning of high-profile politicians and others showing up to support candidates in North Carolina, which is shaping up again to be a key battleground in national politics. In a state where Donald Trump...
Pregnant woman & man shot during domestic dispute in Durham
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