Fayetteville, NC

On June 23, the FBI served simultaneous search warrants on at least six House of Prayer Christian Churches in Fayetteville, Georgia, Washington, Texas, and California. The FBI declined to say if the searches were related or if they were connected to a particular case. The church, known as HOPCC with 11 churches near U.S. military installations, has a reputation for fleecing veterans of their education and disability benefits and operating as a cult, according to a letter sent to the Veterans Administration, formerly known as Veteran's Administration, by the Veterans Education Success, a nonprofit that oversees the use of GI Bill benefits.

The investigation continued Wednesday into a fatal shooting Sunday afternoon in the 1600 block of Veanna Drive. Douglas O'Neill Mangum, 30, was shot and killed at his home shortly after noon, police said. According to Sgt. Jeremy Glass, investigators are pursuing multiple leads in the case. The shooting was not...

Officers first discovered someone shot inside a car behind the Central Baptist Church on Spring Avenue.

A section of McArthur Road was closed to traffic briefly after a head-on collision about noon Tuesday, according to the Fayetteville Police Department. The drivers of two vehicles were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, a news release said. Officers were sent to the 500 block of McArthur Road...

One by one, kids stopped to take a photo and share a moment with Dennis Smith Jr. on Wednesday morning inside the gym at E.E. Smith High School. Eleven-year-old Carter Edge, 12-year-old Zion Wells and Brenton Basnight – who celebrated his 11th birthday Tuesday – were among the roughly 100 campers waiting to get a glimpse of Smith, the Fayetteville native who just completed his fifth season in the NBA.

Annexation requests for three properties have been approved, including an 83-acre parcel south of Dunn Road that would be developed as an industrial site. The Fayetteville City Council approved the annexations at its monthly meeting Monday night, June 27. The request for the proposed industrial site was presented by Brandy...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Members of Wilmington’s Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization voted on Wednesday night to ask NCDOT to explore expanding the future Interstate 685 into Wilmington. Their proposal would expand I-685 from Dunn into Wilmington and upgrade Hwy. 421 to interstate status. That includes widening lanes and...

An innovative new adult-learner program at Fayetteville Technical Community College has been awarded $2 million in American Rescue Plan funding by Cumberland County. The FTCC program – HOPE, or Hope, Opportunity and Prosperity through Education – seeks to provide accelerated training in high-demand skills to county residents without a college degree, including those with some college, a high school diploma or less.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – A father-and-son duo will be awarded the Carnegie Medal for their heroism during a house fire. Carnegie Hero Fund Commission said on April 11, 2021, a fire broke out near the back of Russell D. Cox’s home. His neighbors Anthony Peterkin, 52, a training...

A 33 year old man from North Carolina drowned Sunday in Myrtle Beach. Roosevelt Robinson of Raeford died at a local hospital after being pulled from the water near 22nd Avenue South around noon. No additional information is currently available but Myrtle Beach Police are investigating.

The Fayetteville City Council unanimously approved funding Monday night to go toward a housing trust fund that will address the lack of affordable housing in the city. The funding includes grants valued at $1 million from the state and more than $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which provides funding for affordable housing, based on need, to municipalities across the country.

Over 300 U.S. Army paratroopers from North Carolina have just touched down at Pope Army Airfield. The squad was part of ‘Task Force Dragon‘, a strategic assembly of various military forces commissioned with deterring Russian aggression in Eastern Europe’s NATO countries amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The task force was established in South Eastern Poland, consisting of over 5,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne, 101st Airborne, and 16th Military Police Brigade.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The second week in July will be a busy one for Bladen County Schools as the district plans a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Tar Heel School on Tuesday, July 12, and a career fair on Thursday, July 14. The Tar Heel School groundbreaking ceremony is planned...

Candidates for mayor and Fayetteville City Council will answer questions from the public and members of the media at an election forum Thursday morning, June 30. The forum is sponsored by the Greater Fayetteville Chamber and will be from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Crown Coliseum. Those who attend...

More than 300 U.S. Army paratroopers touched down at Pope Army Airfield Tuesday evening.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A 33-year-old North Carolina man drowned Sunday in Myrtle Beach, according to the Horry County Coroner’s Office. Roosevelt Robinson of Raeford, North Carolina, died at a local hospital after being pulled from the ocean near 22nd Avenue South, Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden said. It happened just before noon. No additional […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - There are certain things Danica Thomas does to help her heal. Tying on tennis shoes and strapping on a weighted backpack is one of them. Soldiers call it ruck march. Carrying a heavy load, mile after mile, refusing to quit. A task ingrained in the DNA of U.S. Army training.

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WMBF) - A Red Springs man is being held on a $1.6 million bond after a routine traffic stop led to multiple drugs and weapons charges and the arrest of a suspect in several recent shootings. Investigators have investigated multiple shootings in the community within the past...

As Independence Day approaches, residents in the Fayetteville area prepare for a multitude of events to celebrate the Fourth of July. The Hope Mills Independence Day Celebration kicks off at 4 p.m. Saturday with a parade at Hope Mills Municipal Park, followed by a celebration at 5 p.m. that features live entertainment from the cover band 80s Unleashed, food trucks, a petting zoo and stilt walkers and face painters. The fireworks are set to go off at 9 p.m.