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Police officers are looking for a man and his girlfriend after a shooting Friday on Thelbert Drive. Officers were called to a house in the 1200 block of the street just before 1 p.m., according to a statement released Tuesday by the Fayetteville Police Department. A preliminary investigation found that the man shot another man in the hip after a domestic argument involving his girlfriend escalated, it said. The man was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the statem...

A hazardous materials team was called to Fayetteville State University on Monday night when the odor of gas was discovered in the Rudolph Jones Student Center. Units from the Fayetteville Fire Department were dispatched to the school at 8:45 p.m., according to a statement released by the department.

The Fayetteville Observer Federal investigators are trying to determine where a Fort Bragg soldier and a veteran were before they were killed. The FBI and U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command want to know if anyone saw Master Sgt. William J. LaVigne II, 37, or Timothy J. Dumas, 44, on Dec. 1-2, according to a statement released by the FBI on Tuesday. The bodies of the two men were found near a Fort Bragg training area on Dec. 2. LaVigne’s gray 2016 Chevrolet Colorado pickup was found at t...

“Those children deserve a better learning environment than that school is going to give them,” he said. Board member Susan Williams agreed. She said that when she thinks about the school building she asks the question, “Is this the best we can do for our children?” Board member Donna Vann said she was not in favor of spending $4 million on renovations to T.C. Berrien. She said other schools probably have space for the students. “I’m not a fan of redistricting, but sometimes you have...

The Fayetteville Observer Years ago, I covered the Linden Town Council and would drive the more than 20 miles from Fayetteville for the 8 p.m. council meetings. It was pleasant enough duty. But I was invariably sleepy on the way back. Looking back it’s a miracle I did not wreck. Sometimes, I was the only nonofficial person at the meeting and was always treated well. I found nothing different from Linden than you might see in any little town in southeastern North Carolina. So I don’t now why...

Two Fayetteville men are accused of operating illegal nightclubs on Cedar Creek Road after separate raids by state and local authorities. Agents with state Alcohol Law Enforcement and Cumberland County Alcohol Beverage Control seized cash, alcohol, drugs and a stolen firearm in raids on Friday and Saturday, according to a statement released Tuesday by the ALE. ALE agents received information about an illegal nightclub, 53 Bar and Lounge, at 3213 Cedar Creek Road, the statement said. That locati...

Police are investigating the cause of the crash and the events leading up to it. Part of Bragg Boulevard was initially closed after the crash and later reopened. Anyone who has information about the crash is asked to call Officer C. Biggerstaff with the Fayetteville Police Department Traffic Unit at 910-751-1382 or Cumberland County Crimestoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477).  Support local journalism with a subscription to The Fayetteville Observer. Click the "subscribe link at the top of this art...

The Fayetteville Observer LINDEN — A pagan organization that says it wants to ensure the survival of white people has a meeting place in Cumberland County. The Asatru Folk Assembly excludes non-white members and has been designated a racist, hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The religious group is worshipping the Norse god Thor in a building where generations of families sang gospel hymns and heard Christian sermons. The organization was given property that started as Parker’...

An Air Force veteran who now teaches science is one of four finalists for the 2021 National Teacher of the Year. Maureen M. Stover, who teaches at Cumberland International Early College High School, is the 2020 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year. She and the other three finalists were announced Wednesday by the Council of Chief State School Officers, which facilitates the recognition program. Stover, who served as an intelligence officer in the Air Force, is known by her...

NewsSportsWeekenderLifestyleUSA TODAYOpinionObituariesE-EditionLegals Widespread COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Fayetteville area nursing homes Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in Cumberland and other North Carolina counties are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks. The Fayetteville Observer Fourteen nursing homes and similar facilities in Cumberland County have COVID-19 outbreaks, including seven with at least 20 confirmed cases, state records show. The long-term care facilities ar...