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LILLINGTON — Harnett County deputies are looking for a man who is accused of killing one man and shooting another. James Lee Jones Jr., 38, of Spring Lake, is charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, possession of a firearm by a felon and six counts of assault with a deadly weapon with a minor present, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office. Jones also is known as “Goldie” or “Jimmy,” it said. Jones is accused of shooting Albert Charles Parisi Jr. and Tyshawn Robert Viera, the statement said. Parisi, 31,...

The Fayetteville Observer Police have identified a man who was found dead in a backyard on Slater Avenue early Tuesday and said a second man died after being shot. Officers were called to the house on the 1800 block of the street just before 12:15 a.m. Tuesday after shots were reportedly fired in the area, according to a statement released by the Fayetteville Police Department. Trevonte Dawaine Parker, 24, of the 1100 block of Armadillo Drive, died. He had multiple gunshot wounds, the statement said. Officers were still on the scene when they were notified that another shooting victim had ...

Heather Merritt was in jail five and a half years ago when she decided to end her addiction to opioids. Now she wants to be sure people facing similar struggles aren’t forgotten in a world dominated by COVID-19. “I understand that we’re in a pandemic,” she said. “At the same time, people are still dying of drug overdoses.” Heather Locklear, who is in a treatment program, has similar feelings. She said six of her friends have died of overdoses in the past year. “Opioids are killing lots of people,” she said. A pandemic and an epidemic As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, health ...

Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States today during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. He is scheduled to take the oath of office at noon. Biden becomes president during one of the more tumultuous times in the nation’s history. The country is facing a pandemic caused by COVID-19, rough economic conditions after businesses lost customers and employees lost jobs, and racial tensions related to how law enforcement officers treat Black people. The situation intensified Jan. 6, when a mob incited by President Donald Trump attempted an insurrection at the Capitol while lawmake...

Cumberland County teachers say they’re ready to take the COVID-19 vaccine because it will help protect their students, their families and the community. The county Health Department is working on plans to be sure teachers can be vaccinated. Health Director Jennifer Green is holding weekly meetings with educators to be sure they are familiar with how to register to get the vaccine. Marvin Connelly Jr., superintendent of Cumberland County Schools, said teachers could start getting the vaccine later this month. Health officials think all teachers might have an opportunity to get it by early Ma...