Fayetteville News from WRAL.com

Man dies after three-vehicle wreck in Dunn

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:04:44 -0500

A 78-year-old Wallace man has died after being in a three-vehicle wreck in Dunn Friday, and more charges are pending in the case, state troopers said Sunday.

Funeral held for slain Fayetteville girl

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:56:07 -0500

A community and family are mourning at a funeral service for Shaniya Nicole Davis, 5, Sunday afternoon at Manna Church in Fayetteville.

Helmick assumes command of XVIII Airborne

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:11:28 -0500

Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick assumed command of the XVIII Airborne Corps during a ceremony at the Main Post Parade Field at Fort Bragg on Thursday.

Two seriously injured in three-vehicle wreck in Dunn

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:17:17 -0500

A three-car wreck left two people in serious condition after a wreck at North Carolina highways 55 and 242 in Dunn on Friday.

Hope Mills man dies in mobile home fire

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:18:49 -0500

Cumberland County investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire that killed a man in a mobile home at 2496 Lot 4 in Hope Mills early Friday.

Fayetteville teacher's assistant killed in wreck

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:39:12 -0500

A teacher's assistant for Cumberland County Schools was killed and her daughter was seriously injured Thursday morning in a wreck on Strickland Bridge Road, police said.

Three charged in school burglaries

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:28:54 -0500

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office investigators have arrested three Fayetteville residents in connection with two school break-ins.

Former soldier arrested in Lillington armed robbery

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:32:00 -0500

U.S. marshals arrested Ryan Terrell Early near his hometown of Pittsburgh on Monday, Lillington Police Chief Frank Powers said.

Fayetteville mother's arrest sheds light on human trafficking problem

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:30:17 -0500

According to Fayetteville police, Antoinette Nicole Davis, 25, offered daughter Shaniya for prostitution. The 5-year-old's body was found Monday afternoon southeast of Sanford, ending a weeklong search, police said.

Mother of missing Fayetteville girl arrested

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:25:05 -0500

The mother of missing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis let her daughter "be held in sexual servitude," according to arrest documents cited by the Fayetteville Observer. Shaniya's father laments letting her mother have a chance to raise their daughter.

Terry Sanford wins playoff game

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:09:18 -0500

Terry Sanford High School, deemed ineligible to play earlier in the week, won its game Saturday in the first round of playoffs against Pine Forest. Cumberland County Judge Jack Thompson made the game possible after he issued a temporary injunction in the case Thursday.

Man charged with kidnapping, assaulting toddler

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:33:00 -0500

The Hoke County Sheriff's Office charged a Raeford man with kidnapping and assaulting a toddler after he fought with her mother Wednesday.

New suspect arrested in Fayetteville girl's disappearance

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:53:42 -0500

A second man has been charged in the disappearance of a 5-year-old girl, police said Friday, but the girl is still missing. Police also dropped charges against another man in the case.

Fort Bragg to honor member of Band of Brothers

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:30:09 -0500

Nearly 90 new Green Berets will graduate, and a member of the 101st Airborne Division's Band of Brothers will be honored by the Special Forces community.

Police: Missing Fayetteville girl seen with man in Sanford

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:37:28 -0500

Police said Shaniya Nicole Davis was seen at a Sanford hotel on Tuesday morning with 29-year-old Mario Andrette McNeill.

Judge: Terry Sanford will play in the playoffs

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:35:54 -0500

Cumberland County Judge Jack Thompson issued a temporary injunction Thursday allowing Terry Sanford High School to play in this weekend's football playoff game.

Suspect in girl's disappearance seen driving off with her

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:45:14 -0500

Police arrested Clarence Darriel Coe late Wednesday and charged him with first-degree kidnapping in the disappearance of 5-year-old Shaniya Nicole Davis, who is still missing, police said.

Death penalty sought against mother in toddler's death

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:34:00 -0500

Prosecutors said they believe Harmony Jade Creech starved to death two years ago, based on the findings of an anthropologist at UNC-Chapel Hill, who examined the toddler's bones.

Blanket believed to be missing girl's found in trash can

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:53:52 -0500

Heavy rains are hindering the search for a 5-year-old girl who disappeared from her Fayetteville home early Tuesday.

Walmart donates refrigerator food truck to Second Harvest Food Bank

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:35:57 -0500

The Walmart Foundation announced Tuesday that it is giving the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina a refrigerator food truck valued at $85,000.

Terry Sanford principal under investigation

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:51:43 -0500

A Terry Sanford High School football player's ineligibility is linked to the suspension of school principal Diane Antolak, Cumberland County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Communication Wanda McPhaul said.

Cumberland County names Principal of Year

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:38:23 -0500

Lake Rim Elementary School Principal Renee LaHuffman Jackson has been selected as the 2010 Wachovia Principal of the Year for Cumberland County Schools.

Fayetteville officers injured while making arrest

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:35:41 -0500

Two Fayetteville police officers were injured Monday while trying to arrest a domestic violence suspect at the Ponderosa Shopping Center.

Fayetteville school forfeits playoff game over ineligibility

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:51:30 -0500

Terry Sanford High School can no longer participate in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4-A state football playoffs after using an ineligible player.

Police investigate delayed response to 911 call

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:41:12 -0500

More than an hour elapsed last Monday from the time a 911 call was made from a Fayetteville home to the time police were dispatched to the scene, where a family of four was killed in a murder-suicide.

Suspected thief on ice in frozen-food caper

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:02:55 -0500

Cumberland County investigators charged a Stedman man Monday in the Halloween theft of a truck loaded with frozen food.

Fayetteville man charged with attempted first-degree murder

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:37:59 -0500

Mario Robinson, 29, was arrested at 305 Lynn Avenue in Fayetteville on Monday morning. Robinson was arrested after authorities searching the residence found him hiding in a rear bedroom.

Cyclist dies following weekend collision

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:09:27 -0500

Devin Ray, 16, of Dunn, was hit by a vehicle at about 8 p.m. Saturday night on an Interstate 95 service road outside Dunn, according to the state Highway Patrol.

Suspect in 24-year-old double homicide brought back to Fayetteville

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:31:25 -0500

A man suspected of killing his brother and sister-in-law 24 years ago was extradited Monday from Georgia to Cumberland County.

Search for missing girl focuses on Lee County

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:03:00 -0500

Authorities have suspended their search for a 5-year-old girl reported missing by her mother, who is charged with human trafficking and child abuse involving prostitution.