Fayetteville News from WRAL.com

Troopers targeting texting drivers during holiday

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:05 -0400

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is putting extra focus this holiday weekend on drivers who are texting and checking email from behind the wheel.

Fayetteville man faces federal sex trafficking charges

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:48:39 -0400

Fayetteville police began investigating Christopher Jason Williams, 33, of Windy Hill Circle, in January when a 14-year-old girl told police that a man held her against her will for several weeks at a Fayetteville home and had sex with her.

Fayetteville man guilty of killing Shaniya Davis, not of raping her

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:46:25 -0400

A jury on Thursday convicted a Fayetteville man of kidnapping and killing a 5-year-old girl more than three years ago, but he was acquitted of raping her.

Silver Alert canceled for missing Cumberland woman

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:23:29 -0400

Cumberland County authorities ended their search Thursday for a missing Spring Lake woman.

Jury deliberations begin in Shaniya Davis murder case

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:34:10 -0400

The fate of Mario Andrette McNeill, who is accused of raping and killing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis in 2009, is in the hands of a jury following closing arguments Wednesday morning.

Juvenile reported missing; body found on Fort Bragg

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:33:04 -0400

A body was found in a wooded area on Fort Bragg Tuesday evening, prompting Fayetteville police to close its investigation into a missing juvenile.

Fayetteville students empathize with Okla. tornado survivors

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:53 -0400

Students at Ben Martin Elementary School in Fayetteville, who remember the warnings, the damage and months without a place to call their own, know the emotional recovery faced by students and teachers from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla.

Owner: Military dogs 'should be considered soldiers,' not equipment

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:54:34 -0400

At Womack Army Medical Center on Fort Bragg, man's best friend can sometimes do what medicine cannot. Jasmine Russell, a military wife and owner of a therapy dog named Brit, says she see it all the time.

Closing arguments heard in Shaniya Davis Case

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:34:59 -0400

Prosecutors making closing arguments Tuesday in their case against a Fayetteville man accusing of raping and killing a 5-year-old girl called on the jury to convict based on "strong circumstantial evidence" against the defendant.

Fayetteville police investigating sexual assault report

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:35:02 -0400

Fayetteville police are investigating a report of a sexual assault that happened last week.

Salmonella outbreak from Fayetteville hotel sickens 70

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:56:13 -0400

Health officials said Monday afternoon that the number of people sickened from a salmonella outbreak traced to a Fayetteville hotel has increased.

Pedestrian killed in Fayetteville

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:45:10 -0400

A 52-year-old Fayetteville man has died after, police say, he walked into traffic and was hit by a car on Yadkin Road near Santa Fe Drive.

Wake child care trainer takes action after baby's day care death

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:18 -0400

As a Wake County child care trainer, Krista Barbour's job is to teach day care providers how to keep infants safe. When she heard the story about a 4-month-old boy who suffocated at a Fort Bragg day care, she decided to take action.

Salmonella cases in Fayetteville up to 51

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:19:56 -0400

The number of salmonella cases in Fayetteville continues to rise, with a total of 51 people showing symptoms of the bacterial infection, Cumberland County health officials said Friday.

Army investigates death of Bragg soldier

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:14:12 -0400

The Army is investigating the death of a Fort Bragg soldier who died Tuesday at Womack Army Medical Center on post, officials said Friday.

Cumberland woman burned in domestic violence assault

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:25:56 -0400

A St. Pauls man is facing assault charges after authorities said he flung hot grease from a fying pan onto his girlfriend.

Man shot in Fayetteville; two sought

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:28:49 -0400

Fayetteville police were looking for a dark-colored sedan and two men early Friday in connection with a Thursday night shooting that sent another man to the hospital.

Accused child killer presents no defense in death penalty trial

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:50:44 -0400

A Fayetteville man accused of raping and killing a 5-year-old girl more than three years ago has elected not to present any evidence in his death penalty trial.

Hoke to lose 1,000 jobs as poultry plant closes

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:43:26 -0400

House of Raeford Inc. has informed state officials that it will close a poultry processing facility in Hoke County in July, eliminating more than 1,000 jobs.

More salmonella cases reported in Cumberland County

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:07:06 -0400

An outbreak of salmonella has widened to 18 people, including four who have been hospitalized with symptoms of the bacterial infection, the Cumberland County Health Department said Wednesday.

Police to McNeill: 'You killed that baby, didn't you?'

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:00 -0400

Police grilled a Fayetteville man for nearly six hours in November 2009 as they searched for a missing 5-year-old girl, alternating between accusing him of killing her and pleading with him for information on where she was.

Suspect in girl's death wants jury to hear full police interview

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:32:54 -0400

The Fayetteville man accused of raping and killing a 5-year-old girl more than three years ago on Tuesday demanded that jurors hear his six-hour interview with police in its entirety.

Salmonella outbreak reported in Fayetteville

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:38:26 -0400

The Cumberland County Health Department is alerting the public to a possible salmonella outbreak after 16 people showed symptoms of the bacterial infection.

Analysts: Soil ties man to site where Shaniya Davis' body found

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:47:07 -0400

State analysts said Tuesday that soil found in a Fayetteville man's car likely came from a rural location where the body of a 5-year-old girl was found more than three years ago.

Two saved in Cape Fear River water rescue

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:35:38 -0400

Rescue crews were called late Monday to the Cape Fear River after reports of a small boat taking on water.

Two sought in robbery of Fayetteville strip club

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:21:00 -0400

Fayetteville police are searching for Charles Reginald Murphy Jr., 23, who is wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in a parking lot on Bragg Boulevard early Sunday.

Suspect sought in fatal weekend shooting in Fayetteville

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:12:00 -0400

Fayetteville police are searching for Charles Reginald Murphy Jr., 23, who is wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in a parking lot on Bragg Boulevard early Sunday.

Witnesses try to explain lack of suspect's DNA on Shaniya Davis

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:11:43 -0400

Prosecution witnesses tried to explain Monday why they didn't find a Fayetteville man's DNA on the 5-year-old girl he's accused of raping and killing more than three years ago.

Fayetteville working on deal with nuisance apartment complex

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:50:25 -0400

Police and Fayetteville officials are close to a deal with the owners of Cambridge Arms Apartments that would end the city's lawsuit against the crime-ridden complex.

Man killed after fight, shooting in Fayetteville parking lot

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:59:52 -0400

A 22-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday morning after a fight in a parking lot near the intersection of Mike Street and Bragg Boulevard, Fayetteville police said.