Cumberland County Coverage

Spring Lake opens first-of-its-kind stress recovery center

Taneshia Kerr opened the Enclave Stress Recovery Center with the goal of creating a space to teach people how to recover from stress.

Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer

Enclave Stress Recovery Center stresses importance of self-care

Taneshia Kerr opened the Enclave Stress Recovery Center with the goal of creating a space to teach people how to recover from stress.

Cumberland County Animal Services closed Saturday due to power outage

Cumberland County Animal Services is closed to the public on Saturday due to a power outage caused by an incident on Tom Starling Road.

Teacher of the Week: Tonya McGill

Tonya McGill's path to the classroom started as as a cafeteria worker and school bus driver. She's now teaching fourth grade at Morganton Road Elementary School. She's Cumberland County's 2023 Beginning Teacher of the year and a finalist for the Empower NC's Beginning Teacher of the Year.

2 Fort Bragg soldiers honored for heroic acts off duty

The U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) will present the Soldier's Medal to Staff Sgt. Anthony Best and Staff Sgt. Baltiera for heroic acts performed off duty.

Parents outraged about search of students at Cumberland County middle school

Parents at a Cumberland County Middle School are outraged because they says their children were illegally searched this morning on campus.

Cumberland County wildfire burns more than 100 acres

The American Red Cross is helping people forced to flee their homes after a fire erupted around 4 pm in Cumberland County.

Cumberland County fire spans 300 acres, forces some to evacuate homes

A large fire spanning hundreds of acres Tuesday in eastern Cumberland County forced some people to evacuate their homes.

Aaron Thomas and Gilbert Baez, WRAL reporters

Five people died after a car crash Sunday in Cumberland County

On Sunday around 2:45 p.m., the State Highway Patrol responded to a crash involving a tractor-trailer and an SUV near U.S. Highway 13 at Hayfield Road near Eastover. There were five passengers in the SUV, and four of them died at the scene.

Four dead, two injured in Cumberland Couty crash

The crash happened off US Highway 13 near Hayfield Road. the collision ejected all five passengers of the SUV from the vehicle.

Five killed in crash in Cumberland County, tractor trailer driver cited for not having license

The accident happened near Hayfield Road in Cumberland County.

WRAL staff

School bus drivers hold "sick out" over pay in Cumberland County

How much school bus drivers in our area get paid is leading to a protest. It starts at 5 a.m. in Cumberland County, and some families will be need to find another way to get their kids to school.

Cumberland County school bus drivers hold 'sick out' Wednesday morning over pay

Cumberland County school bus drivers are sick of not being paid enough. This morning they'll begin a "sick out" in protest of their current pay.

Gilbert Baez and Nia Harden, WRAL reporters

Free Cumberland County clinic offers chance at clean slate for those with criminal records

Having even minor infractions on a criminal record can make it tough for people to find jobs, go to school or even find housing. A new Cumberland County clinic aims to help former offenders get a clean record.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Fayetteville Police arrest, charge suspect for indecent liberties with a child Wednesday

Willie Tremaine Underwood was arrested on February 8 and is being held on $1 million bond at the Cumberland County Jail.

Sheriff's office IDs woman found dead in Cumberland County

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office found Ashlee Chambers' body along a rural area on Friday night, launching a death investigation.

No timeline for public water at two Cumberland County schools

Students at Gray's Creek Elementary and Alderman Road Elementary schools in Cumberland County have been drinking bottled water for three years due to safety concerns after thousands of wells in the area were tainted with "forever chemicals" from a Chemours plant. Now, concerned families are asking for a more permanent solution.

Liz McLaughlin, WRAL Climate Change reporter

Mother burned trying to save her kids from house fire out of the hospital

Faith Adkins, 25, was released earlier this month from the UNC Burn Clinic in Chapel Hill. Two of Adkins' children suffered burns in the house fire. Her 6-year-old daughter Allayna died.

'No words for the pain': Mother released from the hospital, mourns loss of daughter killed in Cumberland County house fire

Faith Adkins, 25, was released earlier this month from the UNC Burn Clinic in Chapel Hill. Two of Adkins' children suffered burns in the house fire. Her 6-year-old daughter Allayna died.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Cleanup continues in Cumberland County after Wednesday's severe weather

Cumberland County was hit Wednesday with severe weather that rolled through central North Carolina. WRAL News spoke with people who also had damage from the storms.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Amazon center to open in 2023 in Fayetteville

Amazon has made some cuts in its operations to save money, but an economic leader in Cumberland County says the company still plans to open its 1.3 million-square-foot fulfillment facility there.

Cumberland County highway shut down after fatal crash involving off-duty deputy

U.S. Highway 13 is closed in both directions in Cumberland County after a fatal crash involving an off-duty sheriff's deputy.

Young driver dies in crash with pickup driven by off-duty Cumberland deputy

A college student and athlete died on Sunday night when his car crossed the center line and hit a pickup driven by an off-duty Cumberland County deputy.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Toddler injured in fire that killed 6-year-old sister released from hospital; mother, brother fighting for life

Emma Woods, age 2, was released to her grandmother - while her mother and brother continue fighting for their lives.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Cumberland County house fire leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

Another deadly house fire in Cumberland County is the second deadly fire to happen in the county within the past two days. One person was found dead inside the home and two others were taken to the hospital.