Harnett County Coverage

Fire destroys lake house in Harnett County

A Harnett County home went up in flames Tuesday.

WRAL staff

Harnett County woman shares message about domestic violence after shootings

Domestic violence cases have spiked since the COVID-19 pandemic, with 17 homicides related to domestic violence already reported in North Carolina this year.

Missing Harnett County man found dead near high school

The body of a missing man was found in a pond Monday in Harnett County, and the sheriff's office is investigating his death as a homicide.

Body of missing man found in pond in Harnett County

The body of a missing man was found in a pond Monday in Harnett County, and the sheriff's office is investigating his death as a homicide.

WRAL staff

Father upset with school after daughter suffers concussion from school bus crash in Harnett County

Six students and a bus driver were involved in an accident on an overturned bus on Monday morning.

WRAL staff

Missing: 22-year-old woman kidnapped from Harnett County neighborhood, sheriff's office says

An Ashanti Alert has been issued for a missing woman who was kidnapped from a Harnett County neighborhood, according to the sheriff's office.

Ashanti Alert canceled for 22-year-old woman in Harnett County

"Contact has been made with her through several parties," said Major Meredith with the Harnett County Sheriff's Office. "The alert will be canceled momentarily."

WRAL staff

Harnett County sheriff: 19-year-old woman shot, killed at party with 100 people attending

Deputies found 19-year-old Ashanti Monk, of Angier, lying on the ground with a gunshot wound at a home on Sundowner Lane. Monk was pronounced dead at the scene.

WRAL staff

Man freed after wrongful murder conviction in 2001

In 2001, a jury convicted Quincy Amerson of murdering Sharita Rivera by hitting her with his car, intentionally. On Thursday, Amerson was a free man.

Harnett County man's 25-year prison stay ends after new analysis comes to light

Quincy Amerson is a free man on Thursday. His release came nearly a month after he was exonerated, an effort led by Duke's Wrongful Convictions Clinic. He was convicted in 2001 of murdering Sharita Rivera.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

Driver pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in death of 10-year-old girl

On Tuesday, a judge sentenced Ronald Alphonso Fox to 30 months of probation. He pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a fatal crash that killed a 10-year-old girl.

Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed 10-year-old girl

On Tuesday, a judge sentenced Ronald Alphonso Fox to 30 months of probation. He pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a fatal crash that killed a 10-year-old girl.

Brett Knese, WRAL multimedia journalist

Harnett County middle school teacher creates 500-piece Black History Month display

A 7th grade science teacher in Harnett County is extending Black History Month lessons beyond the classroom.

'He was a leader': Funeral service held Tuesday for Harnett deputy killed in crash

Friends, famliy and colleagues gathered at Central Baptist Church in Dunn on Tuesday to remember Harnett County Deputy Chris Johnson. Johnson died in a crash on Feb. 6.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Body of Harnett Co. deputy killed in crash escorted to funeral home

On Thursday, the body of the Harnett County deputy who died in a crash was escorted from Betsy Johnson Hospital to a funeral home in Clinton.

Community mourns fallen Harnett County Deputy Chris Johnson

Harnett County is mourning the death of a sheriff's deputy and school resource officer who died in a crash in Lillington.

Tar Heel Traveler: Harnett County weather spotter

On National Weatherperson's Day, our Tar Heel Traveler made his way to Lillington to meet a man keeping track of the man who keeps weather scanners in his car.

Teen sees flames and alerts neighbors to house fire

A teen helped save a family of six in Harnett Couty after alerting them to a fire at their mobile home.

Two injured after mobile home catches fire in Harnett County

The fire happened at a home on the 100 block of Tobacco Road. Authorities were alerted to the fire by an 18-year-old neighbor of the family who called 911.

WRAL staff

Tractor-trailer crashes on I-95 North near Long Branch Road in Harnett County

The crash happened at mile marker 71 right past Long Branch Road when a tractor-trailer hit the median.

WRAL staff

Tractor-trailer crash closes part of I-95 North in Harnett County near Dunn

A tractor-trailer crashed Monday morning on I-95 North at mile marker 71 right past Long Branch Road.

Man wanted in Harnett County fatal shooting arrested in Florida

On Monday, the Harnett County Sheriff's Office said Tahmeer Jones was found in Florida. Jones, 31, was wanted on first-degree murder.

WRAL staff

Two men arrested, charged in June shooting that killed two brothers

Harnett County authorities arrested two men on Dec. 29 in connection with a Harnett County shooting that left two brothers dead in June. According to the Harnett County Sheriff's Office, deputies arrested 21-year-old Caleb Xavier Henderson and 20-year-old Rasool Mubarak Husain Jr.

Two men arrested, charged with murder of Harnett Co. brothers

According to the Harnett County Sheriff's Office, deputies arrested 21-year-old Caleb Xavier Henderson and 20-year-old Rasool Mubarak Husain Jr. Deputies charged both men with two counts of first-degree murder, first-degree forcible burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to robbery with a dangerous weapon.

WRAL staff

Harnett County hero bus driver featured on 'The Drew Barrymore Show' Thursday

A Harnett County bus driver who saved dozens of students from a burning bus appeared on "The Drew Barrymore Show" Thursday morning.