Woodpeckers Coverage

Once abundant red-cockaded woodpecker population suffering effects of climate change, government action

Once abundant, with a population well over a million strong before European colonization, the red-cockaded woodpecker's territory stretched as far north as New Jersey, down to Florida and west to Texas. Now there are fewer than 20,000 total birds, with much of their historic habitat destroyed from logging, development and poor forestry practices.

Brian Keyes / UNC Media Hub

DRAUGHON DRAWS: 'Mighty COVID has struck ...'

Thursday, July 2, 2020 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

Fayetteville hires engineer to investigate concrete cracks at new Woodpeckers stadium

The city of Fayetteville is hiring an engineer to investigate cracks in the concrete at Segra Stadium that the contractor says are "cosmetic" and not a threat to the public.

John Henderson, The Fayetteville Observer

After complaints, Fayetteville halves fee for downtown event parking

The Fayetteville City Council voted Monday night to cut in half the fee charged to park downtown on the dates of major events.

Parking fees near new Fayetteville stadium drive complaints from some residents

Complaints about the cost of parking in downtown Fayetteville are growing in the wake of a hike that coincides with the opening of a new stadium that will be home to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL reporter