Former probation officer charged with breaking and entering in Fayeteville

26 January 2012, 11:30 am

A former probation officer in Fayetteville has been arrested and charged with breaking and entering.... Read More »

University of North Carolina president seeks tuition hike

26 January 2012, 4:15 am

RALEIGH - The president of North Carolina's public university system is proposing tuition and fee increases that would average about $470 for resident undergraduates across 16 campuses, which he said in a letter made public Wednesday will help stabilize budgets staggered by steep cuts in state f... Read More »

North Carolina Man Who Ran Tortuous Afghan Jail Dies

25 January 2012, 1:06 pm

Jonathan "Jack" Idema, a former Green Beret from North Carolina convicted of running a private jail in Afghanistan where he tortured terrorism suspects, has died. He was 55.... Read More »

Fayetteville con man dies in Mexico

25 January 2012, 8:29 am

Jonathan Keith “Jack” Idema, the con man extraordinaire from Fayetteville who spent years in an Afghan prison for running a private jail and torture chamber while claiming to be a secret Pentagon operative, has died in Mexico .... Read More »

Museum dedicated to Civil War, civil rights proposed for Fayetteville

23 January 2012, 9:00 pm

Supporters of Fayetteville's history museum say they want to develop North Carolina's first museum dedicated to the Civil War and the tumultuous decades that followed.... Read More »

State Lawmaker Enters Race for Superintendent — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC

19 January 2012, 3:47 am

Eric Hodge: A state lawmaker from Fayetteville plans to challenge North Carolina's incumbent state Superintendent of Public Instruction in the May primary. Jessica Jones reports.... Read More »

Atkinson to run for North Carolina schools superintendent; face Fayetteville's Glazier in primary

18 January 2012, 9:00 pm

Fayetteville state Rep. Rick Glazier's race for state schools superintendent took an unexpected twist Wednesday when the incumbent, fellow Democrat June Atkinson, announced she is seeking re-election.... Read More »

Challenges ahead in ensuring clean air, water in North Carolina

18 January 2012, 6:46 pm

North Carolina's air and water are significantly less polluted than in the past three decades, but challenges remain to keep the state's environment clean, according to a report compiled by state scientists.... Read More »

Angela Davis to speak at Fayetteville university

17 January 2012, 8:21 am

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A 1970s political activist who once was listed on the FBI's Most Wanted list is getting a forum at a North Carolina university.... Read More »

Suspect in Murder of Pregnant Woman Arrested

16 January 2012, 6:05 pm

(WKBW-TV) Fayetteville, North Carolina police have made an arrest in connection with the death of 25-year old, Danielle Watson. Danielle Watson's body was found early Saturday morning behind a garbage dumpster in the Stonecrest Shopping Center in Ballantyne, NC.... Read More »