Lillington News

A kidnapping suspect who eluded capture for 10 years was arrested Thanksgiving Day in the township after officers received a tip that he would be in the area.Stephen Kirk Murray, 51, had been sought by North Carolina and federal authorities in connection with the December 1999 kidnapping of his nieces, Abishiree "Abby" Tova Steyne and Christianna ...

Investigators are blaming reckless driving for a horrific crash in Harnett County early Monday that cut a car cleanly in two.

A Holly Springs man was arrested on Tuesday night for assault on a government official stemming from the alleged attack on Coats Police Chief Eddie Jaggers.

U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge will not challenge Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., next year, media outlets reported yesterday.

Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a North Carolina woman accused of killing her 11-month-old daughter and hiding her body in an attic.

Police are investigating the deaths of four people whose bodies were found at a home in Fayetteville.

U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge , the only North Carolina member on the House Ways and Means Committee, will reach out to more than 30,000 Second Congressional District constituents on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss Congressional efforts to reduce costs and increase access to health care.

"Small businesses are the economic engine of our economy, responsible for more than half of North Carolina's new employment," Etheridge said.

A man has been shot and killed in a drug raid and two North Carolina police officers have been placed on administrative duty during the investigation.

One of the joys of collecting baseball cards is amassing some that have some financial value to go along with their aesthetic appeal.

Coming from a small town in Lillington, N.C., Washington Elementary kindergarten teacher Lisa Tak never had been on a plane until she married Oscar Tak of the 4th Brigade, 701st Brigade Support Battalion, who deployed to Iraq in August.

Two high school seniors from Cape Fear Christian Academy - Emily Maradith DeVane and Tyler Brent Lambert - have been nominated as Morehead-Cain Scholars at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Campbell University, of Buies Creek, N.C., captured its second PGA Jones Cup title Wednesday at the PGA Golf Club.

Rep. Bob Etheridge , the only North Carolina member of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined an overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives on Friday to pass the Medicare Premium Fairness Act, H.R. 3631.

U.S. Representative Bob Etheridge , the only North Carolina member of the House Ways and Means Committee, voted last night to extend unemployment benefits for more than one million of the nation's workers.

The Capital Quilters Guild announces their second annual Quilt Auction to take place at Historic Oak View County Park on Wake County Heritage Day, Saturday, October 3rd, 2009.

The Benson Little Theatre will be holding auditions for a oeHeeHaw Salutea on September 21 and 22 at 6:30 pm at the W. J. Barefoot Auditorium , 303 E. Church Street, Benson.

Come eat a short stack for a tall cause at Applebee's on Main St. in Fuquay! For just a $7.00 donation, you will get a plate of flapjacks, bacon and a drink and the proceeds will benefit a team of women who will be walking 39 miles in two days in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.

LILLINGTON A Fort Bragg soldier is accused of robbing a Harnett County pharmacy at gunpoint this summer, police said Wednesday.

As more college students seek financial aid in the troubled economy, the U.S. House of Representatives today is set to overhaul the nation's student loan system.