Cumberland County News

The fate of Mario Andrette McNeill, who is accused of raping and killing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis in 2009, is in the hands of a jury following closing arguments Wednesday morning.

Prosecutors have completed their closing arguments in the trial of a man accused of the rape and murder of a 5-year-old Fayetteville girl.

Attorneys are expected to summarize for jurors the case of a Fayetteville man on trial in the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl in 2009.

As of Thursday, health department officials say there are now 44 individuals with signs and symptoms consistent with salmonella infection.

Closing arguments will be presented next week in the trial of a Fayetteville man accused of raping and killing a 5-year-old girl more than three years ago.

Authorities in Cumberland County are searching for victims who may have been duped by a man dressed as a Fort Bragg official.

The Boy Scouts of America Garden State Council held their annual Distinguished Citizen of the Year Reception for Cumberland and Salem counties at the Centerton Country Club in Pittsgrove Tuesday evening, May 14, 2013.

The Cumberland County Department of Public Health is investigating a gastrointestinal illness outbreak among staff and patrons of a Fayetteville hotel's restaurants.

The Spring Lake Police Department is regaining the last of its powers that were taken away in the wake of a scandal six years ago.

DigTriad.com yesterday reported the arrests of two more suspects in the shooting death of Spc.

The Spring Lake Police Department is regaining the last of its powers that were taken away amid a scandal almost six years ago.

The Lumberton City Council on Monday voted to extend a moratorium on sweepstakes establishments, but allowed itself room to revisit that decision depending on what the state's courts say about issue.

The Fayetteville Observer reports 24-year-olds Darrick Lynn Grissom and Antonio Terrell Johnson are the last of four people charged in the robbery and shooting death of 29-year-old Spc.

The Richmond County Branch of the NAACP will have its 35th annual Mother of the Year Banquet at 7:30 p.m. Friday, at the East Hamlet Concerned Citizens Center, 155 Laurel Hill St., in Hamlet.

Police officers from throughout Cumberland County and the state are gathering to remember their colleagues killed in the line of duty.

Members of The Performing Arts School Teen Competition Troupe dance to benefit both the Second Harvest Food Bank and Back Pack Buddies charities.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is looking for two suspects after a long-distance truck driver was assaulted last week.

A proposal that would allow concealed weapon permit holders to arm themselves in bars and restaurants is one step closer to becoming law.

Another day, another saga about the growing police state in America. Apparently some North Carolina communities are cracking down on the consumption of iced tea in the parking lots of some businesses.

"I've heard of people losing up to $40,000 on these machines in Cumberland County," said Cumberland County Sheriff Earl "Moose" Butler.