F.T. Norton

1 week ago | fayobserver.com | F.T. Norton

Fayetteville police are investigating a fatal shooting Sunday at the College Lakes Recreation Center. The shooting was reported at 5 p.m. April 13 at the park on Rosehill Road, according a news release from the Fayetteville Police Department. When officers arrived on scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound, the release said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin. More: Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run on N.

1 week ago | fayobserver.com | F.T. Norton

A pedestrian was fatally struck in a hit-and-run Saturday evening on North Reilly Road, police said. According to the Fayetteville Police Department, the wreck was reported about 8:30 p.m. April 12 near Telfair Drive. The pedestrian, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, and later died from the injuries. The driver fled the scene south on Reilly Road, the new release said. According to a police spokesperson, the vehicle was not yet identified.

1 week ago | fayobserver.com | F.T. Norton |Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer

At a joint local government meeting to discuss school resource officers in Cumberland County Schools, tensions were high with several participants, including Sheriff Ennis Wright, who said that a recommendation to use roaming officers in place of dedicated school officers "don't cut it with me." The meeting, held April 8 at Fayetteville Technical Community College, was among members of the Fayetteville City Council and Police Department, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners and Board...

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | F.T. Norton |Fayetteville Observer

While a statewide open burn ban was lifted earlier this week, Fayetteville city leaders want to remind residents that burning yard debris and trash has been prohibited in the city limits since 2011. “Both open fires and the floating embers that they produce pose a danger to residential and commercial properties,” the city said in a news release. The ban includes the burning of yard debris, trash and construction and building materials.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Phaedra Trethan |F.T. Norton |Joseph Pierre

A former Green Beret in North Carolina who'd been missing since January was allegedly killed and dismembered by his wife after he told her he was planning to file for divorce. The Fayetteville Observer, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported that Shana Cloud, 50, was arrested last week on murder and weapons charges in the slaying of her husband, Clinton Bonnell. A judge denied her request for bail.