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6 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Rachael Riley |Fayetteville Observer
A month after a tense meeting among city, county and school board officials over school resource officer coverage, Cumberland County Schools is now seeking to hire a private security firm to help fill the gap for the remainder of the school year. The move was announced during an Auxiliary Services Committee meeting May 6.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Rachael Riley |Fayetteville Observer
FORT BRAGG — Nearly two years ago, then Spc. Brian Lieberman had just returned home from work when he heard gunshots ring out near the pool area of his apartment complex, the Reserve at Carrington Place near Reilly Road. Lieberman grabbed his personal gun, ran outside and identified himself as a medic and used a Food Lion grocery bag to seal the chest wound of a 14-year-old girl who had been shot in her lower back.
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1 week ago | 
vvdailypress.com | Rodd Baxley |Fayetteville Observer
Show Caption Hide Caption UNC baseball players, coach discuss College World Series berthAfter clinching a spot in the College World Series, UNC baseball coach Scott Forbes and several Tar Heels discussed the run to Omaha. UNC baseball dominated the opener of its three-game series against N.C. State, earning an 8-1 win on May 8 at Boshamer Stadium to secure a victory for the 16th time across its last 19 games.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Rachael Riley |Fayetteville Observer
A former Fort Bragg officer who once labeled former President Barack Obama a terrorist is tapped to be the Department of Defense’s undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. The Senate Armed Services Committee will consider the nomination of retired Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Tata on May 6.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | F.T. Norton |Fayetteville Observer
Officials have released the name of a man shot and killed May 4 at a Cliffdale Road apartment complex. According to the Fayetteville Police Department, Donte Maurice Vanclief, 36, was shot multiple shortly before 10:30 a.m. at Barton's Landing Condominiums. He was pronounced dead at Cape Fear Medical Center, police said. "At this time, there is no ongoing threat to the public. The investigation remains active, and all involved parties are cooperating," a news release said.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
A 78-year-old wife of a retired Army chief warrant officer was identified by police as the victim of a fatal hit-and-run April 12. Suk Kyong Szafranski was struck by a vehicle around 8:30 p.m. in the area of North Reilly Road and Telfair Drive, police said. She was pronounced dead at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, according to the Fayetteville Police Department. The incident happened just blocks from the Fayetteville home she shared with her husband of 50 years, according to her obituary.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
A Fayetteville man has been arrested after a tip in a fatal hit-and-run April 12 led to a damaged vehicle in the yard of his home, according to a news release. Jamal Andre Holliday, 35, is charged with felony hit-and-run and driving with a revoked license in death of a pedestrian on Reilly Road near Telfair Drive. He was booked into the Cumberland County jail on April 29. A Police Department spokesperson said the victim's identity is awaiting confirmation from the State Medical Examiner's Office.
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2 weeks ago | 
gastongazette.com | Rodd Baxley |Fayetteville Observer
Jon Scheyer and Duke basketball have landed their first commitment from the transfer portal ahead of the 2025-26 season. Washington State transfer Cedric Coward announced his commitment to the Blue Devils in an Instagram post on April 28, writing “I think Blue is my color!" with a photo of him in a Duke jersey. "I'm excited to be joining the Duke family! Thank you to Coach Scheyer and the entire staff for believing in me. I truly believe God has led me to Duke, just as He has led Duke to me.
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2 weeks ago | 
gastongazette.com | Rodd Baxley |Fayetteville Observer
Show Caption Hide Caption UNC baseball postgame press conference after beating West VirginiaFollowing UNC baseball's walk-off win vs West Virginia in the Chapel Hill Super Regional, Vance Honeycutt discussed his game-winning home run. UNC baseball and N.C. State continue to impress as two of the top three teams in the ACC, with both squads moving up in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches top 25 poll on April 28.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
A Fayetteville-area wildlife removal expert says that snakes and spiders are the most dangerous wild creatures in our region. Thomas Grant, who has owned For the People Pest Control and Wildlife in Fayetteville for the past five years, said April 24 that he has encountered a host of problematic critters in his 13 years in the wildlife control industry, including fire ants, coyotes and skunks. But, he said, the most dangerous are spiders and snakes.
