Fayetteville Area News
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One of the last remaining small-town department stores in North Carolina is closing its doors. The Fairmont Department Store has been a staple in the town near Lumberton since 1957.
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Durham and Chapel Hill are among the North Carolina cities and towns with new mayors after Tuesday's election.
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As the fight against the opioid epidemic continues, new medicines promise to help. But experts say old remedies shouldn't be forgotten.
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Local officials in Fayetteville and nonprofit Vision Resource Center recently opened what officials say is the first of its kind “Braille Trail” in the state.
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The National Weather Service says Hurricane Idalia will bring heavy rain and winds to the Triangle on Thursday. Some places south of Raleigh can expect wind gusts of up to 40 mph at times.
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The majority of North Carolina's towns and cities will elect new members to their governing boards on Oct. 10 or Nov. 7, depending on their election format.
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Fayetteville Firefighters will have access to certain medication to expand its lifesaving services, including Tylenol.
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Counties are starting to get their first payments from the more than $50 billion dollar windfall secured from drug manufacturers and pharmacies for their role in the opioid epidemic. A public radio collaborative investigated what programs are being funded.
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A newly constructed historic march route will remember the base's former name and the soldiers who served there.
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A program is funded by federal dollars and housed in Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration has finished only 1,163 projects so far, even though it's been nearly five years since Hurricane Florence.
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North Carolina lawmakers want to make it easier for domestic violence victims to testify remotely, so they won’t have to encounter their abusers in a courtroom.
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The proposal would create a statute making it a high-grade felony to purposefully damage or attempt to damage an energy facility, including those that transmit or distribute electricity or fuel. Senators on Tuesday opted to tack on cybersecurity safeguards before sending the bill to the House.