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Investigators look into two bodies found on Fort Bragg

December 3, 2020 The Associated Press

FORT BRAGG — Army investigators are trying to find out details in the deaths of two men whose bodies were found at Fort Bragg, officials said Thursday. A statement from the North Carolina post said […]

President Trump visits Ft. Bragg troops

October 29, 2020 North State Journal Staff

FT. BRAGG — President Donald Trump postponed a Fayetteville rally due to Tropical Storm Zeta, but still visited the nearby U.S. Army installation at Fort Bragg for what the White House described as a “troop […]

Zeta forces postponement of Fayetteville Trump rally

October 29, 2020 Matt Mercer

FAYETTEVILLE – The remnants of Zeta are forcing the postponement of President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Fayetteville Thursday evening. A statement sent by the campaign said “Because of a wind advisory issued with gusts […]

Different kind of birdies at Woodpeckers’ ‘nest’

October 14, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Segra Stadium in Fayetteville is the home of a minor league baseball team known as the Woodpeckers. This weekend, a different flock of birdies will be flying around the grounds of the two-year-old ballpark. “The […]

Jill Biden to campaign in Greenville, Fayetteville on Tuesday

October 5, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Jill Biden will travel to two cities on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Biden is expected to visit Pitt Community College in Greenville and later will make two campaign stops in Fayetteville. In Fayetteville, Biden […]

Trump pledges woman for court, pushes Senate to move on pick

September 21, 2020 Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Saturday promised to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing […]

President Trump launches new N.C. ads ahead of weekend visit

September 15, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – President Donald Trump’s campaign continues to aggressively target N.C. voters, with a new advertising campaign leading to another visit to the state this weekend. President Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally […]

Walmart testing drones for deliveries in North Carolina city

September 9, 2020 Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Walmart launched a pilot program Wednesday using drones to deliver groceries and household essentials in a North Carolina city. The retail giant is using drones from Flytrex in Fayetteville, where it says […]

For 1st time, female soldier set to join a Green Beret team

July 10, 2020 Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time, a female soldier has graduated from the Army’s elite Special Forces course and will join one of the all-male Green Beret teams, capping a yearslong campaign to move […]

Mourners hold memorial for Floyd in hometown

June 6, 2020 The Associated Press

RAEFORD — Hundreds of mourners lined up Saturday to pay respects to George Floyd in his North Carolina hometown. In Raeford, the small town near Fayetteville where Floyd was born 46 years ago, a long […]