Fort Bragg

America 250 preparation gains momentum

February 28, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly’s America 250 Semiquincentennial Committee continued its celebration work during its meeting this month. Co-chair Sen. Ted Alexander (R-Cleveland) opened the meeting with historical anecdotes for that day’s meeting, […]

HUDSON: Keeping government open and our defense intact

October 1, 2025 Randolph Record

As your Congressman, I am committed to fighting for your family, your freedoms and your future. That means making sure our government stays open without wasting your tax dollars, and making sure our troops and […]

Businesses around Fort Bragg pay small fortune for name change

June 6, 2025 Allen G. Breed

FAYETTEVILLE — When it came to picking a name for his business, Ralph Rodriguez rolled the dice. He went with Fort Liberty Pawn & Gun. It’s going to cost him about $30,000. “That’s signage, uniforms, […]

John Bell settles in new role as rules chair

March 21, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Rep. John Bell (R-Wayne), now settled into his new role as the powerful House Operations and Rules chair, said taking on the new spot has “been busy.” “I’ve gone from trying to deal […]

Bragg to Liberty and back again

March 17, 2025 The Associated Press

FORT BRAGG — The short‑lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end earlier this month when the nation’s largest Army installation officially returned to its former name: Fort Bragg. Christened a century ago in […]

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg

February 11, 2025 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order Monday restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg. The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 […]

Sheriff: Man in Cybertruck was shot in head before explosion outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

January 2, 2025 The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — The person inside the Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel suffered a gunshot to the head before the explosion, officials said Thursday. Clark County Sheriff […]

HUDSON: Delivering for Fort Liberty/Fort Bragg

June 30, 2024 Richard Hudson

As Fort Liberty/Fort Bragg’s congressman, I know there is no investment more important than the one we make in the men and women stationed there, their families, and our veterans. They sacrifice so much to […]

‘Liberty For All’: Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty in Army ceremony

June 7, 2023 Shawn Krest

FORT LIBERTY — After the cannons were fired and the colors were swapped, Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue stepped to the microphone to address the crowd of community members, Gold Star families and soldiers past and […]

FBI: Fort Bragg soldier linked to racist post, online extremism

September 9, 2022 The Associated Press

FAYETTEVILLE – A soldier in the U.S. Army wrote on Instagram that he joined the military “for combat experience so I’m more proficient in killing” Black people, investigators say. Killian Mackeithan Ryan also had five […]