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SANFORD - A Fayetteville man was found not guilty in January of operating a sweepstakes gambling operation in Lee County, court documents show.

A third person has been charged in the death of a woman who was shot outside a Fayetteville nightclub in November.

Cumberland County commissioners likely will have to increase taxes, cut services or some of both after property values in the county went down 2.9 percent.

One person was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center after the vehicle they were driving slammed into a brick wall outside a store-front church on Pamalee Drive near Blanton Road.

A community rally is scheduled Friday afternoon downtown at the Market House to demonstrate opposition to President Donald Trump's executive order that bans travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries for 90 days.

1 The American Red Cross needs blood donations to maintain a sufficient blood supply for patients. To make an appointment to give blood, go to redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-2767.

SANFORD - Three men were injured in a drive-by shooting in Wednesday morning, a Police Department news release said.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident that occurred on Bluegill Court on Wednesday evening.

LUMBERTON - A vehicle driven by a shooter on Saturday has been found in Lumberton, a Harnett County Sheriff's Office news release said.

Kimberly Denise Cashwell of Fayetteville was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester of her senior year at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She is the daughter of Dennis and Debbie Cashwell.