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CLINTON - A man was charged Wednesday night after shooting at a vehicle with four children inside, a Sampson County Sheriff's Office news release said.

Four video gambling machines were seized Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation, Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Sean Swain said.

1 A free Welcome to Medicare class, offered by the Cumberland County Council on Older Adults, is scheduled for Tuesday. The class helps those eligible for Medicare and preparing for enrollment to understand their options. The class will be from…

The Museum of the Cape Fear will hold its 16th annual Civil War Quiz Bowl on Jan. 26.

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By Paul Woolverton

The shooting of a 20-year-old from Dunn is under investigation by Fayetteville police, an incident report says.

A Cumberland County commissioners' committee voted today to recommend a Fayetteville contractor for repairs to the county Headquarters Library that was flooded during Hurricane Matthew.

Novadeen Thomas, a math teacher at Alpha Academy, took a break from discussing numbers - sort of - with her sixth-grade students Thursday.

Tiffany Whitfield will be sworn in as Cumberland County's newest District Court judge at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the County Courthouse.