Fayetteville Police Department says homicides have decreased by more than half this year.
Evey Weisblat
Evey Weisblat is a journalist with five years of experience in local news reporting. She has previously worked at papers in central North Carolina, including The Pilot and the Chatham News + Record. Her central beat is government accountability reporting, covering the Fayetteville City Council.
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Curious about Fayetteville’s plan for pedestrians? Here’s how you can give input.
The plan will help city leaders determine where pedestrian improvement projects are most needed.
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Elections preparation guide: Voter ID, voter registration, early voting
A number of important deadlines are coming up for the November election.
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Fayetteville’s Ethics Commission under scrutiny
Discontent and questions about the commission’s effectiveness from complainants have also resurfaced concerns about malfeasance on the city council, which has seen two members resign since 2018.
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Environment, education, public health and safety are county’s top legislative priorities
Counties submit goals every two years in the lead up to the North Carolina General Assembly’s long session.
Posted inEnvironment, Politics & Government
Fayetteville proposes fix for private dam as part of city’s stormwater management strategy
As Fayetteville looks to strengthen its stormwater infrastructure, the city’s government may step in to mitigate the risk of a “high-hazard” private dam breaching.
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Council votes to petition court to release footage of Fayetteville police officer who hit K-9
The Fayetteville City Council voted 8-2 Monday to petition the Cumberland County Superior Court to release to the public the police body camera footage of the incident in which a Fayetteville police officer struck his K-9.
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City council expresses interest in obtaining police body cam footage of K-9 incident
Fayetteville’s governing body votes 5-3 in support of adding the request to the regular meeting agenda.
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Trucks out, trains in: Fayetteville switches ethanol transport to rail
Most of the city’s ethanol supply is now coming directly from plants in the Midwest through freight train.
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A record-dry June has lasting impact on Cumberland’s farmers
A long dry spell in June has threatened viable crop yields for local farmers.
