The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it plans to set the nation’s first public drinking water standards for “forever chemicals,” furthering its efforts to protect public health.
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Fayetteville loses a special journalist
About three weeks ago, Lorry Williams told a colleague that she was stepping down as managing editor of CityView news and CityView magazine. By then, the breast cancer she had fought for two years had spread throughout her body, leaving her so weak that she could barely type using only two fingers. “You know how much this job means to me,” she told the colleague as she struggled to hold back tears. Ms. Williams transitioned to hospice care at her mother’s home. She died early Tuesday at the age of 59.
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Fayetteville’s Blackbeard shipwreck filmmaker fires back in new court case
Fayetteville filmmaker Rick Allen has filed an amended complaint against the state of North Carolina, alleging misuse of his copyrighted footage of the notorious pirate Blackbeard’s shipwreck, the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
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The man who murdered the owner of the Uncle Ben’s store is now free
Anthony Willis is a free man now, almost 27 years after murdering Benjamin Miller, the owner of the former Uncle Ben’s Country Store on the outskirts of Fayetteville. Willis has been free since March 24, two weeks after Gov. Roy Cooper granted him and two others executive clemency. All three were juveniles when they received sentences of at least 20 years in prison. Willis was sentenced to life in prison without benefit of parole.
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Group of Green Berets accuses former mayoral candidate Franco Webb of stolen valor
A group called the Guardians of the Green Beret has posted a video accusing former Fayetteville mayoral candidate Franco Webb of fraudulently posing as a Special Forces soldier. The group sent …
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Ted Budd takes down Cheri Beasley in close U.S. Senate race
In a race that could shift the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, Republican Ted Budd defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley in Tuesday’s general election, complete but unofficial election returns show.
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‘Boring race’ between Beasley, Budd could be decisive for U.S. Senate control
Barring any last-minute surprises, political analysts say the U.S. Senate race between Republican Ted Budd and Democrat Cheri Beasley will go down to the wire. The latest polls show Budd with a slight edge, with one within the margin of error,
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Fayetteville woman alleges police abused, handcuffed her without cause
A Fayetteville woman was doing nothing improper when a police officer grabbed her arm and tried to pull her out of her car before putting her in handcuffs, her lawyers allege. The lawyers, Carnell Johnson of Charlotte and Harry Daniels of Atlanta, say they intend to file a civil lawsuit against Fayetteville police alleging that Ja’Lana Dunlap was detained without probable cause and that police used unnecessary force during the Sept. 6 incident.
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Chemours expansion plans infuriate environmentalists
North Carolina environmental groups are outraged over the Chemours chemical corporation’s plans to expand its Fayetteville Works plant in Bladen County. Chemours announced in a statement …
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City Council votes to appeal ruling that could lead to its restructuring
The Fayetteville City Council voted in an emergency session Friday morning to appeal a judge’s ruling to allow a referendum on the November ballot that could change how people vote for council members.