Fayetteville Drops Fire Station 4 Lawsuit Amid Plans for Mediation
Fayetteville has dismissed its lawsuit over the failed Fire Station 4 project as all 21 parties shift to mediation. The move comes days after the council voted to demolish the half‑built station.
Lawsuit, State Say Cumberland County Schools Delays Special Education Evaluations
Court and administrative filings describe multiple cases in which parents were told to wait, discouraged from making formal referrals, or denied eligibility meetings. That runs counter to federal law and state policy.
Fayetteville HOAs Appeal Judge’s Decision to Halt Dam Dispute Trial
Four Fayetteville homeowners associations are asking an appeals court to revive their lawsuit against the city, arguing that a judge improperly ended the case.
Judge Rules Fayetteville Not Required To Pay For Four Burst Dams
A nearly decade‑long legal battle over whether Fayetteville taxpayers should repair private dams blown out by Hurricane Matthew abruptly ended Friday when a Superior Court judge dismissed the case moments before it was set to go to the jury. The lawsuit centered on whether Fayetteville had effectively used the Homeowners Association’s lakes as part of…
School board faces lawsuit over bus driver license requirements for custodians
A former custodian at Cumberland County Schools is suing the Cumberland County Board of Education for unlawful employment discrimination, claiming he was fired after not being able to obtain a commercial driver’s license because of his disability.
Sold on a Promise | Part 2: The North Carolina homeless housing projects that were never built
Part two of the joint investigation by CityView, BPR and WFDD into the out-of-state entities behind several failed housing projects in North Carolina.
Sold on a Promise | Part 1: How city officials across N.C. set aside $12 million for the homeless — and got nothing
A joint investigation by BPR, WFDD and CityView examines how two out-of-state entities began several failed projects in North Carolina.
More lawsuit Coverage
Jury finds girls’ basketball coach not liable in sexual assault lawsuit
Former girls’ basketball coach Thurston Jackie Robinson on Thursday won a civil lawsuit that accused him of illegal sexual contact with one of the players.
Trial underway in molestation lawsuit against former Terry Sanford coach Thurston Robinson
A Cumberland County jury is being asked to decide this week whether former Terry Sanford girls’ basketball coach Thurston Jackie Robinson sexually molested a player.
How the Dogwood Festival lawsuit could involve First Amendment violations
As two former Dogwood Festival executive directors continue their legal battle over whether one libeled the other on TikTok, one legal expert says the proceedings may have violated the defendant’s constitutional rights.
How two former executive directors of the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival became embroiled in a lawsuit
With three weeks to go until Fayetteville’s Dogwood Festival — without an executive director — two former festival executive directors have become tangled in a legal battle surrounding accusations on social media posts.
Fayetteville moves to dismiss lawsuit against woman alleging police brutality
Fayetteville has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the city brought forth by Sheila Lee, who alleges she was illegally detained, harassed and injured by Fayetteville police officers in an incident outside her home on Christmas Day three years ago.
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