April 8, 2010
FORT BRAGG (AP) — A soldier who was acquitted in civilian court more than 20 years ago was convicted by a military jury Thursday of murdering a North Carolina mother and her two children in 1985. Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis was found guilty of three...
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December 16, 2009
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (AP) — Authorities have charged a woman with keeping the corpse of her elderly mother in their home for months.
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December 1, 2009
JACKSONVILLE — Battle-weary U.S. troops and their families braced for a wrenching round of new deployments to Afghanistan announced Tuesday by the president, but many said they support the surge as long as it helps to end the eight-year-old conflict...
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August 28, 2009
CAROLINA BEACH (AP) — People on the East Coast warily eyed the approaching Tropical Storm Danny, which reinforced the dangers of even a weakening storm after a young boy went missing Friday in rough surf.From the Carolinas to New England, forecaster...
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CAROLINA BEACH (AP) — Coastal residents looked ahead today to a late-summer weekend with fewer beach-loving tourists as Tropical Storm Danny kicked up rough surf that forecasters warned would be too risky for boaters and swimmers, though tempting fo...
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August 24, 2009
TABOR CITY, N.C. (AP) — An attorney representing state Sen. R.C. Soles said his client acted in self-defense when he shot an intruder at his home. Attorney Joe Cheshire said Monday that Soles used a pistol to shoot the 22-year-old at his home and th...
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July 15, 2009
FORT BRAGG (AP) — In the final minutes of Sgt. James Treber's life, frigid water filling his armored truck, the 24-year-old freed a pinned comrade and shoved the man into the small air pocket he'd been using to breathe.Treber didn't make it out of t...
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March 4, 2009
POPE AIR FORCE BASE (AP) - From flat on his back, Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Rhyner could see just enough of the valley to guide the F-15s flying thousands of feet above him in the mountains of Afghanistan. Machine gun rounds smashed into rocks nearby a...
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December 29, 2008
FORT BRAGG (AP) - Aaron Quinn has deployed three times to Iraq. But the first sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division wasn't all that surprised or upset when his unit got the call to spend yet another year fighting overseas. "Nobody wants to be a carpenter...
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December 22, 2008
FORT BRAGG (AP) - When Col. Paul Bricker heard about a troop increase in Afghanistan next year, he knew that it would mean more helicopters. "When it comes to moving around the battlefield in Afghanistan, rotary wing provides that capability," said Bricke...
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December 12, 2008
FORT BRAGG (AP) — Capt. Kyle Walton remembers pressing himself into the jagged stones that covered the cliff in northeast Afghanistan. Machine gun rounds and sniper fire ricocheted off the rocks. Two rounds slammed into his helmet, smashing his head int...
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October 28, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) - When Republican presidential nominee John McCain asked veterans at a Fayetteville rally Tuesday to raise their hands, hundreds shot up. McCain trails Obama in polls and North Carolina remains a battleground state despite being a firm G...
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September 25, 2008
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH (AP) — Strong winds kicked up rough surf Thursday as an intense low-pressure system chugged toward the Southeast coast with wind gusts of up to 50 mph, knocking out power to thousands of homes in Virginia.Minor flooding was reported a...
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September 5, 2008
HOLDEN BEACH (AP) - Beach vacationers in the Carolinas packed up and headed inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, teetering on the verge of becoming a hurricane before an expected overnight landfall. The storm will likel...
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August 15, 2008
JACKSONVILLE (AP) - An intern at a North Carolina district attorney's office was arrested Friday after investigators said he offered to sell confidential documents in a high-profile case of a slain pregnant Marine for an "astronomical" fee to an undercove...
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July 15, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) - It's a scene that's become all too familiar in North Carolina's military communities. For the third time in seven months, a young woman serving her nation has been slain at home, away from the dangers of combat. "It is so close to home...
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July 14, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) - The husband of an Army nurse who worked in the maternity ward at Fort Bragg's hospital was charged Monday with murder in her death, a day after her body was discovered by authorities. Marine Cpl. John Wimunc, 23, was also charged with...
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June 30, 2008
FORT BRAGG (AP) — When Capt. Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat. He achieved them all. Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight. "Once you're...
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June 26, 2008
CHAPEL HILL (AP)- The body of a pregnant Fort Bragg soldier was found in a motel room bathtub after a maintenance supervisor smelled a foul odor coming from a room with a 'Do Not Disturb' sign, according to a search warrant released Thursday. The warrant...
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May 28, 2008
JACKSONVILLE (AP) - A Marine charged with killing a pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape was active online for months as a fugitive, according to court documents released Wednesday. The documents offer a comprehensive look at the monthslong sear...
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May 13, 2008
WILMINGTON (AP) - Law enforcement officials announced a new information sharing program Tuesday that will allow investigators to search crime and incident records in other jurisdictions and agencies. The North Carolina Law Enforcement Information Exchange...
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April 30, 2008
FORT BRAGG (AP)- The secretary of the Army said Wednesday the poor condition of Korean War-era barracks at Fort Bragg is unacceptable. Army Secretary Pete Geren said improvements are coming, but some of the problems can't be fixed quickly. He made the rem...
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Army widens probe after finding bad conditions at Fort Bragg By ROBERT BURNS AP Military Writer FORT BRAGG (AP) - A Fort Bragg soldier who crawled 200 feet while being fired upon to save a wounded colleague and then led a group of besieged soldiers to saf...
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April 11, 2008
JACKSONVILLE(AP) - Naval investigators said Friday they had not yet performed a paternity test to determine if a Marine charged with the murder of a pregnant colleague was the father of her unborn child. Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach accused fellow p...
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