Published: 2020-06-02 11:40:00Updated: 2020-06-06 14:45:28Local NewsTags:— Long lines of mourners, on foot and in vehicles, backed up traffic along Fayetteville Road in Raeford Saturday, where a public viewing was being held for George Floyd. Floyd, whose death in police custody sparked protests nationwide, was born in North Carolina and his sister lives in Hoke County.A private, family memorial service will follow the public viewing on Saturday afternoon, at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters, 10225 Fayetteville Road in Raeford.Thousands arrived at the conference center, wearing masks and...…Published: 2020-06-02 11:40:00Updated: 2020-06-06 14:45:28Local NewsTags:— Long lines of mourners, on foot and in vehicles, backed up traffic along Fayetteville Road in Raeford Saturday, where a public viewing was being held for George Floyd. Floyd, whose death in police custody sparked protests nationwide, was born in North Carolina and his sister lives in Hoke County.A private, family memorial service will follow the public viewing on Saturday afternoon, at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters, 10225 Fayetteville Road in Raeford.Thousands arrived at the conference center, wearing masks and...WW…

Published: 2020-07-27 07:17:00Updated: 2020-07-27 18:40:57Local NewsTags:By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter — Fayetteville police are seeking help identifying a white car seen on security footage pouring white paint over a Black Lives Matter mural around the Market House.Officials said the car appears to be a white Chevrolet Aveo with a handicapped placard on the rearview mirror. The vehicle appeared to have a mechanism installed underneath it to disperse the paint as it drove slowly over the mural, according to officials.The car circled the Market House several times at 10 p.m. on...…Published: 2020-07-27 07:17:00Updated: 2020-07-27 18:40:57Local NewsTags:By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter — Fayetteville police are seeking help identifying a white car seen on security footage pouring white paint over a Black Lives Matter mural around the Market House.Officials said the car appears to be a white Chevrolet Aveo with a handicapped placard on the rearview mirror. The vehicle appeared to have a mechanism installed underneath it to disperse the paint as it drove slowly over the mural, according to officials.The car circled the Market House several times at 10 p.m. on...WW…

Published: 2020-05-12 15:41:00Updated: 2020-05-12 19:56:18Local NewsTags:By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter — Churches should be allowed to hold indoor services during the coronavirus pandemic, North Carolina law enforcement authorities, ministers and Republican officials said Tuesday.When Gov. Roy Cooper moved the state into the first of three phases to resume business and social activities amid the pandemic last week, he allowed churches to hold outdoor services as long as families followed social distancing...…Published: 2020-05-12 15:41:00Updated: 2020-05-12 19:56:18Local NewsTags:By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter — Churches should be allowed to hold indoor services during the coronavirus pandemic, North Carolina law enforcement authorities, ministers and Republican officials said Tuesday.When Gov. Roy Cooper moved the state into the first of three phases to resume business and social activities amid the pandemic last week, he allowed churches to hold outdoor services as long as families followed social distancing...WW…

Published: 2021-04-07 04:31:00Updated: 2021-04-07 19:11:20Local NewsTags:By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter, & Nia Harden, WRAL reporter — Wednesday was a big day in North Carolina: the first day anybody 16 or older who wanted a coronavirus vaccine shot could get one.The state's move to open vaccinations to all adults comes nearly two weeks ahead of .Everyone 16 and older will be able to receive the Pfizer vaccine, and anyone 18 and older also can receive the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.and there are plenty of vaccine doses for everyone who wants them.More than...…Published: 2021-04-07 04:31:00Updated: 2021-04-07 19:11:20Local NewsTags:By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter, & Nia Harden, WRAL reporter — Wednesday was a big day in North Carolina: the first day anybody 16 or older who wanted a coronavirus vaccine shot could get one.The state's move to open vaccinations to all adults comes nearly two weeks ahead of .Everyone 16 and older will be able to receive the Pfizer vaccine, and anyone 18 and older also can receive the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.and there are plenty of vaccine doses for everyone who wants them.More than...WW…

Published: 2020-08-10 22:08:00Updated: 2020-08-11 18:45:30Local NewsTags:By Gilbert Baez, Mark Boyle and Brett Knese, WRAL reporters — A man killed by a Robbins police officer Monday night was firing a shotgun indiscriminately into the air and refused to drop the gun when police told him to do so, authorities said.But the man's brother said he was distraught and that police should have tried to calm him down before shooting him.Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said officers confronted 35-year-old Chris Minor with a weapon behind the Robbins Mini Storage warehouse, at 226 E. Salisbury St.,...…Published: 2020-08-10 22:08:00Updated: 2020-08-11 18:45:30Local NewsTags:By Gilbert Baez, Mark Boyle and Brett Knese, WRAL reporters — A man killed by a Robbins police officer Monday night was firing a shotgun indiscriminately into the air and refused to drop the gun when police told him to do so, authorities said.But the man's brother said he was distraught and that police should have tried to calm him down before shooting him.Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said officers confronted 35-year-old Chris Minor with a weapon behind the Robbins Mini Storage warehouse, at 226 E. Salisbury St.,...WW…

Published: 2021-03-31 12:36:00Updated: 2021-03-31 20:19:42TrafficTags:By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter — A truck carrying a radioactive compound dumped part of its load Wednesday on southbound Interstate 95 in Cumberland County, creating a delicate cleanup and hours of traffic delays.Two of the four 1,000-gallon containers of uranium hexafluoride the truck was carrying fell off at about 11:45 a.m. between Exit 55 and Exit 58 for Interstate 295 near Wade. No injuries were reported, and none of the material leaked from the containers, said Gene Booth, Cumberland County's emergency...…Published: 2021-03-31 12:36:00Updated: 2021-03-31 20:19:42TrafficTags:By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter — A truck carrying a radioactive compound dumped part of its load Wednesday on southbound Interstate 95 in Cumberland County, creating a delicate cleanup and hours of traffic delays.Two of the four 1,000-gallon containers of uranium hexafluoride the truck was carrying fell off at about 11:45 a.m. between Exit 55 and Exit 58 for Interstate 295 near Wade. No injuries were reported, and none of the material leaked from the containers, said Gene Booth, Cumberland County's emergency...WW…