But the number of people who died of drug overdoses in North Carolina fell by 35% between April 2024 and April 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state saw among ...

PEMBROKE — Pembroke Town Councilman Rudy Locklear has been appointed vice chair of the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee (PSCP Committee) for 2026.

ANSWER: Both colds and influenza (the “flu”) are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused specifically by the influenza viruses, which come in two main types (A and B).

MAXTON — Robeson County Sheriff’s Office investigators are actively investigating a deadly shooting early Thursday near Maxton that left one person deceased and another injured.

We don’t need ICE Capades like we recently saw! Tom Campbell is a Hall of Fame North Carolina broadcaster and columnist who has covered North Carolina public policy issues since 1965. Contact him at ...

Through a planned gift valued at an estimated $985,000, Dwain is establishing the Charlotte Posey Teague Endowed Scholarship in memory of his mother. The scholarship will support education students ...

Pictured at the retirement celebration following the unveiling of his portrait and presentation of a crystal tower award, from left, are UNC Health Southeastern Vice President and Chief Medical ...

Robeson County Retired School Personnel recently donated 50 pounds of non-perishable food items to the Robeson County Church ...

On campus, Davis was known for her warm spirit and quick smile, but many didn’t know she lived with a speech impediment. They also didn’t know that she had set her sights on an unusual goal: becoming ...

MAXTON — Lumbee Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery and the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina saw a vision come to fruition on Tuesday with the opening of the Department of Agriculture Natural Resources New ...

FAIRMONT — Two individuals have been arrested and a third suspect remains at large as the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office continues an investigation involving a sexual assault case and an alleged ...

The Public Schools of Robeson County (PSRC) has been named a Rural Non-Congregate Meals Innovation Summer Nutrition Champion by the N.C. Department of Public In ...