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FILE - In this March 1, 1995 file photo Jeffrey MacDonald gestures at the federal correctional institution in Sheridan, Ore. A federal judge refused on Friday, April 9, 2021 to release an ex-Army captain imprisoned for decades for the murders of his wife and two young daughters, deciding he lacked authority to consider Jeffrey MacDonald’s request. (AP Photo/Shane Young, file)
No release for ex-officer guilty in 'Fatal Vision' murders

By Gary D. Robertson Apr. 09, 2021 05:29 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 08:30 AM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ March 30 The Greensboro News & Record on...

FILE - In this March 1, 1995 file photo Jeffrey MacDonald gestures at the federal correctional institution in Sheridan, Ore. MacDonald, a former Army captain serving three life sentences for the 1970 murders of his pregnant wife and two young children, has a hearing scheduled Thursday, March 11, 2021 on his request to a federal judge to free him due to his age and failing health. (AP Photo/Shane Young, file)
Ex-officer MacDonald in Fort Bragg murders seeks release

By Gary D. Robertson Mar. 12, 2021 02:24 PM EST

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper gives a thumbs up to a woman receiving a shot as he tours a Cumberland County COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination site at the Crown Expo Center in Fayetteville, N.C., Friday, March 5, 2021. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)
Cooper visits Cumberland County COVID-19 vaccination site

By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer Mar. 05, 2021 04:19 PM EST

In this image taken from video provided by WRAL-TV, Capt. Emily Rainey speaks during an interview with WRAL-TV, in Southern Pines, N.C., in May 2020. The Army is investigating Rainey, a psychological operations officer, who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally in Washington that led to the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. (Courtesy of WRAL-TV via AP)
Army investigating officer who led group to Washington rally

By Jake Bleiberg, Sarah Blake Morgan And James Laporta Jan. 10, 2021 11:51 PM EST

Prosecutor: Veteran embezzled nearly $1M in benefits

Jan. 10, 2021 11:12 AM EST
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina Vietnam veteran embezzled nearly $1 million in health care benefits from the government that helped support a...

In this Tuesday, December 15, 2020 photo, 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers and historian John Aarsen, second from left, read through post cards sent by the town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France. Over 500 notes were penned for U.S. soldiers after their trip commemorating the anniversary of D-Day was cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan) (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
Notes from France honor American soldiers' D-Day sacrifice

By Sarah Blake Morgan Dec. 24, 2020 10:06 AM EST

Nicole Walcott stands inside the alternative wellness center she opened three years ago in downtown Fayetteville, N.C. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. The U.S. Army is confident her small business would have failed amid the coronavirus pandemic without help from non-profit grants and financial assistance. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
Amid pandemic, grants keep Army veteran's business afloat

By Sarah Blake Morgan Dec. 07, 2020 01:00 AM EST

FILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. In a first for the Pentagon's push to develop defenses against intercontinental-range ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile interceptor launched from a U.S. Navy ship at sea hit and destroyed a mock ICBM in flight on Tuesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Top Pentagon official tests positive for coronavirus

By Lolita C. Baldor Nov. 19, 2020 10:47 PM EST

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after arriving at Pope Army Field for an event with troops at Fort Bragg, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Pope Field, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Trump meets troops involved in al-Baghdadi raid

Oct. 29, 2020 01:42 PM EDT

Staff Sergeant Ryan Graves talks about the death of his fellow solider, Staff Sergeant Jason Lowe, during an interview on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Days before taking his own life, Lowe graduated second in his class in the Army's Advanced Leader Course. Graves told The Associated Press Lowe "Wanted to be the best. He probably was one of the best." (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
As suicides rise, Army brass reassessing outreach

Sarah Blake Morgan Sep. 28, 2020 10:04 AM EDT

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WH threatens defense bill veto over Confederate base names

By Matthew Daly Jul. 21, 2020 05:50 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2020 04:04 PM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ June 30 The Fayetteville Observer on the city...

FILE - This Jan. 4, 2020 file photo shows a sign for at Fort Bragg, N.C. The fight over removing the names of Confederate generals from U.S. Army bases, like Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, has become a national debate. But in North Carolina’s new 8th Congressional District, which includes Fort Bragg and all of Cumberland County, the issue is much more personal. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
Army quarantines 90 soldiers with coronavirus at Fort Bragg

Jul. 01, 2020 10:15 AM EDT

A paratrooper assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina's 82nd Airborne Division participates in rollover training on Thursday, May 14, 2020. The exercise is meant to simulate what can happen if a vehicle hits an improvised explosive device. Over the next month, the division will send over two thousand soldiers to the Middle East for a nine-month deployment. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
As soldiers deploy amid pandemic, they fight 2 battles

By Sarah Blake Morgan Jun. 17, 2020 01:08 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2020 02:14 PM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ June 8 The News & Observer and The...

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2020 05:27 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 3 The Charlotte Observer...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press May. 13, 2020 02:33 PM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ May 12 The Winston-Salem Journal on...

People gather outside the gate of the executive mansion to protest stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 during a ReOpen NC rally in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
N. Carolina governor defends rules for businesses, churches

By Gary D. Robertson May. 12, 2020 06:23 PM EDT

Margo Jarvis takes part in video teleconference at Cohen Veteran's Network's on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Fayetteville, N.C. Since the pandemic began, the organization has pivoted their mental health services to telehealth at their 15 clinics across the United States. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
Veterans groups, govt brace for surge in mental health needs

By Sarah Blake Morgan, Claudia Lauer And Hope Yen May. 11, 2020 10:46 AM EDT