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A Robeson County woman says a body found along a road at Fort Bragg is her 18-year-old son who disappeared Friday night. Sharonda McMillan, of St. Pauls, said investigators with Fort Bragg’s Criminal Investigation Division visited her home Sunday night to inform her that they identified the body, found along Plank Road around 1:30 a.m., […]

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The Light 103.9’s Jerry Smith met with WRAL to talk about the St. Jude RadioThon that will be held at the Light studios on Thursday, April 3rd. We’re asking that you call in and become a Partner In Hope so that St. Jude can continue to fight against childhood diseases. Celebrity guests Shirley Caesar and […]

Big changes could be just down the road for North Carolina drivers. A proposal is in the works that would change the state tax system to charge drivers by the mile, instead of at the gas pump. The proposal would be to charge .5 cents per mile for cars, which would generate almost $500 million […]

Here are some local events that are happening this week. To post your own or to see more click below: http://thelightnc.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?PageType=APPROVED&contestid=46430 Annual Revival Event Date: 04/01/2014 Event Time: 7:00 pm Is this event FREE?: YES Venue Name: Love Faith & Power Outreach Ministries Address Line 1: 708 Kent Street City, State, Zip: Durham, NC 27704 […]

Where are the cheerleaders for the girls basketball team? I know our local boys teams: UNC, Duke, State and NCCU were all knocked out of the NCAA early, but the UNC girls team is still in it. Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else!…Standard Messaging Rates Apply […]

The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murdering his pregnant wife in their Wake County home seven years ago. Jason Lynn Young, 39, is serving life in prison for first-degree murder in the Nov. 3, 2006, beating death of Michelle Young, who was five months’ […]

Cary police are investigating after a man’s body was found inside a laundromat in the 100 block of Reed St. Saturday morning. Eriberto Bosques, 31, of Cary was found dead inside Wash Tub Laundry, which is right off Maynard Road and Chatham Street. Authorities say a worker from a cleaning service came in around 9 […]

Some UNC students are calling for more security on campus following three incidents this past week. First, a knife-wielding man caused a campus shutdown last weekend. Then, a homeless man tried to abduct a student from a music building, and Saturday, a student was arrested for allegedly entering a female student’s room naked and trying […]

Check out this weekends local events from our Community Calendar. To post your events, click here: http://thelightnc.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?PageType=APPROVED&contestid=46430 Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else!…Standard Messaging Rates Apply Pastor & First Lady Pugh 30th Paster: anniversary Event Date: March 26-30 Event Time: 26-28, 7:30 Nightly. The 29 vance […]