PEMBROKE — Diane Guerrero, star of "Orange is the New Black" on Netflix, "Superior Donuts" on CBS and "Jane the Virgin," will speak at UNC Pembroke on Aug. 26.

HOFFMAN — A Moore County man has been charged in the murder of a Hamlet man found shot late Tuesday night.

ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County saw the sixth-largest increase across the state in visitor spending for 2018, according to a study announced Thursday.

HAMLET — A Richmond County corporation is lending a hand — and several hundred tons of rock — to the ongoing City Lake beautification project.

HOFFMAN — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a man who was killed late Tuesday night.

HOFFMAN — Vehicles lined U.S. 1 late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as the Richmond County Sheriff's Office conducted a homicide investigation. 

ROCKINGHAM — With only two items on the agenda, City Council members on Tuesday approved a resolution for a $20,000 grant and a purchase contract for two new sanitation trucks.

ROCKINGHAM — In an effort to collect payments and keep delinquent parents out of jail, the Richmond County Child Support office is offering an amnesty deal.

HAMLET — Jonathan Robinson and his band have a gig Oct. 19 in South Carolina after placing in a Southeastern regional contest.

ROCKINGHAM — Falling Creek Park will be the site of a second back-to-school event on Saturday, but this one has a message.