Candles set out in front of the sign for Buchanan Farms in Broadway Tuesday commemorating the loss of Travis and Candace Buchanan and their children Walker and Aubrey in a plane crash Monday. When ...

A small plane crashed outside Sanford Monday afternoon, killing a family of four that was on board. Law enforcement works the scene of a small plane crash that killed a family of four Monday ...

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A look at upcoming events in Sanford and Lee County for July. To have your event included in our monthly publication, email us at [email protected]. JULY 4: Sanford Freedom Fest The City of Sanford ...

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Randall Lee Stark, courtesy of Lee County Sheriff’s Office Lee County sheriff’s deputies have charged a Lemon Springs man with murder in connection with the death of his partner. Randall Lee Stark, 66 ...

Photos by Anthony Crider, acrider.photos About 16 members of the far-right, neo-fascist, white nationalist group the Proud Boys marched and protested today outside of Hugger Mugger Brewing in downtown ...

A private jet lands at Raleigh Executive Jetport in December, the clouds from Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant seen in the background. ECONOMIC JET ENGINE To be clear, Raleigh Exec is more — far more — ...

Organizers of a Halloween-themed drag show meant to raise funds for a local LGBTQ resource center are facing threats of violence and death after the event was featured by a right wing Twitter account ...

Update (2:02 p.m.): Bear Creek Arsenal issued the following statement to the Rant regarding the arrests: "Today there were several employees of Bear Creek Arsenal who were detained by law enforcement.

1: Old Rip | Celebrating Sanford’s agricultural heritage by depicting the process of taking tobacco to market, the Old Rip mural features a 3D mule and tobacco plants, bordered in gold. Tobacco’s a ...