Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats announced his retirement Wednesday on Facebook. Coats wrote, "After much prayer and reflection, I have made the decision to retire as the Sheriff of Harnett County." ...

A man is facing multiple felonies after being accused at shooting at another man inside a vehicle in Harnett County Tuesday, deputies said.

Three Harnett County detention officers were fired and face criminal charges after an internal and SBI investigation into the alleged mistreatment of an inmate in late 2025. Harnett County Sheriff's ...

LILLINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) — An Amber Alert for a missing and endangered Harnett County teenager that was issued on Wednesday has been canceled. The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons said that ...

Two men are in custody after a shootout at a Spring Lake home that left a man dead, the Harnett County Sheriff's Office said.

On Wednesday, deputies arrested 28-year-old Mizaueus McLean in connection with a shooting that left Tyrik McLean dead.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a shootout at a Harnett County home earlier this month that left another man ...