Wreck in Selma kills 1; injures 3
One person was killed and three were injured in a wreck late Saturday night at 8591 N.C. 42, in front of the Mary Atkinson Girl Scout Camp, according to state Highway Patrol reports.
Romance born in prison survives shooting
A prison psychologist lost her job last month after shooting her lover, a convicted felon recently released from the minimum-security facility where she worked.
1 held, 1 sought in fatal shooting
Johnston County sheriff's deputies charged a 17-year-old Four Oaks man with first-degree murder Sunday after a Selma man died in a shooting Saturday on Devils Racetrack Road.
Teen charged in Johnston shooting death
Johnston County sheriff's deputies have charged a 17-year-old with first-degree murder after a Selma man died in a Saturday night shooting. Authorities are looking for a second suspect.
Death has police knocking on doors
Police went door-to-door Thursday distributing fliers near a cul-de-sac where a Clayton teen was found shot to death this week.
Clayton teen found dead in Raleigh
Police say a young man found dead Tuesday morning in a cul-de-sac in Southeast Raleigh had been shot to death.
Arsonists torch Clayton church; state and feds investigate
Someone broke into a church and set it on fire early Wednesday morning, according to police.
Six charged with fixing DUI cases appear in court
Six people -- five lawyers and a former court clerk -- charged with obstructing justice by tampering with drunken driving charges in Johnston County appeared in court Monday.
Adoptive father guilty of rape
James Spellman will spend at least 24 years in prison for rape of a child. Spellman, a 57-year-old with a sure strut, swore to jurors he never touched the girl.
Defendants in DWI tampering appear in court
Six people who were charged with obstructing justice by tampering with drunken driving charges in Johnston County appeared in court today to hear the counts against them.
Graduation projects optional until 2011
Public schools CEO Bill Harrison has encouraged North Carolina school districts to keep high school students working on projects designed to prepare them for the working world, even though the state school board decided not to require such projects for graduation until 2011.
Farmers markets seek wider niche
Supporters of new farmers markets say that a fat, just-picked tomato or a basil plant in the kitchen window might be just the thing for the cash-strapped and fast-food weary.
Clayton plant not done with cuts
Caterpillar, one of Clayton's biggest employers, is cutting its work force for at least the second time in four months as the global recession weakens demand for earth-moving equipment.
Bill to aid local races advances
The House narrowly approved a bill Wednesday that would allow cities and towns to use taxpayers' dollars to fund municipal campaigns.
Wake, Johnston get federal stimulus for job placement
The work force development board for Wake and Johnston counties announced Monday that it has been awarded $3.2 million in federal stimulus funds to provide jobs for dislocated workers, underemployed adults and youths.
Official's privacy concern heeded
Craig Olive, Johnston County's register of deeds, wants the power to pull Social Security numbers and other sensitive information from the deeds his office has posted online.
DWI scandal in Johnston unsettles lawyers
It has been a hard fall for the five lawyers accused of defrauding the Johnston County court system where they built their careers.
Officials charged in DWI fraud
Six officers of the court became criminal suspects Monday after a Johnston County grand jury believed they tampered with court documents to secure illegal dismissals for drunken drivers.
Johnston college narrows search
Johnston Community College will announce the finalists in its president search next week.
Marijuana bust a record for Clayton
Police confiscated more than 91 pounds of marijuana Tuesday with an estimated street value exceeding $400,000. It was the largest amount the Clayton Police Department has ever seized.


