Stolen trailer found; booze still missing
A stolen trailer that had been hauling $150,000 worth of liquor has been found -- without its cargo of booze, Clayton police said today.
Jury selection begins in Paddock trial
Superior Court Judge Knox Jenkins said the murder trial of Lynn Paddock in the death of her son will begin despite the objections of her lawyers. The judge rebuffed their claims that prosecutors had withheld evidence from them.
Judge allows abuse testimony
A judge will allow a jury to hear the dark secrets of abuse and humiliation that Lynn Paddock's grown children continued to describe Tuesday, often in whispers as they stared down at their hands.
Money, time lost in search for boy
Police who searched for Raji Davenport are relieved that he has been found safe, but they worry about what has been lost: money misspent on a faked disappearance, and the goodwill of volunteers.
Judge hears of harsh discipline
Stepdaughter Jessy Paddock tells of abuse by Lynn Paddock, who is on trial for first-degree murder in the dealth of her 4-year-old, Sean.
Smithfield mobilizes to help
Missing child strikes a chord; police reviewing disappearance from all angles.
3-year-old missing in Smithfield
Johnston County authorities continued late Sunday to search for a 3-year-old boy who disappeared from a Smithfield flea market.
Police identify women in peeping suspect's tapes
Smithfield police have begun identifying women seen on some of the hundreds of videotapes taken from the home of a semiretired pharmacist who was charged last month with peeping into a woman's window.
Winner declared in county board race
Wake County Briefs: After counting provisional ballots Tuesday, Johnston County election officials determined that Glenn McLamb of Benson was the winner of a tight Democratic primary in the District 4 county commissioner race.
Accidents kill one, injure one
Triangle Briefs:A man was killed and a woman was seriously injured Sunday in separate single-vehicle accidents in Johnston County.
Stolen truck found; liquor load missing
Triangle Briefs: Police have found a transfer truck that was stolen last week. Still missing: its trailer with a cargo of booze.
I do, I do, I do: Serial groom has a third wife
Two days after a Clayton man was charged with being married to two women at once, a third woman came forward to say that she, too, is married to him.
Loan to help fund hospital expansion
Triangle Briefs: Johnston Memorial Hospital has received approval for a $137 million government-backed loan to finance its expansion plans.
Jimmy Carter to be in Durham, Clayton
Triangle Briefs: Former President Jimmy Carter will sign copies of his new book, "A Remarkable Mother," on Thursday and Friday at two Triangle locations.
Men held in theft from church
Triangle Briefs: Two men were arrested after Clayton police officials say they stole about $1,500 worth of metal from The Church at Clayton Crossing.
Bus driver charged after hitting car
Triangle Briefs: A school bus driver was charged with reckless driving Wednesday afternoon after she apparently fell asleep behind the wheel and slammed into several mailboxes and a parked car.
Johnston deputies investigate drive-by shooting
The Johnston County Sheriff's Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred this afternoon in Smithfield.
Police screen tapes in peeping case
Smithfield man released on bail.
Man with camcorder charged with peeping
Police obtained a search warrant Monday for the videotapes of a retired pharmacist charged over the weekend with using a camcorder to watch his next-door neighbor undress for bed, authorities reported.
7-year-old brain dead after wreck
As his family kept vigil at the hospital where 7-year-old Marcus Lassiter of Selma lay brain dead Monday evening -- after being struck by a car Sunday -- police stood ready to pursue more serious charges against the driver.
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