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PROBATION SYSTEM IN CRISIS

Documents and interviews show that state probation chief Robert Lee Guy had known, at least since 2004, about shoddy work in Wake County that could threaten public safety.
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McLamb named winner in District 4

After counting provisional ballots Tuesday, Johnston County election officials determined Glenn McLamb of Benson was the winner of a tight Democratic primary in the District 4 county commissioner race.

Updated: May. 13, 2008 4:53 PM | Full story

Accidents kill one, injure one

A man was killed and a woman was seriously injured Sunday in separate single-vehicle accidents in Johnston County.

Updated: May. 12, 2008 1:25 AM | Full story

Stolen truck found; liquor load missing

Police have found a transfer truck that was stolen last week. Still missing: its trailer with a cargo of booze.

Updated: May. 9, 2008 2:43 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: May. 9, 2008 5:29 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: May. 8, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

One airlifted after head-on collision

Wake County Briefs: One person was airlifted to Duke Hospital after an accident in Johnston County near Benson on Thursday afternoon.

Updated: May. 2, 2008 2:44 AM | Full story

Mother killed while walking with family

Wake County Briefs: A Four Oaks woman died Tuesday night after she was struck by a car while walking down a rural road with her boyfriend and their child, according to the state Highway Patrol.

Updated: May. 1, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Apr. 30, 2008 3:07 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Apr. 24, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Apr. 24, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

Johnston deputies investigate drive-by shooting

The Johnston County Sheriff's Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred this afternoon in Smithfield.

Updated: Apr. 23, 2008 2:51 PM | Full story

Police screen tapes in peeping case

Smithfield man released on bail.

Updated: Apr. 23, 2008 3:02 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Apr. 22, 2008 7:47 AM | Full story

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.

Updated: Apr. 15, 2008 6:34 AM | Full story

Teens charged in 31 vehicle break-ins

Triangle Briefs: Police say they have cleared 31 cases of vehicle break-ins with the recent arrests of four teens.

Updated: Apr. 15, 2008 2:45 AM | Full story

Leak prompts evacuation of homes

Triangle Briefs: Sludge that smelled like gas leaking from an aboveground tank prompted the evacuation of 12 homes midday Saturday.

Updated: Apr. 6, 2008 2:25 AM | Full story

Grand jury indicts 2 in escape, robbery

Triangle Briefs: A federal grand jury has indicted two men who are accused of escaping a halfway house for federal prisoners in December and later robbing a Clayton bank.

Updated: Apr. 5, 2008 2:44 AM | Full story

Teen arrested in car break-ins, thefts

Wake County Briefs: A teenager has been arrested in connection with a string of recent car break-ins, according to the Clayton Police Department.

Updated: Apr. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Police identify men in fatal wreck

Triangle Briefs: Police have released the names of a man who was killed and another who was badly injured in a single-car accident Thursday night.

Updated: Mar. 29, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

Johnston crash kills one, cuts power

One person was killed and another injured late Thursday when a vehicle overturned and struck a utility pole, police said.

Updated: Mar. 28, 2008 3:21 AM | Full story

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