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.
Audio slide show: The N&O investigates the system.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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