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Cardiac plan wins support

Johnston Health medical officials give top marks to a WakeMed partnership proposal to expand cardiac care in Johnston County, which has one of the state's higher death rates from heart disease.

Updated: Jul. 1, 2009 10:58 PM | Full story

Missing horse back home

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Belle, a pregnant brown-and-white horse missing for five days and feared stolen from her Johnston County pasture, was found dehydrated and thinner Sunday night in a vacant construction lot more than two miles away.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 5:52 AM | Full story

Woman dies in mountain motorcycle crash

A 38-year-old mother of two died over the weekend when she lost control of her motorcycle on a curvy road in rural Randolph County.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 5:49 AM | Full story

Willis McLamb, 90, co-founder of Benson's Mule Days

Benson lost its cowboy hero this month.

Updated: Jun. 24, 2009 9:36 PM | Full story

Trooper hits self with pepper spray

A state trooper was accidentally hit with pepper spray while trying to subdue a suspect Sunday night at the Clayton Police Department.

Updated: Jun. 21, 2009 10:53 PM | Full story

Teen dies in wreck on I-95

An 18-year-old man was killed in a wreck on Interstate 95 Saturday evening near Benson.

Updated: Jun. 14, 2009 9:45 AM | Full story

4 in Johnston among 8 new H1N1 flu cases

Eight additional cases of the H1N1 flu were confirmed in North Carolina on Wednesday, bringing the state's total to 59confirmed cases.

Updated: Jun. 10, 2009 11:52 PM | Full story

New cases of H1N1 reported across state

Twelve new cases of the new H1N1 flu virus were reported Tuesday in North Carolina, with three new cases in Johnston County.

Updated: Jun. 9, 2009 4:15 PM | Full story

Reward offered for church fire tips

A reward of up to $12,500 is being offered by state and local law enforcement agencies for information about the burning of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, which was destroyed early Saturday by a fire that police believe was set by the same person responsible for a May 6 blaze that heavily damaged the building.

Updated: Jun. 8, 2009 11:15 PM | Full story

Church shuts down Johnston Christian

Parents and teachers at Johnston Christian Academy are scrambling to regroup after learning the private school's governing board decided to shut it down before the start of the next academic year.

Updated: Jun. 8, 2009 11:54 PM | Full story

Private school in Johnston County will close

Parents and teachers at Johnston Christian Academy are scrambling to regroup after learning the school will not open again this fall.

Updated: Jun. 8, 2009 9:05 PM | Full story

Archer Lodge may incorporate

This rural Johnston County community is growing, with new people moving into new housing developments, convincing some that their community should become a full-fledged town.

Updated: Jun. 8, 2009 5:43 AM | Full story

Clayton church burns a second time

Police say the blaze at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, like another one May 6, was arson. This one seems to have put the building out of commission for good. "But we will continue," the pastor says.

Updated: Jun. 7, 2009 4:26 AM | Full story

Wake student has H1N1

A Wake County middle school student and a Johnston County teen have tested positive for the H1N1 flu virus, public health officials said Wednesday.

Updated: Jun. 4, 2009 5:57 AM | Full story

Johnston may delay schools

Facing a budget squeeze, members of the Johnston County Board of Education said Thursday that they might delay the opening of two high schools until 2011, a move that would save $2.6 million in the coming fiscal year.

Updated: May. 28, 2009 10:58 PM | Full story

Virginia provost picked to lead JCC

Johnston Community College likely will have a new president July 1.

Updated: May. 27, 2009 8:53 PM | Full story

Woman charged in Selma check scam

Police have charged a Raleigh woman with a check scam involving the town of Selma.

Updated: May. 27, 2009 8:53 PM | Full story

Three charged in Clayton teen's death

Three men were charged with murder Friday in the shooting of a Clayton teen, Raleigh police said.

Updated: May. 22, 2009 9:56 PM | Full story

Boy's death means prison for Johnston man

Hipolito Zamora Hernandez could spend as long as 20 years in prison for second-degree murder in the death of Marcus Lassiter.

Updated: May. 22, 2009 5:31 AM | Full story

Clayton teen dies in wreck just after 19th birthday

Brittney Megan Hicks had just celebrated her 19th birthday with a trip to the beach. In less than a month, she would have graduated from Clayton High School.

Updated: May. 18, 2009 11:03 PM | Full story

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