Authorities seized a roughly 1,000-gallon still Tuesday night just outside Benson.

From Clayton to Wayne County, crews have been digging ditches for a 38-mile natural-gas pipeline.

A West Johnston High School student was hit by a car this morning when he was crossing the street to get on the school bus.

Achievement gaps still exist, but educators say it is closing.

Four New York-based pianists will be in Clayton this week, ready to share their mastery of the 18th century instrument with a modern twist.

After multiple attempts to build a downtown Clayton residential development between Front Street and NC 42 East, East Village, LLC, and federal funds have come together to extend the old railroad street and bring the real estate project to fruition.

State transportation officials say it will cost billions to widen and improve Interstate 95 through North Carolina, and their recent study has found only one viable way to pay for it: tolls.

High school student charged with failure to yield.

An accident has been reported at Corinth Holders High School in Johnston County this morning.

Seven health-care companies from around the state have submitted proposals to partner with Johnston County's hospital system.

For U.S. 70 travelers headed to the beach and other points east, Princeton could soon become the last major pit stop this side of Kinston.

Caterpillar, an iconic heavy equipment maker whose booming business has already led it to expand in Sanford and Winston-Salem, plans to add 199 well-paying jobs at its plant in Johnston County over the next five years.

N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that Caterpillar Inc., will expand its manufacturing facilities in Johnston County. The company plans to create 199 jobs during the next five years and invest $33 million. Caterpillar, located off N.C. 42 East in Clayton, is the largest maker of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines in the world.

Town planners and business owners came to Clayton last week for the annual North Carolina Commerce Department's NC Main Street Conference.

Assistant District Attorney Kelly Sandling sat in her usual chair at the prosecution table in Courtroom 2 on Tuesday night. But the sharp-dressed rookie prosecutor beside her didn't have a law degree.

The six-month community tour by Horne Memorial United Methodist Church's Tom Ricks has paid off, bringing 14 churches and eight civics clubs together to package 250,000 meals to send to an orphanage and school in Haiti come the end of February.

Two lanes really are faster than three, at least where westbound Interstate 40 meets the U.S. 70 Clayton Bypass.