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Children Flee From Home As Parents Die In Murder-Suicide
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is treating the death of a Clayton couple found dead in their home Monday night as an apparent murder-suicide. Around 7:15pm, deputies responded to a call from the couple’s children, ages 11 and 16, who…
Shooting Death Of 15 Year-Old May Be Gang Related
The shooting death of a teenager in Wayne County is being treated as murder. Around 9:15pm Monday, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and Wayne County EMS responded to a shooting on Rollingwood Drive near Dudley. Fifteen year-old Deyelle Morrisey was…
ATF Offers Reward In Smithfield Business Fire
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has announced a reward up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the fire set last year at a Smithfield business. On October 28th,…
Health Insurers To Rebate $8.5 Million in North Carolina
On Monday, NC Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced that almost $8.5 million in rebates is to be issued to approximately 162,000 health insurance policyholders in North Carolina as a result of the federal 80/20 rule. The 80/20 Medical Loss Ratio…
Gas Leak Closes Busy Highway
A section of Highway 42 near Clayton was shut down for several hours Monday afternoon following a large natural gas leak. A construction crew was digging between Glen Laurel Road and Castleberry Road and accidentally struck an underground 8 inch…
Should Ambulance Crew Have Followed Speeding DWI Suspect?
Two EMS workers are facing disciplinary action for pursuing a suspected drunk driver from Johnston into Harnett County while on an ambulance, temporarily leaving the 50-210 community without emergency medical coverage. The incident happened just before 1:00am Wednesday morning. 50-210…
4 Injured In Head On Collision
Two adults and two children were injured in a head on collision Monday morning on Highway 301 between Selma and Micro. Two cars collided head-on, sending one vehicle into the ditch. The driver of the car that landed in the…
Woman Struck By Train Identified
Benson Police have ruled the death of a woman struck and killed by a train as accidental. Police Chief Kenneth Edwards said officers responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a CSX train around 6:00pm Friday near…
Burn Victims May Be Linked To House Fire
The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the possible link between a house fire and two burn victims found at another location Monday morning. Around 5:20am, a house fire was reported at 1920 Leroy Autry Road in the Autryville community. …
Grant Announces Bid For Johnston County School Board
Teresa Grant has announced her candidacy for the Johnston County Board of Education. Grant, an 18 year resident of the Cleveland community, is a Chemistry Section Supervisor and Safety Officer with the NC Department of Agriculture. She has two granddaughters…
