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Angier Fire Truck Damaged Under Suspicious Circumstances
Town leaders mum on investigation Photographs provided by an anonymous tipster show damage to a fire engine at the Angier Black River Fire Department. The damage sparked an investigation that has now left some town leaders speechless. The photos show…
Teen Assaulted At Micro Park
A teenager was assaulted this week while at a public park in the Town of Micro. The 16 year-old victim, a student at North Johnston High School, said he was at Jerome Park on East Main Street around 4:00pm Tuesday…
Willow Spring Woman Wins $110,000 Carolina Cash 5 Jackpot
Bianca Judd of Willow Spring woke up Tuesday morning to discover her Cash 5 ticket won Monday’s jackpot of $110,000. Judd saw her numbers matched the winning numbers, double-checked the win with her phone’s Education Lottery mobile app, and then…
Venue Change For Historical Marker Unveiling July 6
The Johnston County Heritage Center has announced a change in venue for the Gov. Benjamin Williams historical marker unveiling scheduled for this Saturday, July 6th at 10:00AM. Williams was born in 1799 in the Brogden community in Johnston County and…
State Highway Patrol Focuses On Safety For July Fourth Weekend
The State Highway Patrol is encouraging motorists to focus on safe driving while traveling to their intended destinations during the July 4th Holiday. As traffic is expected to increase, troopers will be out in full force monitoring driver behavior. With…
Police Identify Murder Victim
Smithfield Police have released the identity of a 28 year-old woman murdered in the backyard of her own home. The body of Alanda Mae Abarca was found by police around 7:00am Tuesday after being called to her residence at 617 South…
Siblings Seriously Injured In Crash
A violent single vehicle crash Tuesday night injured three teenage siblings. The crash occurred at 8:15PM on Short Journey Road between Swift Creek Road and Cleveland Road. Initial reports indicate an unlicensed 18 year old sister was driving on Short Journey…
Not Again: DOT Monitoring Second Possible Sinkhole On Highway 42 East
Less than two weeks after a section of Highway 42 East of Clayton was closed for 12 hours while a sinkhole was repaired, the NC Department of Transportation is closely monitoring a second possible sinkhole a short distance away. Drivers…
Two Woods Fires Contained
Tinder dry conditions and high temperatures contributed to two simultaneous woods fires in the Thanksgiving Fire District on Monday afternoon. The first fire was at the building site of a new Johnston County school on Lynch Road off Highway 42…
Witnesses Help Highway 70 Accident Victims
Monday around noon, Wilson’s Mills Fire and Police along with state troopers responded to a single vehicle accident on Highway 70 near Sadisco Road. The driver of a pickup drifted off the road and become entangled in the center cables. …
