Residents in and around the Triangle are experiencing the aftermath of the winter storm that moved through the area, making travel hazardous and prompting many residents to remain…
Read more Central NC braces for slick roads as melted ice and sleet refreezes overnightA man was shot and killed inside a home in Johnston County late Sunday morning. A Johnston County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man inside a home…
Read more Man who threatened Johnston deputies is fatally shot, sheriff’s office saysTwo men died in their burning home on Red Oak Drive in Johnston County on Christmas morning, 2025. Richard Stradling rstradling@newsobserver.com The house fire in Johnston County that…
Read more ‘Electrical malfunction’ caused fatal NC Christmas Day fire, investigators sayA Wendell man accused of breaking into a Four Oaks home and assaulting a couple appeared in court Friday. A judge ordered that Thomas Wright be held without…
Read more Wendell man held without bond after alleged Johnston County home invasion and assault of coupleTwo men died in their burning home on Red Oak Drive in Johnston County on Christmas morning. Richard Stradling rstradling@newsobserver.com A father and his adult son died in…
Read more Christmas morning house fire kills father and his adult son in Johnston CountyAll lanes of US-70 are reopened after a deadly crash in Johnston County on Sunday. State troopers were called around 6:30 p.m. to US-70 near Old Cornwallis Road.…
Read more Alcohol and speed said to be factors in Johnston County crash that left one dead and one arrestedA pedestrian was killed in Johnston County Friday night in an area known for poor lighting. Wilson’s Mills Police Department A man was killed after a car hit…
Read more Pedestrian killed while walking onto US Highway 70 in Johnston CountyA Pentagon-backed Research Triangle Park startup could announce as soon as Tuesday plans for a major manufacturing plant in Johnston County — a deal that, if consummated, could…
Read more Pentagon-backed RTP startup eyes Johnston County for rare-earth magnets plantNew warrants released Monday reveal the Zebulon father accused of murdering his four children had a fifth child, whom he buried behind the family’s home. Wellington Dickens III…
Read more New evidence reveals fifth child dead in Johnston County murder caseREAD MORE 4 children killed in Johnston County A man in Zebulon, NC, is charged with four counts of murder after he confessed to killing four of his…
Read more Johnston man charged with killing his 4 kids says a 5th is also dead, warrants sayAn arrest has been made in the hit-and-run death of a lineman with Pike Electric in Johnston County. Ronald Thomas Mayo, 44, of Smithfield, was arrested at a…
Read more Arrest made, truck impounded in fatal hit-and-run of Pike Electric linemanThe southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Johnston County are closed due to a crash. The crash and closure are in between Exits 102 (toward E Main Street)…
Read more Crash closes all I-95 southbound lanes in Johnston County, east of SelmaCLAYTON, N.C. — CJ Martin, a graduate of Clayton High School, has laced up his cleats more times than he can count before running a race. He’s won…
Read more N.C. track star from the Philippines sets sights on 2028 OlympicsSMITHFIELD, N.C. (WTVD) — There was a school bus accident Monday morning in Johnston County. It happened on Stevens Chapel Road in Smithfield around 8 a.m. Eight students…
Read more 8 students injured in school bus crash in Johnston CountyFriday, March 22, 2024 12:49AM ABC11 24/7 Streaming ChannelWatch Eyewitness News, First Alert Weather, and original programming. LUMBERTON, N.C. (WTVD) — A man was taken into custody Thursday…
Read more NC man accused of kidnaping 1-year-old, 4-year-old from hotel in custody after chase, crash
