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Guns Stolen During Break-In
Five guns were stolen from a home during a weekend residential break-in. A 52 year-old man reported that while he was at work someone broke into his home on Harper House Road near the Johnston-Sampson...
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Vehicles Burned, Damaged
Authorities are treating a vehicle fire as arson. Around 2:00am Saturday, Princeton fire crews responded to a blaze that had engulfed a 2006 Ford Windstar van on Herring Road. After crews had...
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SUV Slams Into Log Truck
The driver of an SUV was injured after slamming into the back of an empty log truck on Interstate 95 Thursday evening. The accident happened around 6:00 pm just north of the Keen Road exit in Four...
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Car Overturns Near Clayton
A man was seriously injured after crashing his vehicle on Castleberry Road near Clayton Friday night. Reports indicate a concerned citizen had called dispatchers previously reporting the vehicle as...
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3 Hurt After Car Crashes Into Barricade At Clayton Harvest Festival
A Raleigh man has been charged with marijuana possession and traffic charges after driving into a barricade during an overnight BBQ contest and injuring three people in Downtown Clayton. Eighteen year...
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Teen Accused Of Selling Drugs Out Of Benson Home
A Benson teenager was arrested on more than a dozen drug-related charges after a drug raid at his home. Following an undercover investigation into alleged illegal drug sales from a home on Morgan Road...
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WTSB Radio Now Broadcasting On 105.5 FM
WTSB Radio has been granted permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast on an FM translator. WTSB Radio, which is heard on AM-1090 is now being simulcast on 105.5 FM, Lamm...
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Parents, Uncle Arrested For Sex Crimes Involving Child
Three family members are facing charges following the allegedly sexual assault of a 9 year-old girl. The parents of the young girl are charged with felony child abuse for reportedly knowing the...
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Man Convicted Of Child Rape Sentenced To 50-70 Years In Prison
A Johnston County man has been sentenced to serve between 50 and 70 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury. Michael Paige Barber was convicted Friday in Johnston County Superior Court of...
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Defendant Sentenced In Shooting That Left Victim Paralyzed
A Clayton man will be deported from the country after he serves a prison sentence for a shooting outside a Smithfield business two years ago. Abel Salas, 24, of Stephanie Lane, Clayton pled guilty last...
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Man Arrested In Hospital Emergency Room
A homeless man was arrested following an incident in the emergency room at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Smithfield Police said they were called to the hospital around 5:00 pm on Saturday...
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DWI Suspect Arrested In Driveway Of Home
A Johnston County man was arrested for driving while impaired in front of his own home. A sheriff’s deputy was on patrol just before midnight Friday when he clocked a car speeding at 80 mph in a 55 mph...
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Drugs, Gun Found After K-9 Alerts On Car
A Johnston County SAFE Team deputy seized a handgun, cocaine and marijuana during a traffic stop on Friday. The deputy was traveling in the 11000 block of Highway 39 North when he stopped a Ford Crown...
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Search Warrant Leads To 3 Arrests
Three people are facing charges after the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office conducted a drug search warrant at his home on Sunday. Agents went to an address in the 500 block of Richardson Road, Zebulon,...
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Highway Repair Work Continues This Week
Contractors with the Department of Transportation will continue resurfacing Amelia Church Road from U.S. 70 Business to N.C. 42, heading west in Clayton in Johnston County. All work must be completed...
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Man Beaten With Pole, Seriously Injured
A 48 year-old Garner man was seriously injured after being beaten at a home in the Cleveland community Sunday afternoon. Deputies responded to a home on Brian Court around 4:40pm after the victim,...
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Arrest Made In Stabbing
A Newton Grove man has been linked to a weekend stabbing in southern Johnston County. Johnston County authorities responded to a home in the 11000 block of Highway 50 South around 8:00pm Sunday....
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Vandals Damage Church
Smithfield Police are trying to determine who vandalized a local church. A member of the Smithfield First Pentecostal Church, located at 1000 Wilson’s Mills Road, reported Saturday that someone had...
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Gas Shortage Driving Up Prices
Gasoline prices went to $2.99 per gallon on Tuesday at Holly’s Open Air Market on South Brightleaf Boulevard in Smithfield. Fuel shortages along the East Coast have caused some convenience stores to...
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Charity Fundraiser For Medical Mission Trip Saturday
There will be a Charity Eye Ball Fundraiser this Saturday September 24th at the Brick and Mortar restaurant in Clayton, NC at 7 PM. The event will feature dinner, music and a live auction. Tickets are...
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