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Three people were taken to the hospital Saturday after a serious crash in Four Oaks.

The new roundabout will be less than two miles from one that opened in 2018.

SMITHFIELD – After more than 20 years of service, Bentley Powell retired recently as a Captain with the Smithfield Fire Department. Captain Powell was honored on April 27 with a retirement celebration at the Smithfield Fire Department. On May 2, the Smithfield Town Council and Mayor Andy Moore honored him during the monthly town council meeting.

SELMA – In recognition of National Infrastructure Week, Secretary Elizabeth Biser of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality paid a visit to the Town of Selma. Selma Mayor Byron James McAllister and members of Town Council welcomed Secretary Biser to Selma on May 19. Secretary Biser toured the...

WAYNE COUNTY – A Selma man has been arrested on felony charges. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ivan Derrick Cooke, age 42, of Whistle Post Drive, on charges of soliciting a child by computer and indecent liberties with a child. According to a press release, a report...

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WITN) - Deputies need your help identifying a robbery suspect at the 1100 block of Parkway Drive in Goldsboro. Goldsboro deputies released photos last night of what appears to be a man wearing a hat and a face covering at a convenience store. The suspect can also be seen driving a white sedan. It’s unclear whether the photos released were from the crime scene.

SMITHFIELD – Johnston County deputies quickly took a burglary suspect into custody. Around 5:30am Monday, officers responded to a 911 call from an address of Juniper Drive, off Swift Creek Road. Two women were inside the home when an unknown male intruder forced his way inside. Responding officers reported...

FOUR OAKS – A section of US 301 on the outskirts of Four Oaks will close for about a month, so a N.C. Department of Transportation contract crew can replace a drainage pipe under the pavement. The closure will affect both directions of US 301 near Forest Hills Drive,...

SMITHFIELD – A van and passenger car collided overnight on Interstate 95 in Smithfield. The accident was reported just before midnight Wednesday near the US 70 Business Exit. After the impact the van overturned in the southbound lanes facing north. The passenger car came to rest in the median.

Santos was fatally wounded while tracking along with the deputy and a police officer.

At least one bear is finding its way through Wake County, milling around in people's yards. Ryan Reich sent video to WRAL of a black bear being nosey in his front yard. At least one bear is finding its way through Wake County, milling around in people's yards. Ryan Reich sent video to WRAL of a black bear being nosey in his front yard.

The Gregorys and The Believers will be singing Saturday, May 27th @ Taste of Heaven Campground in Newton Grove, NC. Sings starts at 6:00pm. Ca

A 30 year-old man has been charged with breaking into a Johnston County home earlier this year. Michael Lyn Chambers of Rural View Road, Gibsonville, NC was charged May 22 with felonious breaking and entering, larceny, larceny of a firearm, and conspiracy to commit a break-in. On February 24, relatives discovered a break-in at the home of a deceased family member on Nicklaus Drive, Garner, off NC 42 West near the Wake County line. The deceased man’s revolver and jewelry were missing. The items were valued at $900. There were signs of forcibly entry into the home.

From 2010-20, new Census data shows the country experienced an overall 7.35 percent increase in population. In North Carolina, the population grew 9.48 percent.

RALEIGH, N.C. — A woman was killed in a violent crash at a busy intersection in Wake County on Thursday afternoon. Sky 5 flew over the scene as a car appeared to be pinned under a dump truck after a driver failed to yield while making a turn. Crews...

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — Goldsboro police Friday evening released several photos of a car and a person of interest in a robbery at gunpoint that injured a woman earlier this month. The incident was reported around 11 a.m. May 15 at a physician’s office in the 1100 block of...

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On Tuesday Johnston County announced a troubled intersection in the county will be turned into a roundabout. On Tuesday Johnston County announced a troubled intersection in the county will be turned into a roundabout.

CLAYTON – A roundabout will be constructed at NC 42 and NC 96 under a newly approved $3.4 million contract. The N.C. Department of Transportation made this location an all-way stop in 2019 as an interim safety measure, after an analysis showed the majority of crashes involved drivers on N.C. 96 failing to yield to traffic on N.C. 42.

CLAYTON – The Town of Clayton recently invested in a new heavy truck lift that has resulted in significant productivity and efficiency gains, as well as substantial financial savings. The new lift columns have allowed the Fleet Services team to perform in-house repairs on fire trucks, police cars, tractors, and other large trucks, eliminating the need for outsourced repairs. This has helped to avoid vehicle downtime, lengthy wait times for repairs, and inflated maintenance costs.