A former Johnston County Department of Social Services employee has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing more than $100,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, after ...

RALEIGH – North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced Dec. 12 that a roof scam sting operation coordinated ...

Two television/streaming series and an independent feature-length film have been approved for North Carolina Film and ...

Two people were killed Saturday night in a single-vehicle crash on NC 411 (Harrells Highway) just east of Garland, according ...

Saturday’s Powerball drawing produced a $2 million prize on a ticket bought in Gastonia. The lucky winner bought a $3 Power ...

By The Smithfield Weekly Sun The Johnston County Board of Education at Tuesday’s monthly meeting approved staff ...

By Mike Walden It’s that time of year for economists to emerge and present their economic forecasts. Some say it’s like the economic version of Groundhog Day. Will economists see the light of a good ...

A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for Johnston County and much of central North Carolina as a surge of Arctic air is expected to bring dangerously cold conditions Sunday night into Monday ...

A federal judge this week sentenced a Raleigh man, Joseph Matthew Dobbs, age 45, to 135 months in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), after a federal jury convicted ...

A two-vehicle collision at the four-way stop on NC 42 East and Thanksgiving Fire Road sent both drivers to the hospital ...

Mayor Andy Moore has been recognized with one of the region’s highest honors, receiving the Golden Pinecone Award from the ...

Cindy Brookshire, co-founder of the volunteer-led nonprofit Activate Selma, has been honored with the Frances Finch Hobart ...