In a 120-page order, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also ruled that race was “a significant factor” in other death ...

From students and parents to teachers and even strangers, many have come together to rally for Johnston County teacher Erica ...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WNCN) — On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty ...

Johnston County school board member Ronald Johnson Jr. answers a question during cross examination during his trial at the Johnston County Courthouse in Smithfield, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

The man facing multiple charges after a deadly hit-and-run in Johnston County in December made his first court appearance on Monday. Robert Brad Williams, 49, of Hickory, is charged with four ...

A South Carolina man who was part of a large drug trafficking organization (DTO) moving kilogram quantities of cocaine in the United States was sentenced to 78 months in prison. On ...

social science research and the historical and present-day influence of race and the administration of justice across the state and in Johnston County specifically. The court also considered ...

After three hours of deliberation on Friday, a jury found an embattled Johnston County school board member guilty of extortion and other crimes. Ronald Johnson Jr., 41, a former Smithfield police ...

A South Carolina drug trafficker who was caught in Johnston County in 2023 was sentenced to six-and-half years in prison, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.