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

A legal decision handed down in Johnston County could have big impacts for more than 100 prisoners currently on death row in North Carolina. A judge ruled on Friday that race played a role in the ...

Within the last year, two elected officials in Johnston County ... covering Cary and Wake County for The News & Observer. She previously covered southeastern North Carolina for The Fayetteville ...

The debate over whether Johnston County school board ... understand the vital role education plays in North Carolina. His primary focus is Wake County, but he also covers statewide education ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A jury found a Johnston County school board member guilty ... and it's a crime. Jeff Jackson, NC Attorney General Ronald Johnson Jr. threatened a candidate to gain an ...

A 21-year-old man is facing a DWI charge Wednesday after the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said he ran his car off NC Highway 210 and hit a power pole in Johnston County. The state said ...

Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermon found race played a major role in the prosecution and sentencing of Hasson Bacote to the death penalty in 2009. Gov. Roy Cooper granted Bacote clemency on Dec. 31, ...