The Johnston County Board of Education is welcoming Jeff Sullivan as its newest member – after the former District 7 board member was sentenced to prison. The school board met Thursday morning ...

Two Johnston County deputies shot a man Wednesday who threatened to kill himself and law enforcement, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies responded just after midnight to a home in the ...

A Johnston County judge ruled Friday that race was “a significant factor” in the jury selection and sentencing of Hasson Bacote, a Black man who was sentenced to death in 2009 and who was ...

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- 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 ...

CLAYTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man is dealing with serious, but non-life threatening injuries after Johnston County Sheriff's Office said he was shot by deputies when he refused to drop weapons he was ...

In addition to the problems that prejudiced Bacote's trial, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons Jr. found that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in other Johnston County cases.

Ronald Johnson, an embattled Johnston County school board member, right, is handcuffed and led from a courtroom by a bailiff after a jury found him guilty of extortion on Friday, Jan. 17 ...

Boys and Girls Club of Johnston County, formerly My Kid’s Club, has received $2,400 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help nourish neighbors experiencing hunger. The ...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WNCN) — After a quick meeting early Thursday morning, the school board for Johnston County voted Jeff Sullivan to fill their District 7 vacancy, according to officials. The Johnston ...

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