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

Bacote spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December ...

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

On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, ...

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.

A 21-year-old man is facing a DWI charge after the State Highway Patrol said he ran his car off North Carolina 210 and hit a ...

A man who was threatening to harm himself was shot by sheriff’s deputies Wednesday night after they said he would not drop ...

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 ...

There is no sign of a slowdown in Johnston County's rapid growth, meaning things like cost of living and infrastructure are ...

North Carolina's largest public school district is reconsidering the possibility of remote learning in lieu of canceling ...

The Racial Justice Act allowed people to challenge their death sentences if they could demonstrate race played a role in ...