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

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

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

A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who ...

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

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

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 ...

SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) celebrated National School Counseling Week 2025, from February 3-7, 2025.

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

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 ...