During Thursday's general assembly session, three state senators introduced SB 94 with a short, direct title: Repeal Death ...

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 ...

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 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 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.

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 ...