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

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 ...

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

One woman faces an animal abuse charge after she admitted that she shot two pet canines that showed no signs of aggression ...

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

The Johnson County Emergency Communication Center, which sits adjacent the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, will be renamed the George A Robinson Emergency Communication Center on Tuesday in honor of ...

Elaine McAlister, who is Black, was detained without a warrant at Kansas City International Airport in 2023. She alleges ...

An Indiana man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder in the fatal ...

Judge ruled prosecutors unlawfully dismissed Black jurors in Hasson Bacote's death penalty case and used racist language like ...

William J. Warner, 71, Greenwood; arrested on a Johnson County warrant; released on $500 bond. Phillip N. Wright, 43, ...

A Johnston County woman has been arrested after she reportedly shot a man through the entry door to a home. Authorities said ...