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 ...

Since the establishment of the first county-level problem-solving court in 2021 with the re-entry court, the county has ...

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 ...

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

Panasonic and Johnson County Community College partnered for a new apprenticeship program When it comes to purchasing a used ...

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

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 ...

During a special session Thursday, the Johnston County school board appointed Jeff Sullivan to the vacant District 7 seat.

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

Newly-elected Sheriff Byron Roberson said just three people were responsible for more than 100 election fraud complaints that ...