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 ...

In 2009, Bacote, a Black man, was sentenced to death and challenged his conviction using the RJA, arguing racial bias influenced the jury selection in his case along with all death penalty cases ...

During Thursday’s general assembly session, three state senators introduced SB 94 with a short, direct title: Repeal Death Penalty. Senators Natalie S. Murdock ...

Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermon found race played a major role in the prosecution and sentencing of Hasson Bacote to the death penalty in 2009. Gov. Roy Cooper granted Bacote clemency on Dec. 31, ...

A 120-year-old building in Rocky Mount will be transformed as the city ramps up efforts to revitalize downtown.

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

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.

The ruling in the first Racial Justice Act evidentiary hearing in more than a decade will have implications for the death ...

On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, influencing the makeup of the jury along with the decision 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 North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who ...