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 ...
On Wednesday, the North Carolina Senate approved Senate Bill 24, which seeks to rein in the sky-high costs of healthcare in the state.
Oran Routh, son of Trump assassination attempt suspect, appeared in court in Greensboro on Wednesday morning for a scheduled plea hearing after putting in a guilty plea in early January.
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 ...
The North Carolina Bar Association presented Johnston County District Attorney Susan Doyle with the Peter S. Gilchrist III ...
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, ...