A man who threatened a Harnett County deputy during a domestic situation Wednesday was shot and killed during the disturbance, according to a sheriff's office release. At around 1:35 p.m., the Harnett ...

Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also found that racial discrimination extends beyond Bacote’s case “poisoning all death ...

A 24-year-old former Sanford resident was charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a minor stemming from November 2016 in Harnett County. Benjamin Allan Lawrence earlier pleaded guilty to ...

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

On Friday, a judge said race did play a role in the trial and death sentence of Hasson Bacote. Bacote was previously sentenced to death for the 2007 death of Anthony Surles during a robbery attempt.

Harnett County Schools will operate ... p.m. Thursday and end at the normal time. • Cumberland County government offices, including the court system, will be closed Wednesday.

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

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 ...

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, ...

In addition to the problems that prejudiced Bacote's trial, Superior Court Judge Wayland ... Black inmates in Johnston County have been executed, and North Carolina has not carried out an ...