The Johnston County Board of Education is another step closer to filling a vacancy on the board. The seat was vacated when Ronald Johnson was convicted Friday of extortion and other crimes.

A Johnston County judge ruled Friday that race was “a significant factor” in the jury selection and sentencing of Hasson Bacote, a Black man who was sentenced to death in 2009 and who was ...

JOHNSTON COUNTY, Okla. (KTEN) — A lightning strike knocked out the antenna to KTEN's primary transmitter early Wednesday morning. KTEN, ABC 10 and The Texoma CW continue to broadcast on a backup ...

NEWTON GROVE, N.C. (WTVD) -- One student was injured after a tractor-trailer rear-ended a school bus on Thursday afternoon, Johnston County school officials said. The crash happened at about 2:50 ...

A fire scorched a home Tuesday in Johnston County. Around 8:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a home on North Railroad Street in Micro. Sky 5 flew overhead before 10 a.m. Parts of the home were ...

The Johnston County Sheriff's Office said a short time later deputies responded to reports of a suspicious person about 10 miles away. Deputies said a juvenile matching the description of the ...

Ronald Johnson, an embattled Johnston County school board member, right, is handcuffed and led from a courtroom by a bailiff after a jury found him guilty of extortion on Friday, Jan. 17 ...

The section of U.S. 70 outside Clayton and off I-40’s Exit 309 will be officially signed as Interstate 42, replacing the ...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WNCN) — After a quick meeting early Thursday morning, the school board for Johnston County voted Jeff Sullivan to fill their District 7 vacancy, according to officials. The Johnston ...

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SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WNCN) — A member of the Johnston County School Board and former Smithfield police officer was convicted on felony charges, including extortion, state prosecutors announced Friday.