North Carolina state Rep. Joe John, a longtime Raleigh lawmaker and former judge, died on Wednesday. John had only just ...

Joe John, a Democrat who represented northwestern Wake County, shared just days ago that he had terminal cancer. He was 85.

John, who was 85, served on the state Superior Court and Court of Appeals, ran the state Department of Motor Vehicles and ...

Joe John, a Wake County Democrat elected to a fifth term in November, revealed a throat cancer diagnosis in December. Over ...

“Under his leadership, we made real progress — violent crime down, overdose deaths falling, and tighter collaboration,” said ...