A former middle school teacher in Lee County was sentenced to 18 years in prison for sex crimes against students, the sheriff’s office said.

A Statesville man was sentenced to spend a year and six months in prison for distributing fentanyl that killed a 26-year-old ...

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 ...