Kalvin Michael Smith

Newly released reports provide more details on the September death of Kalvin Michael Smith, who spent almost 20 years in prison. He was at the center of a racially divisive case that was one of the region’s most prominent allegations of wrongful conviction.

A man who claimed innocence in connection with a 1995 brutal assault in Winston-Salem has died. Kalvin Michael Smith was at the center of a racially divisive case that was one of the region’s most prominent allegations of wrongful conviction. 

A man who claimed innocence in connection with a 1995 brutal assault in Winston-Salem pled guilty Thursday to interfering with an electronic monitoring device.

A man who was recently released from prison after serving 20 years in connection with a brutal assault in Winston-Salem was shot Friday night.

Lawyers for Kalvin Michael Smith say the case is far from over despite the N.C. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismiss his latest appeal.

A group of student activists is petitioning North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper to reopen the case of man convicted for a violent crime.

A Martin Luther King Day town hall meeting is scheduled on the campus of Winston-Salem State University to discuss improving relations between the police and the community.