UPDATE: As of Tuesday, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office announced that all inmates will be temporarily relocated to the Jasper County Jail until further notice. According to officials, Strickland ...

A routine facility check at a county jail just east of Atlanta on Monday morning suddenly turned into a manhunt after officials discovered three men, all accused of violent crimes, had escaped the ...

A building company has filed a lawsuit against Gaston County because it wasn't chosen to renovate the Gaston County health department. Swinerton Builders alleges that although it was the lowest bidder ...

HOSPITAL WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER. IN GEORGIA, THE THREE FUGITIVES CAPTURED AFTER ESCAPING A DEKALB COUNTY JAIL ARE FACING NEW CHARGES. THE FBI SAYS IT IS FILING FEDERAL KIDNAPING CHARGES ...

Three inmates—including one who was being held on a murder charge—have escaped from DeKalb County Jail, just east of Atlanta, authorities said. The breakout happened early Monday morning at the DeKalb ...

Gaston County has confirmed its 20th case of rabies for 2025 following an incident on Wednesday in Bessemer City. A dog with an expired rabies vaccination exhibited neurological issues after a ...

BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — A Benton County Jail inmate died in custody on Dec. 19, according to the sheriff's office. The Benton County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) said Blake Dover was found ...

Gaston County Schools has initiated a hiring freeze due to a $7.2 million budget shortfall. The budget deficit was caused by a reduction in state "Low Wealth Supplemental Funds" after a recent ...

Inmates at the Fulton County Jail claim staff members panicked and equipment failed during a fire on Friday. One man says he had to grab an empty fire extinguisher from a frozen staff member to try ...

COLQUITT COUNTY, Ga. — Two inmates escaped from the Colquitt County Jail on Thursday morning, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies say they are actively looking for 30-year-old Karon Caldwell ...

Drug overdoses are suspected in the Monday deaths of two Spokane County Jail inmates, according to the county government’s spokesperson. Officials are investigating the deaths and how drugs were ...

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A Gaston County man was sentenced to life in prison without parole after being found guilty of first-degree murder by a jury on Friday. Keon Latroy Pernell, 27, was convicted of ...