The county is now seeking proposals from qualified firms to assess the jail and estimate repair costs. One jail official estimates it could cost $150 million.

Authorities in Jefferson County are investigating a man suspected of impersonating a federal agent and selling labor law posters to local businesses. The FBI an ...

BRINNON — The Belgian Fire, a 5-acre wildland fire that claimed two structures and saw many evacuate near Brinnon, is now under control. Firefighters who were still on the scene Wednesday were ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Two people were arrested in connection with a theft from a southern Illinois storage facility. Bobby W. Cottrill, 47, and Amanda G. Peters, 45, were arrested after ...

The Cram Fire raging in Jefferson and Wasco counties grew fast in hot, dry and shifting winds and challenging terrain to more than 64,000 acres by Wednesday. According to the National Interagency Fire ...

Hot, dry conditions and strong winds have made it difficult to contain the Cram fire, the largest active wildfire in the ...

Since Kentucky criminalized street camping, citations average more than one per day - mostly in Louisville and Lexington. Advocates say the law destabilizes the unhoused.

Driven by extreme fire behavior, the Cram Fire exploded to 64,295 acres on Tuesday, fire officials at the Northwest ...

The Cram Fire northeast of Madras exploded across nearly 29,000 acres and was still growing fast Tuesday in hot, dry and ...

The Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management issued Level 3 evacuation orders for multiple streets.

FAYETTEVILLE -- A homeless woman with Farmington connections has pleaded not guilty to a rape charge involving a teenager.

After 16 years of partnership with the Cleveland County Detention Center, TK Health, formerly Turn Key Health Clinics, ended its contract with the jail on June 30 following years of ...