An inmate who escaped from the Henderson County Detention Center Thursday and was recaptured Sunday made his first court ...

Inmates in North Carolina jails are allegedly orchestrating phone scams, targeting families by impersonating bail bondsmen ...

Inmates are accused of running phone scams from North Carolina jails. At least 20 separate cases are under investigation in Wake, Johnston and several other counties across the state. 5 On Your Side's ...

We’re committed to helping western North Carolina recover and rebuild, and this investment will help clean up debris still left in our rivers,” said Reid Wilson, secretary of the N.C.

Two detention officers were escorting the suspect -- a heightened protocol after the inmate had previously attempted a failed escape from jail, authorities said.

A deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office has resigned after being charged with stealing money during a traffic stop, the agency announced.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says Deputy Justin Register stole cash out of a driver's wallet during a recent traffic stop. Sheriff Grady Judd says the sheriff's office is auditing all his ...

The number of people experiencing homelessness in Polk County continues to rise, according to a new point-in-time, or PIT, count from local agency Homeward. Approximately 779 individuals were ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer was arrested during a human trafficking operation in Polk County.

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request, filed May 14 ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has been housing inmates at a Louisiana facility in order to remain in compliance.

The county has failed to comply with Texas' mandated ratio of one detention officer for every 48 inmates, Sheriff Byron Lyons wrote in a news release Wednesday.