Court records show that on Monday, Feb. 9, a bill of indictment was returned against 21-year-old Jashon Jefferies.

Authorities in Troup County have captured an escaped inmate after a 12-hour search.

An inmate at the York County Prison died in his cell this week in what is being investigated as a suicide. The deceased, 34-year-old Adam Miller, had been held at the facility since January 3 on a ...

Gaston County residents could get a taste of wintry weather this weekend as updated forecasts predict rain and snow early Jan. 18, leading into the afternoon. Rodney Hinson, a meteorologist with the ...

The Bristol County Sheriff's Office has gone three straight years without an inmate suicide. The sheriff's office studied the problem of inmate suicide and has implemented 23 recommendations.

Twenty people died in 2025 in the Harris County Jail, the state’s largest pre-trial detention system, which has faced years of understaffing, overcrowding and wrongful death lawsuits. The death toll ...

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 ...

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 ...

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gaston County has confirmed its 20th case of rabies for 2025 following an incident on Wednesday in Bessemer City. A dog with an ...

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 ...