Scammers are targeting families of inmates at the Christian County Jail while the Sheriff's Office mourns.

Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies are searching for Darius Shepard after authorities said he fled from the jail intake area.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — There are currently three candidates running for Jefferson County sheriff: incumbent Mark Pettway, Jude Washington, and Chris Anderson. All three candidates spoke more ...

The women were in one of the jail's mental health units after being booked into the detention center on low-level charges.

STEUBENVILLE — From major capital improvements and Youngstown State University rolling into town to new development opportunities, the Jefferson County Commissioners say a lot is changing. This week, ...

Aaron Jefferson stood and watched, his hands held together, as the men before him treaded to pools in the center of the gymnasium. Filled with both excitement and nerves, Jefferson thought of his ...

A 21-year-old Hispanic man who had been subject to an ICE detainer was found dead at Louisville Metro Department of ...

A man who has served more than three decades in an Alabama prison has been charged in the 1996 abduction and strangulation murder of a 7-year-old girl Kentucky. Robert Scott Froberg, 61, is charged ...

A 40-year-old man who was shot by Jefferson City police officers on Thursday has been charged with five felonies. Joey Hampton, of Jefferson City, was charged on Friday with two counts of first-degree ...

Cole County's second-largest capital project of the year is slightly under budget.

Cabot Police Chief Scott Steely will retire at the end of February after more than 31 years with the department.