Authorities said an escaped inmate fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun before being captured in another county.

A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer with ...

The detention officer wasn't involved in the incident, but after finding out about it, attacked the inmate in his cell, the sheriff's office said.

Flags lowered in Murphy and Andrews to honor Cherokee County Detention Officer Francisco Flattes who was killed on Monday.

Two detention officers were escorting the suspect -- a heightened protocol after the inmate had previously attempted a failed ...

A law enforcement source, speaking anonymously, shared the name of the suspect they believe ambushed and killed 2 firefighters in North Idaho.

"As soon as I stepped in, obviously the smell was overbearing ammonia," said one prosecution witness during the first day of ...

A Palm Coast man was arrested Friday after an investigation found that he had repeatedly sexually abused a child over several ...

Sean Smith used his county email account to tell a supporter where she could sign a petition favoring a recall election of ...