The former sheriff told a visiting reporter he thought Congressman Estes Kefauver would win Polk County in the coming 1948 Democratic primary for the United States Senate. Biggs stated he believed ...

SB 1470 changes previous school safety legislation that Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd called “clunky and ... Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Polk County Department of Health and Human Services announced the resignation of its ...

The Swain County sheriff notified county commissioners July 1 that he will retire immediately, as police continue to ...

Facing sexual assault charges, Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran has retired. The county shared the news Thursday on ...

A Swain County judge issued more restrictions for suspended Sheriff Curtis Cochran, who appeared in court on several charges ...

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

Authorities in North Carolina say an escaped inmate fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun, then fled in a stolen ...

Authorities in North Carolina say an escaped inmate fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun, then fled in a stolen vehicle before being captured in another county.

A Biker Week brawl at a gas station has resulted in an “outlaw motorcycle gang” being rounded up and charged with aggravated rioting, according to investigators in Florida. Twenty-eight members of the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...