The Jefferson County grand jury has indicted a former sergeant at the jail for Official Oppression, accused of overusing ...

A Jefferson County correctional officer sergeant was indicted this week on charges of official oppression after supervisors ...

As of April 1, 29 prisoners have been sentenced and 66 are still awaiting trial or hearing. Twenty-three inmates have been approved for the work release program. The adult probation department listed ...

Many Jefferson County residents will likely qualify for federal assistance to help them recover from the March 14 tornado-producing storm, Office of Emergency Management Director Warren Robinson said.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Nine people were arrested in Jefferson County after deputies executed a search warrant Wednesday. Officers executed a search warrant in the 1700 block of 32nd Place ...

A man serving life in prison who was mistakenly released from the Clayton County Jail is back in custody after he was found in Florida. Kathan Guzman was sentenced to life in prison for strangling ...

JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — A convicted killer who was mistakenly released from jail is caught two weeks later in Florida, U.S. Marshals say.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday unveiled a statue of slain K-9 officer Graffit, who was killed in 2023 near the Colorado School of Mines in Golden while pursuing a suspect.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A man who police have been searching for, for nearly a month, has been apprehended. Dustin Douthit, 39, of Sykesville is facing 30 charges after he allegedly led police ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says a missing woman has been found and is now in the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer.

Deputies in Jefferson County are warning the public to be aware of recent email scams. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the email proposes to be a message from Judge John ...