Last week, a civil rights lawsuit against a former Tennessee sheriff's deputy was approved by a U.S. District Court judge. The lawsuit accuses the deputy of baptizing a woman against her will during...

A spring snowstorm was bearing down on the remote mountain town of Kettenpom when Norma and Jim Gund received an unexpected call from the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office.

Political violence from right-wing extremists is a growing problem in America. What can we do about it?

A Wisconsin sheriff has bolstered Big Lie conspiracies in a vivid display of law enforcement threats to election administrators.

Some 50 Texas sheriffs and numerous elected officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can single-handedly overrule state and federal law. The Texas Commission on Law E…

Sheriff Todd Wright of Arkansas County, Arkansas, resigned after coming under fire over a leaked recording in which he repeatedly used a racial slur against Black people.

Paintballs, bean bags, sirens and Tasers cannot keep the “exceptionally large bear” from seeking leftover pizza and other food. Officials say he has broken into at least 28 homes since July.

Charismatic and ambitious, Mark Lamb embodies a new kind of Trump-era lawman.

The six-week investigation resulted in a 74-page report that concluded “no crime occurred.”

Cities across California have been searching for solutions to homelessness, with most adding shelters and housing. But Bakersfield is considering a more radical approach: They want to put homeless...

San Francisco police have been secretly and illegally writing their own policies, according to members of the civilian Police Commission.

Unchecked, this will make the act of voting a Potemkin exercise and upend the very concept of representative government.

Tarrant County Republicans are ramping up investigations, despite the local elections administrator being widely lauded for running smooth and secure elections.

Federal agents and police officers who work with them are often immune from lawsuits, even for serious rights violations. The Supreme Court is being asked to re-evaluate that.

Sheriffs are the perfect messenger for Claremont, spreading spread their extremist beliefs with the imprimatur of gun and badge.

A sheriff's captain's allegations against former Sheriff Eric Magrini in a whistleblower letter have become public for the first time.

On Tuesday, voters in more than a quarter of the state's counties selected new sheriffs. Observers say it's the largest turnover in recent memory.

Some sheriffs who opposed the red flag law could be more hesitant to file petitions to remove guns. When it comes to carrying out gun seizures ordered by a judge, the organization representing...

A Northern California sheriff has apparently largely abandoned his job and moved to another state while still collecting his salary, a Sacramento Bee investigation has found.

Joe Mathews paints a picture of Bethel Church's community activism that has drawn fans as well as angered detractors.

Ten men have died while in MDOC custody since Dec. 29. Eight of them were inmates at Parchman.

A new case of hepatitis C was reported nearly every eight hours in Kanawha County last year.

A cult hero to young conservatives, hippie back-to-the-landers and marginalized environmentalists alike, Thomas Massie could shape the future of the GOP.

Low-level offenders can now avoid incarceration in many places by paying a fee. One official in Rapides Parish began asking who was keeping that money.

The Pulaski County sheriff's office has added cowboy hats to its uniforms, an accessory that Sheriff Doc Holladay said completes the outfit and gives deputies a more professional appearance.

The case of a teen who allegedly helped to conceal the stillbirth of her baby has been transferred to district court, where she will be tried as an adult.