By the end of the day Wednesday, Franklin County jail deputies may no longer be carrying guns if the county commission goes ...

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to create the Franklin County Department of Corrections, ...

Benton County took control of their jail in 2019 during a prolonged fight with Sheriff Jerry Hatcher, who would eventually be ...

Benton County removed its jail from under former Sheriff Jerry Hatcher in 2019. Commissioners cannot take law enforcement duties away from an elected sheriff, but Washington state law does not ...

Defendants often face long delays, repeated court dates without counsel and overcrowded case dockets amid limited state ...

WASHINGTON – The sheriff of Adams County took his legal battle with Washington state’s attorney general ... Adams County Undersheriff Adolfo Coronado, Benton County Undersheriff Jon Law ...

Anna Kelly, 40, of Northwest H Street in Bentonville, was arrested Tuesday in connection with aggravated assault. Kelly was ...

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners released a Washington State Auditor's report claiming financial mismanagement at the Franklin County Jail.

Jackson Stewart, 28, of South Razorback Road in Fayetteville, was arrested Wednesday in connection with possession of a ...

The night before the baby died, Rosas Olivo threw the child against the railing of the crib while the baby’s mother was ...

Shortages are so bad in some counties that defendants have had to be released because they can’t be tried in a timely manner.