A successful anti-crime program is on the state chopping block. The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, or LEAD, program ...

It’s becoming increasingly common in Washington for counties to take over operating their jails and leaving law enforcement duties to the elected sheriffs. Most of the counties in the Tri-Cities area ...

A 23-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a high school student he knew in a Western Washington University ...

Authorities say he remained in his burning trailer while deputies demanded he leave so firefighters could do their job.

She called the program “critical and vital,” and said a decrease in the number of people it could help would be “a huge ...

Lawrence Scott Cauthorn, 56, was sentenced to six months in jail with credit for time served, followed by a lifetime in ...

An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Lummi Nation Police Department has led to the arrest of a man ...

The project is anticipated to be the largest in county history, with a current estimated cost of $162 million. The proposals, open through May 12, will nail down bidders’ qualifications. By mid-July, ...

On the ceiling of the sheriff’s office is a brown water spot on white tile, a black circle marking the edges. Walking down a hallway to two interview rooms, makeshift soundproofing is insufficient to ...

Kathan Guzman, convicted of felony murder, was mistakenly released from Clayton County Jail due to a paperwork error and remains at large. The victim's family is ...

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office celebrated a groundbreaking Tuesday morning in Salinas for its new Re-Entry Resource Center.It's a one-stop shop to support those transitioning from jail into ...

The family of a man who died in the custody of the Montgomery County Jail in 2023 says they won’t stop fighting for accountability for his death. Isaiah Trammell would have been 22 years old on ...