Maurice King died while in custody at the Orange County Jail. His mother wants to make sure someone is held responsible.

FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed March 18 to build three offices at the county jail. E.J. Perry Construction Co. of Hallowell had initially bid $187,445 but after a negotiation with ...

A Youngsville man was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in prison for armed drug trafficking of cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana, federal prosecutors said.

Patterson and Franklin married on Friday, March 7, at the place where they first met, Mount Zion Baptist Church in North Carolina. They celebrated after with a reception at Maple Chase Golf ...

Judge Douglas Cummins sentenced Mark LaPlante, 51, formerly of Franklin, to 30 years in prison with an additional 5 years on probation. LaPlante was sentenced March 5 after previously being ...

The family of a man who died in the Franklin County jail in 2022 while he was supposed to be under medical supervision has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county in federal court.

Franklin County has agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement in the jail death of a developmentally disabled woman who died the day after she was supposed to have been released. The county ...

stemming from her death in the Franklin County Jail. Faviola Valenzuela, 42, from Othello, was booked into the jail on March 12, 2022 on property damage charges. She was placed in an observation cell.

The North Carolina State of Investigation is joining Robeson County sheriff’s deputies in probing the death of an inmate who was being housed at the county’s detention center. Sheriff Burnis ...

Major Douglas Blauvelt of Farmington had been a corrections officer since 2003 and became jail administrator in 2009. Lt. John Donald will step up in the interim. FARMINGTON — Longtime Franklin ...

Carrollton police officers who pulled over a vehicle for an expired tag and a broken taillight ended up taking the occupants to jail for felony drug possession. An officer stopped a red Ford ...