Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran made his first court appearance on Tuesday, July 1, after being arrested on Friday, June ...

A Swain County judge issued more restrictions for suspended Sheriff Curtis Cochran, who appeared in court on several charges ...

Authorities arrested a Western North Carolina sheriff Friday over alleged crimes including sexual battery and corruption ...

A detention officer with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is dead after an incident with a federal inmate at a hospital outside of Murphy, North Carolina.

Flags lowered in Murphy and Andrews to honor Cherokee County Detention Officer Francisco Flattes who was killed on Monday.

NC state and local law enforcement arrested Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran June 27 under a felony and three misdemeanor ...

Sheriff Curtis Cochran, 72, was suspended after allegations that he persuaded women to get into his Dodge Durango, then ...

Cherokee County and others settle for $10 million in federal lawsuit over an unarmed man shot by SWAT. A deputy may have lied ...

The type 2 diabetes rates among the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians decreased from 27% in 2013 to 21% in 2023. However, this rate still remains higher than the national average.

Cherokee’s Chris Vaughan got the match started with a 10-2 major decision at 220, but Eastern picked up six big points at heavyweight as Cheston Bulgin reversed Rob Livshits for a pin in 1:44 to ...

Records show a Cherokee County mother died an hour after she was found in distress without being transferred to a hospital ...

Swain County's sheriff was arrested on charges relating to sexual battery, according to a press release from District ...