The Standard Journal is reporting… Brian Wheary was appointed Wednesday as the new warden of the Northumberland County Jail ...

A Northampton drug dealer has been jailed after police found 76 wraps of cocaine and a “large amount” of cannabis in his car.

Brian Wheary was appointed Wednesday as Northumberland County Jail warden by the Northumberland County Prison Board.

JACKSON – A budget for FY26 has been approved by the Northampton County Board of Commissioners during their meeting on June 16, although the vote was not unanimous this year. The FY26 budget will take ...

State police are trying to find a 15-year-old who left her Northampton County home earlier this month. Siarra Potts left her Stockertown home June 6, and has not been seen since, according to a state ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A Northampton County man is in jail on drug trafficking charges. 29-year-old Domanek Watson, of Conway, was arrested by Greenville police yesterday after he was found ...

Congressman Ryan Mackenzie released another statement critical of Northampton County’s policy on cooperating with federal immigration enforcement, as federal officers Friday morning made an ...

The Northampton County Sheriff's Office said Monday that a 72-year-old man and his 70-year-old wife were found shot dead in their front yard. It happened just before 10:30 p.m. Thursday just ...

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A now-former deputy in Northampton County is in trouble after being accused of sex crimes while he worked at a local jail. According to the Northampton County ...

An employee at Northampton County Prison is facing charges after police said she smuggled drugs into the facility for two inmates. Jessica Esmeralda Morales, a medical assistant who is contracted ...

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N.C. — The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left a man dead. According to the Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 1:16 pm, officers ...

Northampton County has a strong commitment to individuals with serious mental illness in the criminal justice system. In fall 2018, Northampton County Mental Health was awarded $2.4 million for ...