This week, the Leader kicks off the first installment in a series about the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the nine ...

A Jefferson County judge ruled there is enough evidence to send reckless murder charges against 20-year-old Kamden Willis to ...

Maybe this case can help the next set of teenagers think before getting behind the wheel of a car or truck,” his attorney said.

Two County Public Schools high school students were arrested Monday morning on firearms and drugs charges following a weeks-long investigation, according to police. Benjamin Daniel Orellana Waltemath, ...

Longtime deputy and narcotics investigator Jude Washington is running for Jefferson County Sheriff, against the man who once fired him. Washington led narcotics operations at the county for a decade ...

A 23-year-old was arrested in connection to a shooting on Nov. 1 in Homewood. Emmanuel Furlow, of Ensley, was arrested and ...

Chad Barchus on June 20 was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after ...

A PE teacher from Mount Horeb Elementary faces a DUI charge after failing a sobriety test during a traffic stop.

There is a large police presence after reports of a overnight standoff in Arnold. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the standoff began late ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is responding to what it calls a “false and misleading” video circulating on social ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office will equip deputies with body and dash cameras to enhance trust and transparency within ...

A man has been arrested after authorities seized over $4000 and over 600 grams of narcotics during a traffic stop.