Bernie Lyon, the longtime Knox County Sheriff's Office leader and a 2026 candidate for sheriff, has died after battling complications from pneumonia. "Our Knox County Sheriff’s Office family has lost ...

The Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association has submitted a vote of no confidence in Minnesota Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell, and has called for his resignation. The group accused the ...

The elected sheriffs of Minnesota gave a “vote of no confidence” on state Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell during their winter conference, the officials’ professional organization announced ...

COLUMBIA — Former Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright faces up to three decades behind bars on public corruption and drug crimes. Wright is awaiting sentencing, and a prison term on the upper end ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Col. David R. Hines, of the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, has announced his plans to retire on March 31, after more than 41 years of service. The afternoon of Tuesday, ...

ST. LOUIS – Less than a year after taking office, Alfred Montgomery has been removed as St. Louis Sheriff, according to a judge’s ruling. Retired Judge Steven Ohmer, who was appointed by the Missouri ...

Minnesota sheriffs are calling for Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell to step down over “arbitrary and capricious” demands that they say have cost taxpayers millions and harmed counties’ ...

County sheriffs from across Minnesota are asking the Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell to step down. The Minnesota Sheriffs' Association submitted a vote of no confidence on Dec. 8, ...

B uford Pusser should have been on top of the world. By Aug. 20, 1974, he was the most famous sheriff in America, all because of the unexpected smash-hit film Walking Tall, which introduced Pusser — ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Richmond sheriff was recently chosen as the new president of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association (VSA). The association’s newly elected officers were sworn in at a ceremony ...

Minnesota sheriffs have issued a vote of no confidence in DOC Commissioner Paul Schnell. Sheriffs cite arbitrary enforcement actions and lack of cooperation from the DOC. The Minnesota Sheriffs' ...