An Okaloosa County man is heading to prison for 15-years. A federal judge sentenced 41-year-old Kevin Lamonte Powell Jr. this week, after he pleaded guilty back in ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 13, 2026 OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has released a document explaining how the Flock Safety Cameras work to ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has released a document explaining how the Flock Safety Cameras work to help solve crimes and how residents’ privacy is maintained.

Twenty people died in 2025 in the Harris County Jail, the state’s largest pre-trial detention system, which has faced years of understaffing, overcrowding and wrongful death lawsuits. The death toll ...

At the Okaloosa County Jail, where the air of troubled lives permeates much of the facility, many inmates find solace and hope by conferring with the Rev. Shane Hardesty. The Okaloosa County Jail.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A lawsuit filed on behalf of 38 current and former detainees at the Los Angeles County women’s jail alleges male ...

There is an update to this story. Click here to read. OKFUSKEE COUNTY, Okla. — The Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office says that an inmate being held at the Okfuskee County Jail has escaped. Officials ...

Three escaped DeKalb County inmates were captured together in South Florida after coordinating transportation out of the jail. Investigators say recorded jail phone calls revealed a pickup, a stop at ...

The manhunt for three Georgia inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail is over, and the community is safe again, Sheriff Melody Maddox announced Tuesday after all three men were captured in ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Three "dangerous" inmates who escaped the DeKalb County Jail late Sunday night took a Lyft to the Miami area, where they were arrested on Monday night without incident, county ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Three inmates escaped the DeKalb County Jail early on Monday morning, including one the U.S. Marshals described as a violent fugitive serving a life sentence. According to the ...

A routine facility check at a county jail just east of Atlanta on Monday morning suddenly turned into a manhunt after officials discovered three men, all accused of violent crimes, had escaped the ...