CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — An inmate’s escape from a medical facility in Cherokee County resulted in the death of a detention officer, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office ...

Jury convicts Lars Prentice Johnson in Cherokee County’s largest methamphetamine case. Deputies found 38 pounds of meth and a conversion lab during a 2022 search. Johnson was already on probation in ...

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR A CHEROKEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, DETENTION OFFICER WHO WAS KILLED WHILE ON THE JOB. OFFICER FRANCISCO FLORES MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE LINE OF ...

A hiker found a human skull in a wooded area of Cherokee County, North Carolina, according to the sheriff's office. The skull was found in a wooded area off Burrell Mountain on Jan. 23. The area was ...

Inmate Kelvin Simmons fatally shot Officer Francisco Flattes during a medical transport after overpowering him and seizing a firearm. Simmons fled the scene, hijacked a vehicle, and was captured after ...

Since spring registration started Monday, it makes timely sense to start the year by recognizing one of the pillars of Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties. Since its humble start as a prison, and th ...