A 46-year-old man died early Tuesday morning while in custody at the Benton County Jail, authorities said Wednesday. Rory Christopher Holmes, who was booked into the jail on April 20 on charges of ...

A former Benton County sheriff's deputy has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to days in the county jail and probation for stalking a coworker. Matthew Cline was arrested, charged with sexual ...

Most Benton County workers are set to picket Nov. 13 after union members voted Thursday night, Oct. 24, to approve a strike. Union representatives with the American Federation of State ...

Sometime in 2023, Benton County staff engaged a national compensation ... Instead of providing a sorely needed jail, an overarching design and a deceptive campaign caused Bond Measure 2-140 ...

Benton County’s union is going toe to toe with the county over payments made — or not made — for a recent snow day, just months after a strike brought tension between the two to a head.

Mills was being held Thursday in the Benton County Jail with no bond set. Lowell Israel Carrera-Arellano, 27, of Links Drive in Lowell was arrested Wednesday in connection with aggravated assault.

A statewide Silver Alert for a former Benton County sheriff was canceled Wednesday morning after he returned home after nearly 15 hours. Former Sheriff Jim Kennedy, now 88, left his home about 8 p ...

(This story has been updated to correct an inaccuracy. If the Benton County Planning Commission denies the proposal to expand Coffin Butte Landfill, an appeal would go to the Board of Commissioners.) ...

BENTON COUNTY, Wash.–UPDATE 4:49 P.M.: James Sandall, 68, died as a result of the collision, according to a Washington State Patrol press memo. Sandall, who was driving with one passenger in ...

He said that any firearms or weapons used by jail staff are the property of the sheriff’s office, and they must be stored in an accredited armory according to state law. But Benton County ...

A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate to tie them up and sexually assault them at knifepoint after one of them complained about forced ...