Breaking News
July 31, 2025
The U.S. National Weather Service announced this morning that thunderstorms with especially heavy rain are possible this afternoon and evening. The he...
News, World
Jan 12, 2016
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Actor Sean Penn said he has "nothin' to hide," after images published Monday indicated he was under surveillance when he met with t...
Nation, News
Jan 04, 2016
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — With executions on hold in California and a death penalty appeals process that can take years, many inmates on the nation's...
Nation, News
Dec 15, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — While big-city jails get most of the attention, lockups in small and medium-sized counties have actually driven the overall explosion ...
Nation, News
Nov 04, 2015
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Charged with murder in the car-chase death of a Georgia sheriff, Jim Edward Lowery used a jail transfer to stage a dramatic escap...
Nation, News
Oct 22, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nonviolent drug offenders could be eligible for shorter prison sentences under legislation a Senate committee is considering. The Se...
Nation, News
Oct 17, 2015
No executions will be scheduled in Oklahoma until at least next year, as the attorney general's office investigates why the state used the wrong drug ...
Nation, News
Oct 13, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has heard arguments about whether hundreds of inmates imprisoned for life for murders they committed as teenagers ...
Nation, News
Oct 10, 2015
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is moving to further limit how much companies can charge for phone calls made from jails...
Entertainment, Lifestyles
Oct 08, 2015
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A video of female inmates singing one of her songs led to Melissa Etheridge performing with the group at an Ohio prison. The s...
Nation, News
Oct 06, 2015
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing a local county, arguing that it sends people to jail...
Nation, News
Oct 05, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 240 inmates have slipped away from federal custody in the past three years while traveling to halfway houses, including se...
Nation, News
Oct 01, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation on Thursday that would overhaul the nation's criminal justice system, allowing s...
Nation, News
Sep 28, 2015
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York prison worker who claims she was in "way over my head" when she helped two murderers escape faces a sentenc...
Entertainment, Lifestyles
Sep 26, 2015
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Public defenders want a court to block a television crew from filming a prison documentary at a Kansas jail, fearing inmates coul...
Nation, News
Sep 24, 2015
BALTIMORE (AP) — A transgender inmate who says she was called "it" and "some kind of animal" by guards who watched her shower has won a legal victory ...
Nation, News
Sep 04, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 1,000 hard-to-manage inmates ages 18 to 21 will be moved to a single Rikers Island facility by the end of the year and will ...
Nation, News
Sep 03, 2015
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge ordered a defiant county clerk to jail for contempt Thursday after she insisted that it would violate her conscien...
Nation, News
Sep 01, 2015
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Tuesday agreed to end its unlimited isolation of imprisoned gang leaders, restricting a practice that once kep...
Nation, News
Jul 31, 2015
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An announcement by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan that he is closing the Baltimore City Detention Center marked a milestone in long-s...
Nation, News
Jul 29, 2015
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A prison worker who got "caught up in the fantasy" of a breakout planned by two killers told investigators she performed sex ...
Local News
July 31, 2025
SAYRE — The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers, through its Northeastern Potter Economic Development Association (NEPEDA) Fund, seeks proposals f...
PA State News
July 31, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — A new initiative aimed at developing emerging and advanced technologies to enhance food production, agricultural ecosystems and natu...
Local News
July 31, 2025
A check for $780 was presented to Joe Doriguzzi, center, manager at the Friendship Table , by Connie Shanks on behalf of the Bradford Creative and Per...
Local News
July 31, 2025
Sometimes, the loudest engines can carry the softest hearts. The 28th Annual Kids and Cancer Benefit Run returned to the area July 26, drawing nearly ...
Football, National Sports
July 31, 2025
(TNS) —At the start of Steelers training camp, we focused on five key camp battles we'd watch. Now that we're a full week into training camp with six ...
College Sports, Football
July 31, 2025
(TNS) - Penn State football opened training camp on Wednesday after months of anticipation and buildup as the Nittany Lions prepare for a 2025 season ...
