We got a call over the weekend from a lady who said her car was struck by a bullet while she was driving down the road.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Newton County Sheriff's Office wants to help increase awareness.

As a result of an investigation conducted by the Ozark Drug Enforcement Team (ODET) and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, a ...

NEWTON COUNTY — Newton County Sheriff Shannon Cothran is warning the public about recent scams. “The scams keep rolling so we do, too,” he said in the scam alert video March 21. The tollbooth scam is ...

A Newton County jury on Thursday convicted a second parent in a years-long child abuse and neglect case that authorities described as “torture.” ...

At approximately 5:35 p.m. Thursday, a deputy with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics & Interdiction Task Force ...

It happened on Wednesday, March 19, around 5 p.m. Justin Etienne, who was a student in the area, was a bystander when a fight ...

A 16-year-old Newton High School student has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that took place during a Senior Skip Day gathering at Denny Dobbs Park on March 19.

Jasper County Sheriff’s Office will be providing advanced life support (ALS) services to the City of Baxter for the ...

Rankin County deputies announced a man, who was in a stolen vehicle, was arrested after a multi-county chase. Investigator ...

The shooting occurred when a large group of students from Newton and Rockdale County schools to celebrate Senior Skip Day.