The longtime sheriff of a western North Carolina county who was suspended following allegations of sexual misconduct has ...

Curtis Cochran, who was first elected Swain County sheriff in 2006, retired from the post effective July 1, according to a statement from the county Board of Commissioners.

BRYSON CITY, N.C. (AP) — The longtime sheriff of a western North Carolina county whom some women accused of sexual misconduct has quit before he could be permanently removed. Curtis Cochran, who ...

A tragic small‑plane crash near Sanford Raleigh Executive Jetport claimed the lives of a local family on Monday afternoon. Passengers included Travis and Candace Buchanan, both ...

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s fundraising organization, ALSAC, promoted Ike Anand Tuesday to become its new ...

The grueling, desperate search for 27 missing girls stretched into a third day on Sunday after raging floodwaters surged into ...

Health leaders warn that proposed $1 trillion Medicaid cuts could shutter hundreds of rural hospitals, jeopardizing emergency ...

On Tuesday, July 8, a stop for a traffic violation in Swain County turned into a pursuit and the suspect was injured, said ...

Officers with the State Bureau of Investigation and the Cherokee Indian Police Department arrested Swain County Sheriff ...