Three first-time or non-incumbent candidates for sheriff in Coastal Georgia won these powerful law enforcement posts, as voters chose change and reform in these positions that control jails and solve crimes within county lines.

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff's deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery. Houston County Sgt. Anna Lange had sued Sheriff Cullen Talton and the county in 2019 after she was denied coverage.

A retired Liberty County Sheriff’s Office drug dog got dropped off at the local animal shelter last week. The female Dutch Shepherd quickly got adopted and is living in a good home. What should have been a good news story however has become one of the more wild Coastal Georgia primary election issues of 2024 and the focus of online misinformation during a hotly contested race for Liberty County sheriff.

All half-dozen candidates for the top law enforcement job in Macon-Bibb County met for a forum at City Hall.

A 91-year-old Georgia sheriff says he will hand in his badge after more than 50 years as the county's chief lawman. Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton has told WMAZ-TV that he won't seek reelection in 2024 and will step down at the end of his term.

The incident occurred during a reception during a conference for the Georgia Sheriff's Association in Cobb County in January 2022.

A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs was sentenced to serve a year and a half in prison.

A man from Dallas, Ga., filed a claim against Paulding County Sheriff’s Office alleging excessive use of force in a March 2022 incident. The department is asking the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to review the interaction.

An Atlanta-area sheriff stands accused of punishing detainees by having them strapped into a restraint chair for hours even though they posed no threat and obeyed instructions. Now it will be up to a jury to decide whether Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill violated the men's civil rights.

Amid a rise in violent crime, police officers across Georgia are embracing a new community outreach initiative as they seek solutions.

In less than three weeks people will head to the polls. One of the races on the ballot: The sheriff of Macon-Bibb County. David Davis holds that job now...