Former Lexington County Sheriff James Metts and his lawyers are begging for mercy, asking a federal judge Wednesday to not sentence him to prison. Federal prosecutors, according to Metts’ attorneys’ ...

June 17: Federal authorities hand down a 10-count indictment alleging then-Lexington County Sheriff James Metts accepted bribes from friends in return for using his “position, power and influence as ...

The government shutdown has been putting pressure on America’s aviation system with grounded flights, delayed schedules and ...

As the U.S. Senate edges closer to ending the government shutdown, travelers are still feeling the effects at airports ...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WIS) - "I am desperate. Put yourself in my place. I want my baby." That's the voice of a panicked mother in a telephone call made two days after four-year-old Jessica Gutierrez ...

Former Lexington County Sheriff James Metts is going to prison for nearly a year after a federal judge brushed aside his plea for mercy Monday. U.S. District Court Judge Terry Wooten sentenced the ...

South Carolina's longest-serving sheriff has been indicted on bribery charges, according to federal prosecutors, making him the eighth sheriff in the state to face criminal charges or investigations ...

Iris T. Metts arrived in Prince George's County so confident she could raise test scores for the struggling school district that she pledged to tie her future earnings to that goal. Two-and-a-half ...