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’ ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...