Curtis Cochran, 72, is accused of felonious restraint and misdemeanor sexual battery, soliciting prostitution and assault on ...

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 ...

A federal judge has allowed the Trump administration to rescind nearly $800 million dollars in grants for programs supporting ...

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other ...

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

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

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