Ronald Berry, a 48-year-old resident, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for the murder of his friend, Demonta Tanksley ...

We’ll take those threats seriously,” Commissioner Manny Ramirez said Tuesday, as sheriff’s deputies used metal detectors at a commissioner court meeting.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn said jail staff "performed magnificently" leading up to the death of Mason Yancy, who died in the Tarrant County Jail Dec. 27.

Tarrant County recently hired a new chief to oversee the jail system. Shannon Herklotz previously worked for the Dallas County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

Juan Ramos Escamilla was acting to protect himself and his wife when he stabbed a friend in the abdomen, the defense argued.

FORT WORTH – Former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Johntay Cook II is in the Tarrant County jail after being arrested Tuesday ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tarrant County Commissioners are proposing new rules for public speakers after two people were arrested for allegedly disrupting a briefing about jail deaths. At the Jan. 14 ...

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (CBS News Texas) - As sleet and snow continues to fall across North Texas, Tarrant County officials are warning drivers against something known as “puffing.” ...

Texas Rangers Investigators and a Tarrant County grand jury both recommended Barr face charges for his actions on duty. Friday's reversal by the District Attorney comes as somewhat of a surprise ...

Herklotz left Dallas County in December and joined Tarrant County earlier this month, according to Texas Commission on Law Enforcement records. Herklotz began his career in 1990 as a correctional ...

Shannon Herklotz, Dallas County's Detention Services Chief Deputy, left Dallas last month to become Tarrant County’s ... most of his career — at the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

Shannon Herklotz is the new person in charge of day-to-day jail operations in Tarrant County, according to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. He previously worked for the Dallas County ...