As part of its annual “The Way We See the World" celebration on Aug. 1, the Museum of the Cherokee People will showcase four ...

A western North Carolina sheriff has retired from office after being accused of sexual misconduct and corruption.

Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran retires while facing multiple sex crimes charges. NC, tribal and federal authorities ...

Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran, who was suspended from his duties following his arrest on felonious sexual charges, has ...

A detention officer with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is dead after an incident with a federal inmate at a hospital outside of Murphy, North Carolina.

A Swain County judge issued more restrictions for suspended Sheriff Curtis Cochran, who appeared in court on several charges ...

Cochran now faces four state charges, including felonious restraint, assault on a female, sexual battery and solicitation to ...

Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran faces multiple charges, including sexual battery and solicitation to commit prostitution.

Authorities arrested a Western North Carolina sheriff Friday over alleged crimes including sexual battery and corruption ...

District Attorney Ashely Hornsby Welch is calling for the removal of Swain County's Sheriff Curtis Cochran from office after ...

SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - On Friday, the sheriff of Swain County was arrested and suspended from office.