A Portage County deputy has filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff's office, alleging he was retaliated against after complaining about more than $47,000 in unpaid overtime wages.

The Portage County Jail is much bigger than it looks from the road. A decade ago, there was room for only 220 inmates and the jail was often over capacity. In 2018, the county broke ground on a $21 ...

Housing ICE detainees in county jails is profitable for sheriffs, some of whom are also working with ICE to get deputies certified to make federal immigration arrests. Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry ...