CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A woman who was inside a home at the time of an explosion in Clay County Monday night said she had turned on a dryer in the garage and complained of a “possible” gas ...

ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — Multiple law enforcement agencies and technicians are working to repair a major natural gas line leak reported in Allegan County Wednesday afternoon. As of 9:21 p.m., the ...

Escambia County must pay more than $3.4 million to the construction company hired to build the new Escambia County Jail, plus more than $2 million in legal fees. The board of county commissioners ...

The new jail was built after the county lost about half of its inmate housing capacity in an April 30, 2014, gas explosion at the former jail and central booking facility.

“Typically, they have 1,500 to 1,600 inmates on a daily basis in the Escambia County Jail,” Miller added. “Roughly 75% of those are there for pretrial detention, which means they haven’t lost their ...

“Typically, they have 1,500 to 1,600 inmates on a daily basis in the Escambia County Jail,” Miller added. “Roughly 75% of those are there for pretrial detention, which means they haven’t lost their ...

Conditions at Escambia County's old jail building are "unacceptable," Escambia County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh said after touring the jail this week. Bergosh said he saw mold growing on ...

Escambia County is being sued by the construction company that built the county's new $142 million jail building as the company alleges the county owes it $3.4 million. The county is withholding the ...

A major milestone for the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Facility, as demolition on the old building kicked off Wednesday. The demolition began after a special ceremony, complete ...

Nearly five years ago a gas explosion killed two people and injured dozens of others at the jail. Wednesday’s ceremony also so the begining of the demolition, heavy equipment tearing down walls.

This place isn’t much to look at. It’s been fenced off since April of 2014. That’s when a gas leak apparently triggered by massive flooding the day before ignited.

After more than four years, Escambia County's explosion-damaged Central Booking and Detention Facility may finally be coming down. The CBDF, a roughly 700-bed detention facility on West Leonard Street ...