Benton County needs a new jail and a new courthouse. But are residents willing to foot the bill? That question has dogged the county for decades, and so far the answer has been a resounding âNo.â County officials have a lot of work to do if they expect a different result the next time they ask voters to pay for new criminal justice facilities.
Thirteen people killed in one of the deadliest border crashes on record were among 44 people who entered the U.S. through a hole cut into Southern California's border fence with Mexico, the Border Patrol said Wednesday.