In 2024, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said the area saw a 40% decrease in fentanyl deaths, with an average of one or ...

Nebraska lawmakers heard more than seven hours of public testimony Thursday on a trio of bills related to minors and crime — ...

Omaha law enforcement officials asked a committee of Nebraska lawmakers Thursday to advance a proposed law that would allow ...

Deputies are targeting a small group of high-dollar thieves who have struck construction sites around the western part of the Omaha metro.

Bitcoin ATMs are a newer way to transfer money. But they are also where an older generation is being sent by scammers.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson says squatters are a problem. “If someone is not paying them rent, ...

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office made another arrest in a string of reckless driving arrests Saturday night.

Half of the teens charged with murder or manslaughter in Douglas County since 2023 were on juvenile probation at the time of ...

It takes no more than a couple of doses of Narcan to reverse a typical fentanyl overdose. A new type of synthetic fentanyl ...

So, Sheriff Aaron Hanson and deputies went to homeless camps not to order, but to request the homeless utilize shelters instead of makeshift tents. However, some of the unsheltered homeless chose to ...

In unincorporated Douglas County (not including Omaha), Sheriff Aaron Hanson says people lost $400,000 in financial fraud scams in 2023. That number jumped to $1.5 million by 2024. Sign up for our ...

In 2024, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said the area saw a 40% decrease in fentanyl deaths, with an average of one or two overdoses per week. However, Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson said ...