NEW BEDFORD — When the ancient jail door clangs shut, it has a chilling effect. The Ash Street Jail and Regional Lock-Up is believed to be the oldest continuously operating jail in the country.

ASOTIN — A 76-year-old Clarkston man is being held in the Asotin County Jail without bond on a first-degree murder charge.

Five years ago, after then-Mayor Kevin Faulconer evacuated 1,000 or more workers from the 101 Ash St. office tower to protect them from asbestos just weeks after they moved in, the San Diego City ...