News Reports

Latest news and live updates on the Pacific Palisades brush fire in California as evacuations and road closures are underway. Read More

Emergency crews responded to a rollover crash around 6:25 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 70 near S.E. California Avenue in East Topeka. Read More

I-75 northbound between exit 104 (Athens Boonesboro) and exit 108 (Man O' War) in Lexington is shut down due to various collisions caused by icy road conditions, according to lexwrecks. Read More

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who declared a state of emergency, urged residents to evacuate after he witnessed buildings destroyed by the blaze. Read More

The National Weather Service says chances for freezing rain or icy roads in San Antonio have dwindles. Though inches of rain and a little snow could happen. Read More

As Arctic air and frigid temperatures continue, the next chance for snow in the Chicago area comes Thursday into Friday as part of a winter storm developing in the southern U.S. Read More

Traffic on Interstate 70 west of Topeka was restricted early Wednesday as crews were responding to a semitrailer fire in eastern Wabaunsee County. Read More

Interstate 81 is partially blocked following an early morning crash in Franklin County. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. Crews responded to the southbound lanes near Exit 14, Route ... Read More

A police investigation has closed part of Route 5 in East Windsor on Wednesday morning. Police said the investigation is at the intersection of Route 5 and Route 140. Any traffic in the area will be ... Read More

Iowa experienced a record number of tornadoes in 2024, with a total of 125 touching down in the year. See the National Weather Service's recap. Read More

The move comes more than two years after a drunk driver drove her vehicle onto the walkway, killing 21-year-old Ethan Gonzalez and 18-year-old Anthony Castaneda. Read More

A portion of a West Virginia interstate is shut down due to a tractor-trailer crash that carried small engine parts. Read More

Police did not confirm the details of the incident, but said southbound Interstate 35 at Westinghouse Road is closed due to police activity as of 11 p.m. The public has been asked to avoid the area. Read More

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan returns to the stand Wednesday . It was surprise and risky decision to testify by a man famously tight-lipped with the media. It may be ... Read More

The highways and byways in Waukesha County will get a fresh round of construction projects in 2025, involving Interstate 94, state highways 16 and 83, U.S. Highway 18 and state Highway 164. For the ... Read More

An elderly Connecticut man died earlier this week after he was involved in a three-car crash on Route 17 in Middlesex County, authorities said. John Festa, 86, of Northford, was driving south on New ... Read More

The Indiana Department of Transportation is shifting its speed cameras to a new highway work site as it continues to refine the system. Read More

The first three years of elementary school are critical in building reading skills so a student succeeds in school and life. Illinois lawmakers can push five proven literacy reforms to give the ... Read More

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ). Read More