News Reports

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

As North Georgia and metro Atlanta brace for snow later this week, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Friday morning. 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 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

Caltrans announced a list of freeway and highway closures as three separate wildfires created dangerous road conditions. Read More

An off-duty Dallas police officer was killed Tuesday evening from injuries he suffered that occurred in a motorcycle crash in Hunt County. Officer Gabriel Bixby, 29, who served in the ... Read More

An affordable apartment complex is being proposed near Baldwin Park. The project, currently known as Hanging Moss West, would see roughly 300 units built off Hanging Moss Road, just east of Semoran ... Read More

The bill clarifies that local law enforcement must temporarily remove guns from a person who has an order of protection against them when the alleged victim successfully seeks firearm removal as a ... Read More

A recent study by the moving company Allied Van Lines shows that Illinois continues to see more outbound migration than new residents. Read More

It was a rude awakening for Bethesda, Md., resident Jim Roy.Not only was he feeling under the weather, but he would soon find out his home would also find itsel ... Read More

Parts of Interstate 495 bridges in Andover and Lawrence will be demolished as the latest phase of state's bridge replacement project kicked off Sunday night. Read More

PARIS, Mo. - A Madison woman was injured in a Tuesday afternoon crash west of Paris. Read More

Two more fires-the Sylmar Fire and the Tamarack Fire - erupted on Tuesday evening in Los Angeles County, prompting evacuations and highway closures. After 10:30 p.m., officials issued mandatory ... Read More

Firefighters battle flames near the Pacific Coast Highway as the LA wildfire spreads At least 2,921 acres (1,182 hectares) of the Pacific Palisades area between the coastal settlements of Santa Monica ... Read More

It's been a devastating 24 hours for two Fresno families whose loved ones were killed in a crash Monday night when a suspected DUI driver went through a red light and crashed into a truck, killing the ... Read More

All lanes on the southbound carriageway near Chelmsford have stopped and stationary traffic has been reported after an incident which took ... Read More

Round Rock police reported an officer-involved shooting Tuesday night, prompting temporary closure of southbound Interstate 35 near Westinghouse Road. Read More