Fifteen west-central Illinois students are among more than 500 graduates earning degrees following the fall semester at Western Illinois University in Macomb and Moline. Academic distinction was ...

When Floyd Collins ventured into Sand Cave in Kentucky on Jan. 30, 1925, he was searching for the next big attraction. But he never made it out alive.

Snow will move into the Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties Friday, with accumulations of 1-5 inches expected. The ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea ...

Not long after the NCAA said JUCO years wouldn't count against eligibility, Wisconsin's Nyzier Fourqurean is seeking a similar ruling for Division II.

In the midst of the Ridge View boys basketball team's red hot 16-0 start, senior guard Kellen Jensen hasn't been shy to the ...

With little attention in the media, except in a few Western states, former President Joe Biden on Dec. 19 signed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act. It ...

LOVELL — The Greater Lovell Land Trust has expanded its Kezar River focus area with the conservation of an additional 1,411 acres, bringing the total conserved area to more than 2,700 contiguous acres ...

Pakistan's foreign ministry says a group of migrants who survived the capsizing of a boat off the coast of West Africa earlier this month have begun returning to Pakistan.

Golden State and Phoenix will square off in a matchup of Western Conference opponents. The teams square off Friday for the first time this season. Golden State is 1-8 against ...

Washington looks to break its 15-game slide when the Washington Wizards play Los Angeles. Thursday's meeting is the first this season between the two teams. Washington is 5-19 at home, ...