To help overworked public defenders, the so-called FAIR Act calls for providing county public defenders with access to more ...

Public defenders throughout the state say they're stretched too thin, overwhelmed by caseloads that far outstrip their ...

U.S. House members visited North Carolina’s largest city on Monday to hear from family members of violent-crime victims who ...

Clinton Lake isn’t the only natural area near Clinton. While visiting the state recreational area last spring, I noticed a ...

Apple cider floats, fall bouquets and wagon rides are among the attractions planned next weekend at Gail's Pumpkin Patch in ...

As the U.S. government escalates immigration raids in Illinois and nationwide, some Illinois sheriffs are expressing support ...

Nearly nine inches of snow that fell in northern Colorado last week prevented rescue teams from reaching a 57-year-old ...

Logan County recently recognized employees for years of service. Back row: Spencer Bodaness (10 years); Wayne Sieck (31 years ...

Alderman Matt Devoti's bill would make it legal to operate in the city but bar them from being parked or driven on sidewalks.

One person is dead after police said a man swam towards a drifting boat in the Pinckneyville City Lake over the weekend.

State Sen. Angela Mosley and her sister, Rochelle Walton Gray, claim Shalonda Webb used "aggressive language, hostile ...

The Coles County Emergency Management Agency has announced a countywide burn ban effective at noon today, Sept. 29.The ban, ...