An investigation into nearly 100 Illinois jail cases shows repeated medical failures that left people injured, suffering or dead before their cases were heard.
Hunting is a time-honored Montana tradition, but poachers are costing Montanans money and our natural resources.
Prosecutors drop charges against man with intellectual disabilities arrested at Chicago-area protest
- ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS and JASON MEISNER Chicago Tribune
Federal prosecutors dismissed felony charges against an Oak Park man with intellectual disabilities accused of assaulting federal officers during a recent protest outside the Broadview immigration holding facility.
- Jason Meisner Chicago Tribune
“I think the grand jurors... stood up for the First Amendment right to protest, and reject gestapo-like troops on the streets of Chicago and neighboring communities,” their defense attorney said.
- Eric Ferkenhoff Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team
Of particular interest is the death of one of Donald Studey’s wives, who allegedly died of suicide but whose manner of death recently was reclassified as undetermined.
- Richmond Times-Dispatch and Lee Enterprises
A Chinese immigrant and Virginia-licensed massage therapist was arrested at gunpoint while at work in June. Listen to her story.
- Tim Stanley Tulsa World
"I have spoken with thousands of everyday Republican Oklahomans. Overwhelmingly, they oppose this," said Erika Wright, among a group that has sued to block St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.
Here’s how the Lee Enterprises Public Service Team did a first-of-its-kind analysis of states’ efforts to protect women who are subject to sex trafficking at illicit massage parlors.
A Lee Enterprises investigation found most states fail to protect vulnerable women and few law enforcement agencies punish the owners of the businesses, let alone go after their support networks.
A GoFundMe account for Cliff Harshman, the father, had topped $44,000 by Tuesday afternoon.
Ryan Borgwardt, 45, of Watertown, is confirmed alive — although his location remains unknown — after he shared a short video with the Green Lake County Sheriff's Department on Nov. 11.
The Tulsa World and Lee Enterprises’ Public Service Journalism Team created a database of Oklahoma’s deadly police pursuits to learn who was being killed, which agencies were pursuing and why.
In a state ranked 8th highest for pursuit-related deaths, traffic infractions or property crimes prompted the vast majority of chases — reasons not worth deaths or even pursuits, experts say.
Two agencies headquartered in the capital city reacted to growing chase deaths in opposite ways that might spur to action some lawmakers who have studied or regularly discussed pursuit issues.
A new gallery at Titanic: The Exhibition will honor a North Carolina postal clerk who died while trying to save mail aboard the RMS Titanic during the ship's sinking in 1912.
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Food, fundraisers, special events - here are upcoming community events around Cabarrus County.
Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) reports that West Nile virus (WNV) was detected in mosquitoes collected by Environmental Health staff on July 8, 16 and 20. Testing was conducted by the State Laboratory of Public Health (SLPH) on July 30. It is typical to detect WNV in mosquitoes at these hig…
The memorial for Corey Ruiz has been in place on Williamson Street since Wednesday, when Ruiz was shot dead by police there. It was still holding strong Saturday, with no sign of police or other means of removal. Protesters said they plan on staying as long as they can.
Kadin Hoger was grilling at the encampment on Williamson and South Baldwin streets from 2 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday.
People gather at Williamson and South Baldwin Streets where Corey Ruiz was fatally shot by a police officer on Wednesday afternoon in Madison.
Town Creek Indian Mound Visitors Center will close for a major renovation project. The grounds will remain open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Goats are used in California to clear brush and prevent wildfires, but new labor laws increasing overtime pay for goat herders have made this practice too costly.
The narrow vote came after bipartisan concerns over Blanche's lack of independence from the White House nearly derailed the nomination.
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The memorial for Corey Ruiz has been in place on Williamson Street since Wednesday, when Ruiz was shot dead by police there. It was still holding strong Saturday, with no sign of police or other means of removal. Protesters said they plan on staying as long as they can.
Kadin Hoger was grilling at the encampment on Williamson and South Baldwin streets from 2 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday.
People gather at Williamson and South Baldwin Streets where Corey Ruiz was fatally shot by a police officer on Wednesday afternoon in Madison.
The Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office is recognizing the vital contributions of its 911 telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.
Trump’s remaking of the Rose Garden continues with sculptures lining one side of the paved-over garden, facing the Oval Office.
The Charlotte Motor Speedway has had little difficulty winning favorable legislation from state lawmakers over the years — without the need of a lobbyist. Last year, lawmakers passed a law shielding the Concord speedway and other racetracks from noise and other nuisance complaints. In 2023, lawmakers gave it and other major sports venues in the state the right to set up sports betting hubs ...
There are a handful of unusual legal questions that tend to come up yearly during the summer months in North Carolina.
"It would be the largest teacher pay raise since at least 2006," Hall said during the May 12 presentation.