Bears are sparking surprise and action in headlines from coast to coast. This list of stories outlines harrowing close-calls ...

It is essential that public employees be able to speak freely on matters of public concern without fear of retaliatory ...

The sheriff has questioned if the new county corrections department has the authority to allow corrections officers to carry ...

The afternoon of April 26, the 13-year-old boys told deputies they were walking down the street near a Fort Myers apartment ...

The west end entrance to Columbia Park Trail was closed for several hours on Sunday while police investigated.

A shooting left a 13-year-old boy dead and another injured, Oregon officials said. On April 27, Gresham officers got reports ...

A fisherman reeled in a strange-looking sea creature with hairy claws from an Oregon river, wildlife officials said. It ended ...

“KFC sells hundreds of thousands of buckets of fried chicken each Mother’s Day, making it one of its most popular days of the ...

The nurse was conducting rounds when she was choked and slammed to the ground by the patient, authorities say.

A Powerball player just missed a massive jackpot prize — but still scored a big windfall in North Carolina. The player bought ...

A rarely seen species of whale became stranded alive on a North Carolina island, only to perish before help could arrive, ...