A federal judge has selected Nicholas Deml, the former head of Vermont’s prison system, to take control of Rikers Island. Deml, who is also a former C.I.A. officer, has been named the new “Nunez ...

West Virginians told the state government they wanted less of a threat of data centers pervading their neighborhoods and more control over their backyards. Instead, the legislative session that ended ...

Governor Greg Abbott made a bold claim this week that should catch the attention of Texans from the plains of the Panhandle to the shores of the Gulf Coast. Responding to water challenges in Corpus ...

An Alabama lawmaker who won election to the House in 2024 campaigning on reproductive rights is planning to file a late-session bill to protect access to contraceptives and in-vitro fertilization (IVF ...

The Legislature wrapped up its five-week session Friday after a packed final day in which lawmakers approved a slew of closely watched bills, including one to use state dollars to renovate the Moda ...

The man accused of killing a Portland mother and leaving her 1-year-old son alone in a car with her dead body back in 2024 is back in Oregon. Timber faller airlifted to Portland hospital after remote ...

IPSWICH — Former Danvers Town Manager Steve Bartha and former Beverly City Councilor Brendan Sweeney are among three finalists seeking the town manager role in Ipswich. The third candidate is current ...

BATON ROUGE — State Senate President Cameron Henry and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier both expressed concern Monday about a spate of bills that might give communities veto power over carbon capture ...

MOSCOW — Moscow Mayor Hailey Lewis on Wednesday warned community members about the Idaho Legislature’s attempts to limit local control over city issues. Lewis made these remarks while delivering the ...

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a statewide zoning law in his State of the State address on Wednesday, drastically limiting the authority local governments have to control what types of ...

BROWNSBURG, Ind. — To keep kids safe online, Indiana University cybersecurity professor Scott Shackleford said parents need to treat "cyber hygiene" like personal hygiene. "The default on Roblox — and ...