US NEWS & HEADLINES

At a time when the majority of Americans view the deteriorating climate with high importance, President Joe Biden will be heading to an important U.N. Climate Summit. This is an increase in concern from just a few short years ago.

After flooding roads and toppling trees, a powerful storm swept towards Southern California.

Although the U.S. welcomes tens of thousands Afghans who were airlifted from Kabul, it has not disclosed much publicly about a small number of those who are still overseas. These include dozens of people who caused security concerns during security screening and were sent to an American base located in the Balkan country of Kosovo.

Parents trying to adopt kids in Texas could soon be dismisses by the state or private organizations with religious protests to them being Jewish, gay, Muslim, single, or interfaith couples, under a proposition in the Republican-controlled Legislature.

CaptionCloseThis winter has presented quite the upset in meteorological worlds: Seattle has out-snowed king-of-winter Minneapolis for much of the winter.Since Jan. 1, Seattle has had 10.2 inches of snow, while Minneapolis has had just 8.4 inches -- including...

CaptionCloseAuthorities responded to reports of a car smashed into a utility pole early Wednesday morning in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood.The crash occurred on 15th Avenue South between State Street and Holgate at a bit before 4:30 a.m.The driver side...

Road money Municipalities in Westmoreland County, like those throughout the state, will benefit from increased liquid fuels payments — annual allocations from the state to local governments that are earmarked for construction, maintenance and repair of...

CaptionCloseBoeing is investigating an internal security breach impacting thousands of employees in four states, including Washington.The company said it was notified in January after a worker accidentally sent the personal information of 36,000 Boeing employees...

Sonoma County’s two members of Congress said President Donald Trump made expansive promises and talked about spending trillions of taxpayer dollars in a speech Tuesday night that was short on explaining how any of it will be done.“He made a lot of lofty...

CaptionClosePolice on Wednesday arrested a man after a high-speed chase that ended with a crash on the city's West Side.It is unclear what initiated the chase, but it came to a conclusion around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Culebra Road and Zarzamora...

Recently, Oxford Central School student Jen Reid participated in the St. Baldrick's Foundation fundraiser to benefit cancer research.   Jen Reid not only raised money but had her head shaved to show support for cancer patients. (Courtesy photo) ...

A rollover crash was reported just before 10 a.m. Wednesday on Route 309 South, a Lehigh County dispatcher confirmed. No one appeared injured in the wreck near the Interstate 78 overpass in Lower Macungie Township, the dispatcher said. MORE: Rollover wreck...

The Boys and Girls Club of Easton is hosting Girls' Basketball Clinics 10 to 11 a.m. starting Saturday, March 4 with extended play and skill development training from 11a.m. until noon. Girls who are looking for more fun, want to learn new skills like...

CaptionCloseOTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on severe weather affecting a large swath of the central U.S. (all times local):8:25 a.m.Severe thunderstorms that swept through Indiana overnight cut power to nearly 30,000 homes and businesses.Duke Energy...

North Warren girls basketball junior Kelly Vuz knocked down a free throw with 1:30 left in the fourth quarter to put her team ahead and herself into the Patriots’ record book. Vuz, a guard, scored her 1,000th career point as 10th-seeded North Warren...

Warren County's Democrats are working from the top down. The small, long-quiet party committee on Sunday held its first nominating convention in more than a decade, backing a candidate for New Jersey governor. But they won't stop there. Committee...

VAN NUYS — A fire damaged a Mormon church today in Van Nuys, but no one was hurt.The blaze was reported at 2:13 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 15555 Saticoy St., according to Brian Humphrey of Los Angeles Fire Department.Flames...

President Trump’s well-delivered speech to Congress on Tuesday night answered one major question — whether he could offer the country a less divisive tone — but provided almost no clarity about how he hopes to fulfill the promises that he made in his...