Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Abbey Westbury
NTSB: Drugged man caused crash that killed 5 bicyclists
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Federal safety regulators have closed their investigation of a crash that killed…
Oklahoma priest’s remains exhumed in beatification process
OKLAHOMA CITY – The remains of a priest who was killed during an Oklahoma mission…
House passes bill to crack down on Syria’s financial backers
WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House has overwhelmingly approved legislation that crack downs on financial supporters…
CBS pairs ‘Big Bang’ & spin-off; O’Brien re-ups with TBS
NEW YORK – “Young Sheldon” and his grown-up version on “The Big Bang Theory” will…
The Latest: FBI director candidates paraded past reporters
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the search for a new FBI director (all times EDT):…
The Latest: Vegas police: Unapproved neck hold used in chase
LAS VEGAS – The Latest on the death of an unarmed man in Las Vegas…
Saskatchewan to appeal school funding decision that it already plans to bypass
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government says it will appeal a Court of Queen’s Bench ruling…
The Latest: Oklahoman says he was lucky when tornado struck
CHETEK, Wis. – The Latest on the deadly storms in the central U.S. (all times…
The Latest: Senate field swells as qualifying ends
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Latest on the U.S. Senate race in Alabama (all times local):…
Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard seeks to ease parole conditions
NEW YORK – Freed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard’s lawyer faced a skeptical appeals judge as…
The Latest: Chaffetz, Cummings praise Mueller choice
WASHINGTON – The Latest on developments on Capitol Hill about the House oversight investigation into…
First-degree murder charge in death of man sitting in car at Surrey, B.C., hotel
SURREY, B.C. – A charge of first-degree murder has been laid against a 22-year-old man…
Rising waters of B.C. rivers still causing soggy woe for southern Interior
VANCOUVER – Waterways in British Columbia’s Nicola Valley, near Merritt, are the latest to burst…
California lawmaker pulls bill on Cold War-era communist ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A bill that would have let communists legally work in California government…
Mexico’s president calls for more protection of journalists
MEXICO CITY – Shouts of “justice” echoed from the press corps Wednesday moments after Mexico…
New death in Venezuela puts toll at level of 2014 unrest
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela – Legions of national guardsmen and military helicopters began descending on a…
Report: House GOP leader suggested Putin was paying Trump
WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suggested last year to fellow top Republicans that…
Q&A: The mechanics of the Trump Russia special counsel
WASHINGTON – Q. What will Robert Mueller do as special counsel? A. Mueller is supposed…
The Latest: Trump says Russia probe will find no collusion
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a…
Navy fires 2 ship commanders for not following procedures
SAN DIEGO – The Navy has fired two commanders of a San Diego-based ship after…
With waiver, US lets Iran keep getting benefits of nuke deal
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration took a key step Wednesday toward preserving the Obama-era nuclear…
Australian tax official charged in $123 million fraud probe
CANBERRA, Australia – Australian police say a senior tax bureaucrat and his son are among…
Jhumpa Lahiri wins Malamud Award for short-story excellence
NEW YORK – Two short fiction collections by Jhumpa Lahiri have convinced prize judges that…
Special prosecutor abruptly named to probe Trump-Russia ties
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department abruptly appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller Wednesday night as…