As a kid spending his summers in Grand Rapids, Cloquet Police Chief Derek Randall recalls how his grandfather, the Itasca County sheriff, spoke fluent Ojibwe with residents and the sense of respect ...

Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading "fairly quickly" across the wild and domestic bird populations and, now, among ...

Robert Kindroth, chief of the Swedish Center for Preventing Violent Extremism (CVE), answers The Local's questions on whether ...

Health officials say a measles outbreak in West Texas is growing because of low vaccine rates and undetected infections.

Windows: do not open. Gone are the days when one could open the window late at night and breathe in the desert air. Opening ...

Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments ...

Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President Donald Trump’s administration.

There are still criticisms of the law; a spokesman for the American Chemistry Council told The New York Times that there ...

Let your little leprechauns bestow all the magical wishes their hearts desire on St. Paddy’s Day with these bold, glittery ...

The mayor says writing on the signs would discourage people from feeding the homeless and instead, direct them to the city's ...

Los Angeles County was placed under a wind advisory by the National Weather Service on Friday at 4:41 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 2 p.m.

The latest on the Harney Street bridge demolition, a U.S. Senator’s upcoming visit to Omaha, and more. Vermont Senator Bernie ...