After weeks of grim news about heartbreak and loss, the stories of pets -- cats, dogs, chickens, goldfish -- that survived ...

On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, 11-year-old Vada saw her dad collapse. His heart had stopped. She immediately called 911 ...

Here's a full recap of the third episode of School Spirit season 2, titled "Can't Hauntly Wait." It's now streaming on ...

Catholic completed its first part of the area journey unbeaten, improving to 4-0 on Friday with an 80-23 rout of LAMP in the Catholic gym. The Knights will host Trinity, Booker T. Washington and ...

Catholic coach Mike Curry was happy his team recorded its second consecutive area victory on Friday with a 53-42 win over LAMP, but he wasn’t particularly pleased with the performance as the Knights ...

One tip he said often gets overlooked is holding off on getting a car wash ... next morning it's frozen solid and they'll yank on your plastic door handle and it's going to come off in your ...

If you’re pressed for time, here’s a quick look at our top five: Also known as wake up light alarms, bodyclock lights, natural light alarm clocks or SAD alarm clocks, these devices provide a ...

Police shared this image of Blessing Aoci. Rock Island Police Department An Amber Alert had been issued for the girl, and police conducted door-to-door canvassing and used drones in the search ...

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There’s no better example of having a case of Mondays than the day after the Super Bowl. Coors Light announced Wednesday that it’s temporarily changing its name to “Mondays Light” in an ...

Both girls love animals and baking and live in Columbia. The only difference Ellie saw between them was that Summer is an 18-inch doll and Ellie is a real, live second-grader. Clothed in a rainbow ...

What it means to be good — or not — is the infected wound at the center of Aria Aber’s debut novel, “Good Girl.” The narrator is a forlorn young woman named Nila Haddadi, and the story ...