Citizens voicing their concerns at tonight's Columbia County meeting over library books and who gets to pick them.

Experts are warning of a national decline in the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination rate among US children as cases ...

If the skies look a bit hazy to you, you're not just seeing things: The smoke from wildfires in Canada is so bad, it's even impacting Georgia.

Several states currently offer property tax exemptions to older homeowners, and seven more are now trying to introduce ...

Use the links below to learn more about federal officials, state officials, cities, school districts, courts, and ballot measures in this county. Georgia Public Service Commission District 1 Jason ...

The final episode of the podcast “Death County, PA” begins to answer the ... be providing critical oversight were part of a “good old boys club,” where money and favors moved back and ...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County deputies are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 14-year-old, said RCSD. Deputies said Landon Hodges was last seen on foot in the 2200 ...

Musser of the Lancaster Crime Unit. The release lists the victim as a 15-year-old girl from Paradise. However, the narrative section of the report states the boy exposed himself to an 8-year-old girl.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A Columbia County man is accused of raping a child younger than 13. Investigators said the victim reported the rape at around 7:45 a.m. on Monday. Thomas Simmons, 45, of Ghent, is accused of ...

Melissa Phelps, 42, of Havana was identified as the person who died Monday after a two-vehicle collision, according to a release Tuesday from the Fulton County Coroner’s office. Illinois State ...