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Healthcare leaders in Bloomington Normal say they don't worry too much about having half the hospital beds the World Health Organization recommends for a community this size, they're confident they can pivot in a pinch. Besides, they say, if you add beds, they get filled. Meet the new director of the Western Avenue Community Center and hear how she learned to love multiculturalism. Recent house flooding in Normal was far less than in Bloomington, but that doesn't mean there are no lessons to be learned there. And getting rid of household hazardous waste in an approved way is difficult, expensive, and rare. The Ecology Action Center has an option coming up this fall.

GOP Lawmakers have approved funds for the Kennedy Center under the condition that the opera house be renamed after the first lady. It's the latest big change for the arts organization under Trump.

After an off-duty pilot allegedly tried to shut down the engines during an Horizon Air flight, the FAA's policies around mental health are getting renewed scrutiny.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has not ordered a statewide mask mandate, even as coronavirus cases set new records in Florida. Some local officials have imposed their own restrictions to try to slow the spread.

President Trump's pardon of former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has caused a national uproar. Arpaio's successor, Sheriff Paul Penzone, reacts to Trump's decision and discusses the path away from Arpaio's legacy.

Tina Peters — a local Republican election clerk who has been indicted on 10 charges of election tampering and misconduct — is running for Colorado's top election job in Tuesday's primary.

It's prime tick season, especially in the Northeast and Midwest. The prevalence of ticks is changing the way some people in highly affected areas live their lives.

The California coastal city of Malibu accounts for a tiny fraction of Los Angeles County's homeless population. The exclusive community plans to handle the issue by moving unhoused people elsewhere.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case brought by a grandmother whose condo was auctioned after she failed to pay property taxes. The county reportedly kept the $25,000 over the amount she owed.

Ventura County Sheriff Sgt. Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran of the department, was one of the first officers at the bar shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The department says he died in the line of duty.