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Several witnesses described a dramatic scene in which the aircraft, a 1981 twin-engine Cessna 414, burst into flames and began breaking apart. Four people were killed in a house in Yorba Linda.

The prospect of high school sports returning to competition in the fall could be in jeopardy, according to Limestone High School Athletic Director Brian...

Pat Quinn has been sworn in as Illinois' new governor, replacing Rod Blagojevich who was ousted on charges of abuse of power. Quinn is considered a reformer and a political maverick, an outsider even in his own party.

Authorities say 11 skydivers and a pilot are presumed dead after a single-engine turboprop plane crashed Sunday near Butler, Missouri.

Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.

Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies.

A Peoria woman was saddened, but not surprised, by the news in April that her former boyfriend Joshua Livingston faced murder charges in connection with the death of Melissa Ostrom, one of five central Illinois woman who sought protective orders after their relationships with him turned violent.

High gas prices are having ripple effects throughout the economy. Trucking, flying and farming are all trying to ride out the current price spikes.

The Bloomington Public Library faces a number of challenges and opportunities, most of which will wait until a new director is found. Terry Lindberg is…

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is developing a framework for assessing drought in a changing climate. It's a difficult task, as what's considered drought is often situational.