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On Tuesday, Los Angeles teachers approved a deal with the school district — ending a six-day strike. By Wednesday morning, many educators were relieved to be back in the classroom.

Warm temperatures have Californians again bracing for wildfires. But to better prepare, the residents of Ventura say they need a clearer picture of what went wrong in the destructive 2017 Thomas Fire.

The Paid Leave for All Workers act stipulates employers bank one hour for every 40 worked, up to 40 hours a year. Some businesses worry about what the law could do to their bottom line.

In an effort to modernize wastewater treatment, the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District [BNWRD] and Illinois State University’s Center for a Sustainable Water Future are forming a partnership to bring green infrastructure directly to Twin City residents.

Town of Normal staff are asking the Council to approve sidewalk and road construction along a stretch of Division Street. The Council will vote this…

The Voting Rights Act requires some states and local areas to offer election materials in more than just English. But the support for voters is limited to Spanish, Asian and Native American languages.

The bishops' decision formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. They also approved a special message on immigration, expressing concern over enforcement and conditions in detention centers.

The White House has announced further efforts to combat the nation's opioid epidemic. Including new funding that would expand access to medically assisted treatment to tens of thousands of people.

Adults berated and talked over Not In Our Schools leader Yvin Chin at a recent Bloomington school board meeting. The issue of Black History education has become heated in Bloomington Normal. Plus, a man who helped free 18 innocent people from Illinois prisons is retiring. John Hanlon talks about justice, injustice, and truth. The Illinois State University Athletics Director has been watching state lawmakers change gambling rules and gauges the impact on collegiate athletics. And Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille says the college is moving to address an underdeveloped area of the workforce, agriculture.

Because of its remote location, cartographers have long taken the same approach to representing the Scottish archipelago on maps: they draw a box around it, and put that box wherever it fits.