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School board meetings, usually one of the most mundane examples of local democracy in action, have exploded with vitriol across the country in recent months, and many school leaders are scared.

Morey, a well-known surfer in Southern California in the '50s and '60s, invented the Boogie Board in 1971 in Hawaii. Morey's invention remains a popular choice for those wanting to ride some waves.

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois voters have received a ballot in the mail but not yet returned it. Illinois State Board of Election spokesperson Matt...

Case seeks to overturn recent ruling by 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Florida wants to start taking mountains of waste material from phosphate mining to use in road construction. The hitch: It's mildly radioactive, and environmental groups say it poses a health risk.

The midterm elections are officially underway and contests in Texas and North Carolina will be the first major opportunity for parties to hear from voters about what's important to them in 2026.

Dozens of ballot measures to raise local taxes were approved, and President-elect Donald Trump has called for more spending on infrastructure. But there are questions about Trump's funding sources.

A van with laser scanners will drive all 400-plus lane miles in the town to see just how good or bad the streets are. Town Engineer Ryan Otto said the mapping can detect differences in depths of just a few millimeters. That's a lot less than the average pothole. Otto said there's a reason for that.

There were just three students at the Glen School in Sioux County, Neb., during the spring of 2005. Now the one-room school is closed, the victim of a declining area population.

Union County responders posted on Facebook that the alarms were coming from this year's swarm of cicadas. Their singing can sound like a car alarm and can reach 120 decibels.