The Douglas County Health Department said Wednesday that cases of pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” have spiked in recent weeks.

Residents of the Plattsmouth area may see and hear an aircraft going overhead at low levels in the coming days, but ...

Orange Lutheran plays JSerra in a CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal playoff game Friday at Orange Coast College.

A Portland man with a prior DUII conviction is now in custody, accused of fatally hitting a woman with a truck and then fleeing in September, court documents and jail records show. Richard A. Epton, ...

A Nebraska State Patrol trooper responded to La Hacienda Grocery ... according to the trooper’s report. The trooper and a ...

The Stanton County Sheriff’s Office is at the scene of a shooting northeast of Stanton on Wednesday. The sheriff’s office was ...

The former receiver who grew up helping on his family’s ranch in Pueblo, Colorado, worked his way to becoming a linebacker ...

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Significant quantities of used materials were left throughout the lane at Craigneuk that is located between the residential ...

We've compiled a list of athletes from throughout Nebraska who have signed to continue playing sports in college.

The Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots enter Week 11 both looking to climb out of their division's basements. A win here would do wonders to each team's standing in the AFC East and NFC West ...

President-elect Donald Trump, newly-elected to a second term in office, has promised the largest mass deportation operation ...