A Latvian mountaineering group says three climbers on Alaska’s Mount McKinley who fell near a treacherous pass on North America’s tallest peak have died. A fourth climber has been rescued.

Today is Saturday, May 30, 2026. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: In 1926, John Bruder resigned yesterday as deputy sheriff of Champaign County, effective immediately.

David Johnston was a licensed attorney when he illegally entered the Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. More than five ...

The carcass of a humpback whale has been dragged onto a Danish beach after two weeks of the body languishing in shallow waters. The whale had gained the nicknames “Timmy” ...

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Multiple titles could be won by area athletes in Saturday’s state track finals at O’Brien Stadium in Charleston ...

Russian intelligence agencies have grown more aggressive in their efforts to steal Western technology and defense secrets as sanctions squeeze the country’s wartime economy. That's according to three ...

But a late rally from Washington helped the Panthers to a 3-2 win against the Maroons in a Class 3A Lincoln Sectional championship game on Friday afternoon, bringing a halt to Central’s winningest ...

Thanks to 15-year-old Sam Horn, St. Thomas More is May's recipient of Champaign American Legion Post 24's monthly award for proper display of the American flag.

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to recuse herself in a fight over Georgia election records, arguing that she attended an event honoring Fulton County District Attorney ...

Each week, The News-Gazette will show a screenshot of a home from a movie or TV show and ask readers, “Who lives here?” Send your guesses to wholiveshere@news-gazette.com, and we’ll give a winner a ...