A freight train derailed in a Chicago suburb on Thursday, briefly sparking evacuations of nearby homes and businesses. The train derailed at 217th Street and Main in Matteson, NBC Chicago reported. A mandatory evacuation was underway amid a suspected leak from the derailed cars. The evacuation affected people and businesses within a quarter-mile east, 1 mile west […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will meet for their first general election debate Thursday in Georgia, the battleground that yielded the closest 2020 margin of any state and became the epicenter of Trump’s efforts to overturn Biden’s election. Now, in their rematch, Georgia will test which man can […]
A Southwest Airlines passenger jet flew so low over Yukon early Wednesday morning that it triggered an altitude alert at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport and had locals asking about it on social media. Just after midnight Wednesday, the flight from Las Vegas had been cleared to land on a visual approach from the […]
A Southwest Airlines passenger jet flew so low over Yukon early Wednesday morning that it triggered an altitude alert at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport and had locals asking about it on social media. Just after midnight Wednesday, the flight from Las Vegas had been cleared to land on a visual approach from the […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A personal-finance study names one St. Louis suburb among 25 U.S. cities “where the ultra-wealthy live.” GoBankingRates.com published the study last December, classifying an “ultra-wealthy” individual as one with a minimum net worth of at least $30 million. A research team used Census data to determine which cities had the […]
CHICAGO – A Chicago suburb has been named the safest and most affordable city in the United States, according to a new survey. The study, conducted by GoBankingRates, ranked the top 50 cities across the U.S. for safety and cost of living. Elgin took the number one spot on the list, while Joliet ranked 17th. […]
A tornado killed a two-year-old boy and injured his mother on Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit. It comes as emergency workers in Maryland were responding to reports of collapsed structures with people trapped inside after a tornado there. Officials in Livonia, Michigan, said in a post on the city’s […]
Alexis Farrow is thrilled to finally move into her studio apartment in Elk Grove this month. She recently went for a walkthrough and has already imagined what decorations she will have on the walls. Farrow, 31, has lived at home with her parents all her life and will experience for the first time what it’s […]
At a tiny gas-station grill in suburban west Fort Worth, the chef’s mind is on June. “Two years ago last week, I came to Fort Worth and I prayed to the Lord,” said Damian Crockem, a New Orleans native finding a Texas following for his Cajun cooking. “And June is also when I lost my […]
Home security cameras captured dramatic footage of the powerful storm that swept through the Houston area on Thursday, May 16, where weather officials confirmed a tornado touched down. Video captured on Zerin Dube’s home cameras in the Houston suburb of Cypress shows strong winds knocking over a plant and a chair being blown across the […]
Whether for families seeking multigenerational living options, those wanting to carve out space in a tight housing market or investors hoping to generate passive income, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) show no signs of slowing down. Edina is the latest Minnesota city to allow secondary units (also called small apartments, guest suites or otherwise) on existing […]
In our Reality Check stories, Wichita Eagle journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Story idea? tips@wichitaeagle.com. The city of Goddard wants to use a new state incentive program to give a developer $1.2 million in taxpayer money to buy 7.57 acres from Rodney Steven II and Brandon Steven. The land would […]