The North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced a mandatory evacuation starting at 8:20 p.m. Saturday for parts of Polk County in western North Carolina about 80 miles (128.7 kilometers) west ...

For the first time, Columbus joins a list of the 200 happiest cities on Earth, according to the latest World Happiness Report.

In a past column, I talked about a book written in 2018 titled “Our Towns,” authored by James and Deborah Fallows, who flew across much of this nation and visited many communities. One such visitation ...

Black Cove, Deep Woods, Fish Hook fires burn 1,100 acres, destroy homes POLK COUNTY—Three separate wildfires have burned at ...

Marion was named one of the best places to live in Ohio in 2025 by WorldAtlas. The list named 14 cities and towns in Ohio and Maron was No. 8. Worldatlas.com publishes articles on geography, travel, ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Firefighters gained some ground Thursday in the blaze that has scorched thousands of acres between Miami and the Florida Keys, blanketing the region in smoke and periodically ...

The latest U.S. Census population estimates confirm that the Columbus metro continues to be a major driver of growth in the ...

The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down in Bartholomew County during severe thunderstorms ...

Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...

Residents of Columbus should check the city’s public tree inventory map to determine whether a tree is city property before ...

Columbus saw the largest population increase of any Ohio metropolitan area after the COVID-19 pandemic, a change driven by ...

Storms left their mark on parts of Indiana. A line of severe weather swept through the Hoosier State Wednesday night, carving a trail of damage that left thousands of people without ...