The Cottonwood Fire southeast of North Platte in Lincoln and Dawson counties had burned 122,144 acres as of noon Monday and remained 0% contained.

Serving as second-in-command is hungry work, as proven by the restaurants most frequented by those acting as vice president of the United States.

A Mt. Pleasant woman will be one of several people honored by the Westmoreland Historical Society. The Westmoreland ...

Arthur Liu is the father of Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu and the driving force behind much of her figure skating journey. From fleeing China after the Tiananmen Square protests to building a life ...

Alysa Liu's father had the perfect reaction to his daughter winning gold in the women's free skate short program event at the Winter Olympics. At long last, the USA has a medalist in the women's free ...

Editor's note: Alysa Liu won Olympic gold in women's figure skating. Alysa Liu's comeback to figure skating could reach its greatest heights beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the 2026 Winter Olympics, ...

Mikhail Gorbachev had been the leader of the Soviet Union for just 13 days when he was suddenly faced with an international crisis. On March 24, 1985, a Soviet sentry shot and killed U.S. Army Maj.

Soul singer Michael Eugene Archer, better known as D’Angelo, died Oct. 14, 2026 Soul singer Michael Eugene Archer, better known as D’Angelo, died Oct. 14, 2026, from pancreatic cancer. Due to his ...

Arthur shows children many ways to celebrate "the holidays." Arthur gives kids a new spin on seasonal traditions, showing children many ways to celebrate "the holidays." Plans are underway in Elwood ...

On his 70th birthday, in 1905, Mark Twain gave a speech about the secret to successful aging. (If 70 doesn’t sound aged to you, bear in mind that because of high infant-mortality rates, the average ...

Kim Porter’s life continues to be celebrated by her children. In honor of what would have marked the late model’s 55th birthday, her and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ twin daughters D’Lila Combs and Jessie ...

Arthur Morrell, who spent decades representing New Orleans as a criminal court clerk and in the State Capitol, hopes to make a return to politics by way of a vacant state Senate seat. Morrell on Dec.