John Griffin

The extreme heat is being blamed for two deaths in Indiana. Paul and Marcella Armes were found dead in their mobile home in Evansville Monday. Evansville Police said the temperature inside was 108 degrees. All of the windows and doors were shut. Police...

The Des Plaines Theatre hopes to open its doors Nov. 11, as the former vaudeville house in the heart of downtown nears the final stage …...

Journalism Lesson From a Dixie Editor My mother didn't exactly cancel her subscription to The Mirror News. What she did, she called me up -- collect -- from her flat in the Bronx just before Christmas last year with the hint that it would be "nice" if I...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- KY3's Ethan and Sara Forhetz are proud parents again. This time it's a boy! The couple welcomed John Griffin Forhetz to their family late Thursday night.  He'll be known as Griffin.  The big baby boy weighed 10 pounds, 11 ounces at...

It probably wasn't an ideal time to ask about the future of the Corona del Mar High football program, but Coach Scott Meyer is so cooperative and kind that he answered my question anyway. Meyer's shirt was still wet after being drenched with water in...

Susan Bush must hold back tears when she talks about the football season. She becomes emotional when discussing how meaningful this week is for her family and her sons, Sam and Peter. "They have worked so hard for so many months," Susan says, her tone...

Get the latest results for today's federal, state and county races. President 5852 of 6088 precincts reporting Barack Obama 49.9% 3,977,167 Mitt Romney 49.2% 3,924,092 Gary Johnson 0.5% 42,123 Jill Stein 0.1% 8,382 Roseanne Barr 0.1% 7,708...

Those trying to celebrate what is traditionally considered an annual rite of summer — catching crabs to feast on — are reminded that those tasty critters typically can be found in the same waters as the state's reptile, the diamondback...

Getting ready for that long ride to the beach? It's time for parents to take away their kids' iPads, iPhones and even those soon-to-be outdated iPods. For an alternative, there's the 15th edition of the Maryland Bay Game. The 2012-13 version of the...

PETOSKEY — There’s a good chance that office chatter today, Friday, won’t be so much about weekend plans, but how you and your coworkers would spend half a billion dollars. At 11 p.m. tonight, someone could be $640 million richer if...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia has a new fund to help victims of disasters. Gov. Bob McDonnell said Wednesday that the Virginia Disaster Relief Fund will be made a permanent part of the state's disaster relief tools. Officials say it will serve as a...