Rick Felton worked for the railroad and was used to hearing metal on metal. Still, the CSX brakeman was sonically unprepared for what shrieked across the night before the Election Day Flood of Nov. 5, ...

Forty years ago on November 4, 1985, a flood devastated the Roanoke Valley. The remnants of Hurricane Juan dumped more than ...

On this day 40 years ago, West Virginia faced one of the worst natural disasters in the state’s history, the Flood of 1985, ...

Richmond experienced severe flooding, with the James River cresting at its highest levels in more than a decade.

Andy Shaw argues that civility and toughness — hallmarks of Chicago’s best reporters — are exactly what journalism needs now.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A judge on Monday ordered the government to preserve all video evidence that shows federal immigration enforcement agents deploying tear gas and other chemical agents toward ...

Herrera, 18, was last seen on Friday. She is a senior and part of the swimming team at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School. Chicago police said the 18 year old hasn't been seen since Friday. She ...

The top two teams in the American League face off one last time Monday with a long-awaited World Series berth on the line. The Blue Jays forced a Game 7 with a 6-2 win Sunday, pounding out 11 hits ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Video captured a car theft outside of a downtown hotel on Saturday morning. It happened near the Palmer House Hilton hotel in the Loop around 6 a.m. The video shows a 58-year-old man ...

BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- It was a peaceful day in Broadview following clashes early Friday morning which led to 11 protesters being arrested by Illinois State Police. It was the first time a large ...

BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- Crews appeared to start dismantling the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility fence late Tuesday night, ahead of an 11:59 p.m. Tuesday deadline set by a judge ...

A federal judge’s order that requires the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take down fencing at its Chicago-area detention facility has to be fulfilled before Tuesday becomes Wednesday.