WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law, authorizing $768.2 billion in military spending, including...

NEW YORK – The judge presiding over the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell cited an “astronomical spike” in the...

The new year is almost here, and with it will come a host of new developments and debates about some...

BSA Troop 1228 at Christ United Methodist Church in Independence has two new Eagle Scouts. The troop held an Eagle...

For those who put up a live Christmas tree or who have wreaths or garland decorations made from live material,...

Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence,...

The area is seeing its highest COVID-19 case rates since early August, the Jackson County Health Department says, and cases...

The eagles are OK, but the neighborhood has changed. “I think that in the community a lot of people appreciate...

In Cape Girardeau County, the coroner hasn’t pronounced a single person dead of COVID-19 in 2021. Wavis Jordan, a Republican...

The man arrested Friday evening in connection with the shooting death of a toddler in Independence is in custody in...