WASHINGTON – On the day before the Jan. 6 Capitol assault, a Republican congressman sent a text message to White...

The United States is at its lowest level of executions in decades this year, continuing a downward trend in executions...

NEW YORK – A former office worker for financier Jeffrey Epstein testified Thursday as the first defense witness at the...

McMINNVILLE, Ore. – The opioid epidemic blew into this picturesque Oregon town like a toxic wind, leaving overdoses, addiction, homelessness...

Jetsam is a 3-year-old male, long-haired tabby who came into the Regional Animal Shelter on July 30. This social boy...

The Red Cross reports that the blood supply in our area is very low. As a result, several blood drives...

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

Some Independence City Council members say a study now in its final stages can provide a framework for long-term housing...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A new cross-state recreational trail is an important step closer to completion after Missouri announced on...

As a growing number of Missouri school districts drop COVID-19 mitigation measures under threat from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, at...