Author: Christal Hayes, USA TODAY

Landslides of rock and mud closed roads in California as heavy rains kicked off a series of storms that will usher in the new year

Authorities in the small Nebraska city of Laurel are investigating after four people were found dead in two fires that broke out just blocks apart

The Tuesday mayoral primary in Los Angeles could signal a shift for a city known nationally as a progressive trendsetter.

A man stabbed three people at Encino Hospital Medical Center in California Friday before barricading himself in the facility. He was later arrested.

Homeless deaths are spiking. Fentanyl, a potent opioid that fueled a record number of overdoses in the U.S. last year, is a likely culprit.

Authorities say a barrel containing human remains was discovered in Lake Mead amid a drought that has dropped water levels to historic lows.

Police in southeast Washington are searching for a suspect they say opened fire inside a grocery store, killing one person and injuring another.

Brian Laundrie wrote in a notebook found with his remains that he killed fiancee Gabby Petito, the FBI said Friday.

Americans ushered in 2022 with exploding COVID-19 cases, thousands of canceled flights and quickly-filling hospital beds. COVID-19 updates.