A five-minute drive from this community's lone gas station leads to a gateway to untapped riches: A bed of coal twice the size of Lake Michigan. Earth-movers are peeling back layers of dirt and limestone here at the Midway mine and at ...

A New York City hunter pleaded guilty to manslaughter Friday for firing a bullet that killed a 16-month-old girl inside her grandparents' trailer in the Catskill Mountains. Edward Taibi, 46, of Queens, entered his plea and apologized to the girl's family in court just as his trial was ...

Breaking News: The House has reconvened after a recess and voted for Carter County Rep. Kent Williams (R) as the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

The vote was in favor of Williams with 50 votes to Rep. Jason Mumpower’s 49 votes.

The race was close in the House, where Republicans have a one-seat majority. Kent Williams is ...