Three white men were arrested Friday in connection with the torching of a predominantly black church hours after Barack Obama won the presidential election. The Nov. 5 fire destroyed the Macedonia Church of God in Christ, which was under construction. The suspects, Benjamin Haskell, 23, Michael Jacques ...

Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that a man charged with drugging, sexually assaulting and killing his 12-year-old niece coerced another girl into aiding his plot by claiming to be part of a child-sex club that sometimes selected girls for "termination." The federal grand ...

Children's librarian Judith Flint was getting ready for the monthly book discussion group for 8- and 9-year-olds on "Love That Dog" when police showed up. They weren't kidding around: Five state police detectives wanted to seize Kimball Public Library's public access computers ...