Dispatchers gave residents a backup police number as countywide 911 service faltered Wednesday night in St. Charles County.

Fire crews checked on Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy after a nearby lightning strike, but classes never stopped.

The girl allegedly climbed out a shelter window before the 30-year-old picked her up nearby, police say.

Everett Appiagyei-Savoy graduated high school a year early with an associate degree already in hand. Now he needs help closing a steep financial gap at Morehouse.

Clifford Smith died days after being struck at Market Street and Kerr Avenue, an intersection with a long crash history.

David L. James faces four charges in a child sexual assault case.

A cyclist died at the scene near the Highway 101 on-ramp Thursday morning, closing westbound Tully Road for hours.

Brenda Daurham's Markham home has sat with no running water since a burst pipe and a denied Allstate claim. Tyler Perry is now covering the fallout.

Custom cars, K-9 demos and a Dunk-a-Cop booth hit Simi Valley City Hall to fund a decades-old police youth program.

All Pro Automotive customers found the shop shuttered and their cars sitting in a storage lot after owner Michael Jacobsen's arrest.

The two-square-mile city surrounded by Houston now trails only Scarsdale, New York, with average household income near $440,000.

Scott Mathersil was last seen leaving his program, and police are seeking information about his whereabouts.

Quran Peyton was last seen walking in the 2900 block of Virginia Avenue Thursday morning and may need medical attention, LMPD says.