The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, ...

During his 16th Fireside Chat on December 29, 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt referred to the United States as the ...

Achieving independence as the United States of America was a lengthy and unlikely struggle for the 13 original colonies. Over ...

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Located in the middle of Washington state, Wenatchee gets 300 days of sunshine yearly while keeping prices family-friendly. Start your adventure at the Pybus Public Market, a converted steel warehouse ...

Employees of a pair of small towns in Central Washington misappropriated tens of thousands of dollars from taxpayers, according to reports by the Washington State Auditor's Office. Auditors identified ...

A veteran state lawmaker is calling on Governor Sanders to use the money allocated to the Franklin County prison project to ...

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has officially appointed Keilen Harmon as the director of the newly formed ...

Eight people died in a fiery wreck Sunday night in Franklin County, Kansas, about 62 miles south of Kansas City, according to ...

It’s becoming increasingly common in Washington for counties to take over operating their jails and leaving law enforcement ...

An outside security firm already had been hired before the commissioners voted publicly to approve a contract.

The head-on crash on U.S. Highway 169 happened as the driver of an SUV attempted to pass another vehicle, a crash report said ...