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UNDATED (AP) - Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom had surgery on his left hip. The team says Backstrom had hip-resurfacing surgery Friday at the ANCA Clinic in Belgium. No timeline was given...

UNDATED (AP) - Kenny Atkinson's tenure as coach of the Charlotte Hornets is over before it started. A person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Atkinson has reversed...

UNDATED (AP) - Naomi Osaka has pulled out of Wimbledon for the second consecutive year. She says she is still having trouble with her left Achilles tendon. The four-time major champion and former No. ...

MONTREAL (AP) Max Verstappen overcame slick conditions to win his second pole of the season, and Fernando Alonso used the wet track to earn his first front row start in a decade in rainy qualifying fo...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Katie Ledecky has started the United States' medal collection at the world swimming championships with a gold by reclaiming her title in the women's 400 meters. Ledecky clocke...

Governor JB Pritzker is raising some eyebrows with upcoming trips to the northeast including New Hampshire. The trips and planned events have some wondering if the Governor is thinking about a run for...

Centralia Police say a 61-year-old Centralia man escaped with apparent minor injuries after his pickup truck was struck by a large tree as he was driving southbound down the 1600 block of Moonglow Roa...

The Marion County Sheriff's Department has arrested a 28-year-old Sandoval man after breaking up a burglary in progress early Friday morning. Initial reports indicate Michael Flanigan of Isle Street w...

Kaskaskia Workshop, Inc. located in Centralia has advocated for the general welfare of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities in the agency's service area for over fifty years. The a...

The City of Centralia will be helping residents collect downed trees and tree limbs from the Friday morning line of severe thunderstorms. You are asked to place any limbs you have from your property a...