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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California lawmakers will debate on Wednesday whether to ban tackle football for children under 12, a move pushed by advocates seeking to protect kids from brain damage but o...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk scored his fifth career hat trick to help the Florida Panthers beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Tuesday night for their eighth straight victory. Sam Reinhart and Kevin ...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs bolstered their rotation Tuesday, agreeing to a contract with Japanese left-hander Shta Imanaga in their first major offseason roster move. A person familiar with the a...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. During World War Two, the U.S. tried to train bats to drop bombs. It was called Project X-Ray. 2. Walt Disney's brother Roy purchased the first-ev...

Mercedes Smith is a recently turned 16 year old student at Marion High School. She is also a standout softball player who has been a member of the Fuzion Organization under coach Shawn Rasul for the p...

The Centralia City Council Monday night rejected a request to move the Raccoon Lake Boat Races to the same weekend as Balloon Fest. The organizer of the boat races Alan Owen asked for a chance to try ...

Salem Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl says the department continued to see a growth in call volume in 2023, answering 17,602 police calls with the 911 dispatch center answering an additional 3,721 calls for...

The Centralia Cheerleaders competed this past weekend at the ICCA State Cheer Competition in Springfield and did NOT disappoint. CHS was 2nd overall and it was the first time earning a medal in Medium...

Salem Police have released details on a two vehicle rear-end crash on South Broadway at Lake Street in Salem that sent one person to Salem Township Hospital for treatment. Police report 59-year-old Vi...

The Salem Lady Wildcats fell at St Anthony 78-35. Emma Gregg had 12 and Jordan Kessler 7 to lead Salem. The Lady Bulldogs were led by Stacie Vonderheide. The senior needed 26 points to surpass the 100...