Even as online news sources make inroads, voters still rely on local television for their daily news more than any other news source, according to a national survey released on the eve of the Republican National Convention.

This year The Skanner News Group is partnering with the Los Angeles Wave and several other papers to bring readers all the latest news on the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) -- The state Department of Education has determined that the Beaufort County School District violated federal rules for treatment of disabled students.

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The man killed by a former co-worker on a Manhattan sidewalk Friday was shot five times in the head, the New York Medical Examiner's office said Sunday.

TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- As the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall approaches, New Orleans -- and much of the Gulf Coast -- is preparing to put into practice the lessons learned from that defining storm.

NEW YORK --A widely used pesticide – banned in homes but still commonly used on farms – appears to harm boys' developing brains more than girls', according to a new study of children in New York City.

SAN FRANCISCO--A perfect alignment of advantageous factors enabled opponents of capital punishment to place its abolition on the ballot for the first time in California.

NEW ORLEANS, LA. -- Last April, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed a new voucher program considered to be the most sweeping in the country.

Decades after rights activists first began to refer to the practice of solitary confinement as "torture," the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights held a hearing on June 19 to "reassess" the fiscal, security and human costs of locking prisoners into tiny, windowless cells for 23 hours a day.

CHELTENHAM, Pa. (AP) -- Richard Vanderlippe Washington is a consummate gentleman. He rushes to stand when a visitor enters his family room; his ancient but smooth and nimble hands quickly reach to tie his necktie. His handshake is strong and firm.