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When Tyler Howard arrived in the neighborhood this month to set up the Omaha-based stand, his own kids befriended those living nearby who hung around the pop-up tent, curious. He began to give them tasks in exchange for a few…

The tree-killing emerald ash borer has been discovered at Mahoney State Park in Nebraska and in Council Bluffs, Iowa, indications the threat to the region’s canopy is accelerating.

Omaha-based trucking company Werner Enterprises will receive the Defense Department's top award for support of National Guard and Reserve troops at a ceremony later this summer.

Late Tuesday afternoon, a wrenching memorial service was held on North 28th Avenue, a few houses down from where the two boys found their father.

Called the “travel ban,” President Donald Trump’s policy — fully in place since December — applies to travelers from five countries with overwhelmingly Muslim populations: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. It also affects two non-Muslim countries, blocking travelers from…

A former Omaha FBI employee has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her boss treated her as a stereotypical “angry black female,” then ordered her to wear high heels and smile more often.

The Sarpy County Board approved a new four-year contract for Hoins on Tuesday that raised his salary for 2018-19 to $141,232.01.

The 44 pages of the Nebraska attorney general's report paint a picture of a broken nonprofit whose leaders — now ex-leaders — had lost sight of the reason for Goodwill Omaha’s existence.

A proposal to raise sewer rates nearly 30 percent over the next five years drew no opposition during a public hearing Tuesday.

Adam Penick, 44, and Jennifer Penick, 38, of Omaha were killed when their minivan left Highway 50, crossed the median and struck an oncoming pickup.