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Pixel, a 5-year-old miniature American shepherd, traveled to Milan, Italy, last weekend for the International Federation of Cynological Sports Agility World Championships, and she brought back three first-place finishes and a team bronze medal.

Go ahead and fly that flag as high as you like, the Omaha Planning Board told self-storage business owner Dave Paladino on Wednesday.

The organization, which last fall announced its plan to integrate girls into its programs, on Wednesday revealed a new name for its Boy Scouts program: Scouts BSA. The name change will take effect next February.

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man who died in the custody of Bellevue police alleges that the man’s civil rights were violated.

The 100th meridian — a geographical line slicing north to south across Nebraska in the vicinity of Ainsworth, Broken Bow and Lexington — has long been described as the general border separating the semi-arid conditions of the American West from…

Until Saturday, I'd never sung the national anthem solo and a cappella on a public-address system.

Turning on new natural gas or water service will cost slightly more in the Omaha area after a bump in labor costs at MUD. Prices to tap and inspect a water main for a new home or business also are…

Election favorites such as Deb Fischer and Jane Raybould often choose not to debate this close to primary elections because campaign staff see little to gain.

Also, Center Street between South 63rd Street and South 61st Street is restricted to one lane eastbound for two days.

The month of April turned out to be the third driest on record, so the less-than-anticipated rainy start to May has been disappointing.