Jack Pearadin found the 6.03-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park. Estimates of its value range from about $250,000 to $1 million.

Registered voters can apply for, complete and return a mail ballot at the county elections office; the application deadline is Oct. 27.

The National Apple Harvest Festival returns to the South Mountain Fairgrounds Oct. 10 and 11, with live entertainment, orchard tours, exhibits and family activities.

The 2026 MacArthur Fellows will each receive an $800,000 unrestricted award over five years. The class includes artists, scientists, writers and scholars.

Four astronauts joined the International Space Station crew after an eight-hour trip, beginning a six-month research mission.

A Smithsonian and Library of Congress project is using AI to find links among artifacts, newspaper ads and archival records from 1770 to 1810.

By the time Dolly Parton died on Aug. 25, 2026, her Imagination Library had gifted more than 332 million children’s books to babies and kids in all 50 states ...

Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek, who calls himself a “common-sense” moderate Democrat, has centered his ...

Upper Adams students benefited from 28 education-enhancement projects funded by the Canner Educational Foundation during the ...

Future military readiness depends on more than weapons and equipment. It requires young people who are ready, willing and ...

As our candidate and US Representative, I will never forsake the sacrifices that every veteran, union member, and activist ...

Students in the Life Skills Classroom and Behavior Intervention Classroom at Upper Adams Intermediate School (UAIS) recently ...