Kent County is rewriting how justice works, and for whom. Facing one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, ...

US may intercept fleeing oil tanker off UK coastline days after Maduro capture - President Trump said the White House needs ...

KENT COUNTY, MI – Kent County has received a $400,000 grant for a local park project that is part of a broader effort to develop an 85-mile trail network linking Grand Rapids to Lake Michigan. The ...

Maryland environmental officials have closed a decades-long case involving one of the largest oil spills in state history, ...

A stretch of Route 301 in Putnam County is set to be closed for a long period of time following a crash, officials announced.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — After more than a year of speculation, Microsoft has confirmed it plans to build a data center in Kent County. The tech giant recently submitted a request for rezoning for a ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's Redistricting Advisory Commission will recommend new congressional maps, members decided during a private meeting Thursday night. In a statement, Commission Chair Sen. Angela ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — King County has now identified multiple locations that are now “levees of concern” after the damaging floodwaters, but there are still unknowns about other flood control systems ...

As President Donald Trump’s mid-decade gerrymandering push in Republican states hit a roadblock in Indiana last week, Democrats looking to make up ground in blue states got some unwelcome news: Fewer ...

In a blow to national Democrats redistricting push, top Democrats in Maryland’s Legislature said Thursday redrawing the state’s congressional maps will not be on the agenda during a special ...

A fire at a townhouse in Baltimore County caused no injuries after residents were safely evacuated, Baltimore County Fire said.Crews responded to Bourbon Court Dispute between neighbors leads to ...