Scores of communities across the country suffer from aging and decrepit wastewater systems that put residents’ health and homes at risk. These are often rural places or declining cities without the ...

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The signature legislation of President Donald Trump’s first year in office cuts taxes and makes major policy changes to ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A sailboat you may have seen before Christmas on a Santa Barbara beach is now gone. This large sailboat came ashore to the east of Stearns Wharf. The mast hit a ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)-- Early this morning, a little after 4 am, Sand Creek officers responded to a weapons call on South Academy Boulevard. Investigators say a man got into an argument with ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to correct a typo. AFTON, Wyo. (KIFI)— An Afton man was killed following a snowmobile accident. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said a call for help came ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- A 35-year-old man employed at Mountain Vista High School has been arrested for charges including aggravated incest, sexual assault on a child by a person in a position ...

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Last night the Borderland rang in the new year with two midnight events. Russ Smith and Iris Garcia Barron Courtesy: John P. Muñoz Jack Lutz, Iris Garcia Barron, ...

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) -Indio Police continue to investigate a fatal vehicle-versus-pedestrian hit-and-run crash that occurred on New Year's Eve. The crash was reported just before 9 p.m. near the area ...

Even the pets in Central Oregon were getting in the holiday spirit for Christmas this year, including some cats enjoying the snow and a curious encounter between a dog and a bird. Remember to share ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.(KEYT) The Environmental Defense Center (EDC) attorneys, including Chief Counsel Linda Krop, have been working during the holidays to stop Sable Offshore Corporation from ...

Update 10:00 p.m.: One man is in custody after a police standoff in Palm Desert that started about 4:00 p.m. The man was taken from the scene by ambulance. Authorities have not released his identity ...

Nick Kurtz is an assignment editor at CBS News' Washington, D.C., bureau. He previously worked in local news and at NBC's "Dateline." Kurtz covers breaking news on multiple beats ranging from national ...