Brighton News

Approximately 125 participants braved the hot weather shooting sporting clays to benefit Lewis & Clark Council, Boy Scouts of America on Saturday.

She nearly drowned in the lake behind her home. But a girl, 6, is recovering tonight, thanks to the quick thinking of a good neighbor.

Police in the southwestern Illinois town of Brighton are hailing 59-year-old Terry Buhs as a hero for his rescue of a 5-year-old girl from a small lake.

They call themselves "Romeos," but they're not exactly romantics. If they have a true love beyond their spouse, it's their church.

A drunken driver who slammed his SUV into an Alton policeman's car and seriously injured him in 2005 is facing a new misdemeanor charge of driving on a revoked license.

It's that time of year again - the time for fresh produce from the Farmers' Market in Alton.

Customers of Jersey County Rural Water Company in Brighton Township and the Village of Royal Lakes are under a boil order until further notice.

Frank and Marie Millitello of Brighton are celebrating 55 years of marriage with a family dinner.

Paddling enthusiasts picked what they feel is a picturesque setting to start the third annual Great River Rendezvous race.

Timothy Paul Watson, 43, died unexpectedly at 1:16 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2009, at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville.

Dan and Joy Thornton of Godfrey began their career as photographers at a wedding when they were seniors in high school.

Robert Oertel, 91, drove from his home in Athens, Ga., to speak on behalf of his class at the 103rd reunion of the Brighton High School Alumni Association April 25.

Ron and Shelley Bauser of Brighton are planning a trip later to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.

David and Amy Albanese of Godfrey are announcing the engagement and approaching July marriage of daughter Alison Paige Hewitt to Nicholas Graham Farrow.

Questions from a Brighton Township candidate have prompted a review of alleged voting irregularities in Macoupin County.

Where is this tattoo / piercing? My ride side from the bottom of the breast to the middle of the butt.

A 19-year-old Brighton man was apparently attempting suicide today when he drove his car across Riverview Park and through a fence, plunging more than 100 feet down the bluff, landing behind the Abbott Machine Co.

Spring is crunch time for the TreeHouse Wildlife Center near Brighton, which takes in baby animals and birds that have wandered away from dens, fallen out of nests or otherwise gotten separated from their parents.

The family and fellowstatecitizens of World War II U.S. Army veteran Russell Dunham celebrate his heroism and honor his exemplary courage upon his passing this week at age 89in Godfrey Illinois.

Five candidates are seeking the three seats open on the Southwestern Board of Education in the April 7 Consolidated Election.