West Frankfort News

Two Franklin County women face child endangerment charges after being arrested in Paducah Sunday.

West Frankfort police arrest two men on burglary charges for allegedly breaking in and trashing a local market.

Approximately 400 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers will be recognized Feb. 6 and 7 by the National Guard Bureau Freedom Salute Campaign for their sacrifice and service in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.A Those being honored this weekend include: Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry in Marion; Company A, 2nd Battalion, 130th ...

Many ideas are considered a step of faith. For one Franklin County man that step has him fulfilling a big dream.

The old, borrowed and blue things may become more of a focus than the new for brides planning on getting married during the economic slump.

A southern Illinois man is jailed on $250,000 bond after being accused of causing the drug death of another man.

For many people, when temperatures drop into the signal digits, they avoid going outside.

Most families across southern Illinois are keeping warm, enjoying the subtle heat from the furnace.

Fire fighters from West Frankfort were called to the scene of a house fire Monday morning.

Over the last 81 years, Harris' Women's Attire in West Frankfort has become a southern Illinois staple for folks looking to break away from chain stores.

A car accident claims the life of a Saline County man. The accident happened just after 8:00 Monday morning on Route 149 at Moore Road, east of West Frankfort.

It was supposed to be an afternoon of homemade hamburgers and french fries for the Mitchell family, but it ended with their home going up in flames.

Nancy Opiela of Pace was looking for something do with her sister when she read about the 12th Avenue trolley tour.

A fire Saturday evening destroyed a man's home and took the life of his dog. Dave Chambers, a firefighter with the West Frankfort Fire Department says, "When we arrived on the scene the flames were blowing out the back windows of the house." It was shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday when firefighters were called to the home at 302 East Clark Street.

The federal government recently unveiled a new plan to combat black lung disease, an incurable ailment that has taken the lives of nearly ten thousand coal miners this decade.

Jill Koebrich, 37, of Oswego teaches second grade at Spring Brook Elementary School, 2700 Seiler Drive in Naperville.

A Franklin County family is thankful to be alive after their home was destroyed by an early morning fire.

Cooking Thanksgiving dinner for your family can be hard enough. But what about cooking for the entire community.

A Zeigler family is lucky to be alive this Thanksgiving, after an early morning fire ripped through their home.

It appears the controversy surrounding ambulance service in West Frankfort has taken a new turn.