Washington County News

To say that Hooper was doggone cute was an understatement. And he seemed to know it, showing off for anyone who passed his way.

Long lines and less parking is expected Thursday at Omaha's third H1N1 mass vaccination clinic at Benson High School.

Some metro-area law enforcement officers are flying to Israel today for training they hope they never have to use.

Rick Williams is always busy at the Blair Animal Shelter. In addition to caring for a dozen newborn puppies and half a dozen stray dogs, Williams is the only animal control community service officer in Washington County.

A joint investigation by the Washington County Sheriff's Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety has landed two alleged copper criminals behind bars.

A lawsuit seeking several million dollars after an Armenian exchange student died in an all-terrain vehicle accident in Nebraska has apparently been settled.

A motorist was rushed to the hospital as a precaution Wednesday evening after a two-car crash on U.S. 75 in Washington County, just north of the Douglas County line.

Washington County sheriff's investigators are at the scene of a crash that left one person hurt Wednesday night.

A request to expand a Washington County landfill has been approved by state officials.

A pickup belonging to Rex Solomon's son was allegedly stolen by offenders who walked away from the Work Ethic Camp Sept.

The Salvation Army kettles in Washington County are empty and have been for six weeks.

Trudy Hartline made her weekly stop Tuesday at the Florence post office, then visited the nearby multipurpose center that houses the public library.

A Bennington mother was cited Monday when deputies found her 3-year-old child locked inside a car at the Washington County Fairgrounds.

The Omaha Public Schools bring their story of a century and a half of teaching the Omaha community to the Durham Museum starting Saturday.

The strong smell of cat urine wafting across the street is a striking reminder of 41 creatures that no longer reside at the bright yellow house on Valley View Drive.

The Nebraska Humane Society and law enforcement officers raided a home near Blair on Friday and found 41 cats inside.

A 37-year-old woman is dead following a single-car crash near the Blair Airport.

There will be no testing on June 29 to allow the driver's testing station to be moved to a different part of the courthouse.

An Omaha motorcyclist was arrested in Iowa after trying to avoid Nebraska State Patrol troopers.

Edward Palczynski was stunned. The tax valuation of the land under his Sarpy County farmhouse was raised ninefold this spring.