Deborah A. Jackson, 77, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 31, 2024, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

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A Hinds County Sheriff’s deputy is injured after he was hit during a chase initiated by Capitol Police in Jackson.

Students at St. John’s Lutheran School in Mattoon are enjoying their second straight snow day, and their principal let them ...

A high-stakes showdown in the tundra commonly referred to as Buffalo, New York, is on tap for Sunday night, when Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills host Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in the ...

The Charleston and Mattoon Fire Departments both experienced increases in their calls for service in 2024 compared to the year prior. For the first time in its history, Charleston’s department ...

MATTOON — The Denny's restaurant in Mattoon has closed after just short of nine years in business. A note posted on the front door of this Denny's location, 224 Richmond Ave. East, stated, "We ...

A concussion kept Lamar Jackson from finishing his last playoff game in Buffalo, but the memory of that game still lingers in the quarterback's mind. Asked Wednesday if he cares and still thinks ...

Lamar Jackson played Santa Claus on Wednesday night. Jackson made some NFL rushing history in the Ravens’ 31-2 rout of the Texans, but it was one move on the sidelines that truly made one young ...

Lamar Jackson won his second NFL MVP award last season. He has been even better this season. Much better, amazingly enough. We’ve seen split MVPs before and that would probably be the most ...

Jon Jackson is a News Editor at Newsweek based in New York. His focus is on reporting on the Ukraine and Russia war. Jon previously worked at The Week, the River Journal, Den of Geek and Maxim.