West Frankfort News

Testimony during Friday's preliminary hearing for 19-year-old Afton Ferris paints a violent picture of the deaths of two West Frankfort women.

Afton Ferris is just 19 years old, but she learned Wednesday that if convicted, she is eligible for the death penalty.

This morning the Illinois State Police are still investigating the double homicide and arson in Cairo.

Services will be Tuesday for a southern Illinois teenager killed in a weekend rollover wreck caused when her mother swerved to avoid a deer.

An accident in Williamson county took the life of a local teen. The accident happened on Monroe rd.

SPRINGFIELD − Tears of sadness turned to tears of joy as thousands of Illinois families hugged their loved ones for the first time since their soldiers were deployed into harm's way.

The Health Care Reform bill is on its way to the US Senate. The House passed the measure by a slim margin late Saturday.

Four local businesses have been cited for selling booze to minors. Bill's Liquors in Marion Arnold's in Royalton East Main Market in West Frankfort West Frankfort Gas All failed to check the age of the buyer.

The Illinois Department of Revenue is using a new method to get folks to pay their back taxes.

Leaves are falling and temperatures dropping which for many means it's time to turn the heat back on.

West Frankfort police Chief Jeff Tharp returned to Franklin County from Colorado.

Gov. Pat Quinn officially launched his 2010 election campaign Thursday with a nine-stop flyover around the state, including a quick visit to St.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - A Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn appeared at the Granada Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday as part of his nine-city day-long tour to formally announce his candidacy in the February primary election.

Murder charges are filed for a double killing in West Frankfort just hours after the two suspects are taken into custody.

Murder charges have been filed against the couple in that deadly shooting in West Frankfort.

As police continue to investigate what happened in a West Frankfort home, family and friends say they cannot believe what happened.

Authorities in Colorado have arrested two people wanted in the slayings of two women in West Frankfort, Ill.

Preliminary autopsy results reveal the two women found dead Monday afternoon in their home in West Frankfort were shot in the head.

The community of West Frankfort was dealt a blow on Monday afternoon, after authorities confirmed two residents were murdered in their home.

Today one of the big discussions in many homes across the Heartland is the flu. And I'm talking about both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 strain.