University of Nebraska Omaha News

The late Virginia Pettengill - alternately described as a schizophrenic eccentric or Warren Buffett in a skirt - left behind a sizable chunk of money when she died in 2010.

University of Nebraska at Omaha's campus is home to many organizations. Some shining stars among those organizations are the Multicultural Greeks.

Once a year, the University of Nebraska at Omaha Women's Resource Center hosts an event called "Take Back the Night," in hopes to raise awareness about sexual abuse in the community.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha now has another new building, and bragging rights, as several school officials, local dignitaries, staff, students and members of the public participated in the dedication of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Biomechanics Research Building on Thursday, Sept.

Concerns over the loose regulation of some home care workers is leading several states to consider bills aimed at increasing oversight and requirements for this workforce.

States are proposing stricter requirements for the home health care workforce including background checks, mandatory training hours, and licensing of agencies.

Rudy Smith, a longtime World-Herald photographer, is being honored Sunday by the local NAACP.

Intersystems, a leading designer and manufacturer of specialized material handling equipment serving the global agriculture industry, today announced David Gau as its new chief executive officer.

Sherry Youngblood monitors road and bridge conditions in the North Texas Tollway Authority command room in preparation for icy roads and winter weather in Plano, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013.

In this undated photo provided by The North Dakota Petroleum Council is an oil rig surrounded by snow in western North Dakota's oil patch.

Two University of Nebraska at Omaha professors have been nominated for the 2015 Pushcart Prize, a nationally recognized award given to the best creative works published by small press outlets.

The night of Aug. 27 was a wild one for Omaha police, as a group of teenage robbers held up 10 different people in usually calm parts of the city, including University of Nebraska at Omaha's Pacific St. campus.

University of Nebraska at Omaha students don't have to wait until graduation to look for employment.

This concert series provides a break for students to take the opportunity to enjoy their final days of summer weather.

On this edition of KETV NewsWatch 7's Chronicle, we go in-depth with former Sen. Ben Nelson on topics ranging from the Affordable Care Act to what's happening in Washington and what he's doing there.

Vaughn has served as Deputy County Attorney in the Douglas County Attorney's Office since 1999.

Thomas "Tom" Crye has announced his candidacy for the Bradley County 2nd District County Commission seat, subject to the Republican Primary on May 6. He was born in Cleveland, and spent much of his early years in the Eureka Road Valley, where he attended Mount Harmony Elementary School.

An Omahan for years, but always an Englishwoman, she would be among the first British women to serve in the war.

Recent University of Nebraska at Omaha graduate Ryan Cook has spent his summer applying his accounting degree.

Congratulations to the new students joining our family, and welcome back to all the familiar faces! My name is Martha Spangler, and I am the student body president and regent of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.