Heartland will no longer deliver babies

Heartland Regional Medical Center will no longer offer inpatient labor and delivery services. The hospital announced Friday that it will discontinue inpatient obstetrical and pediatric services at the end of May. Heartland cites a decline in the

Bench trial ends in guilty verdict

A Carbondale man has been found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. 24-year-old Jarrell Pullen was convicted Friday for the March 2017 shooting death of Javon Trott. He was also convicted on four counts of aggravated

Victims identified in fatal crash

Illinois State Police have released the names of the five victims of that fatal traffic accident Thursday afternoon on Interstate 57 near West Frankfort. The victims are all from Memphis. They include the driver of the Ford

Governor signs disaster proclamation

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a disaster proclamation for 34 counties along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers due to flooding. In Southern Illinois, counties included in the declaration are: Jackson, Union, Alexander and Randolph. The declaration