"The facts of this case are undeniably tragic," Chief United States District Judge Robert Rossiter Jr. wrote in his order.

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread since 1991, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go. But in Gaines County, Texas, which was once the nation's epicenter ...

Cass County Sheriff Bill Brueggemann recently was honored for his service to a state criminal intelligence network.