Tomorrow is July 4th, the federal holiday commemorating our Founding Fathers’ declaration of freedom from Great Britain. Americans will celebrate the occasion in a range of ways, from picnics and barbecues to parades, concerts and fireworks displays.

It is also an occasion…

While excavating a parcel for soil to build a retention reservoir late last year, City of Chesterfield work crews uncovered a site with thousands of artificacts from a major site of American Indian ruins.

Archaeologists say the site,  — roughly the…

Retired Collinsville coach Vergil Fletcher, a member of the National High School Sports Hall of Fame who was considered one of the greatest high school coaches in the nation, has died at age 93.

Mr. Fletcher had a 747-171 record in…

It’s not complaints about the food that are plaguing Jerry’s Cafeteria. The coconut cream pie, twice-baked potatoes, fried chicken, Jell-O salad and breaded pork shops are popular items at the Granite City dining spot.

The problem is the struggling steel industry….

Triple-digit temperatures may hit the area Saturday, and special efforts are being made to keep people from overheating, especially at two big outdoors events. The forecast for Saturday is 100, which would be the hottest day so far this year…

The manager of St. Louis Metropolitan Towing’s parent company has been indicted on federal charges alleging that the company spent years ripping off vehicle owners, banks, rental car companies and others. The Post-Dispatch first revealed more than a year ago…

It is an urban tradition to open fire hydrants to cool off in the streets during a heat wave.

It is the thankless job of crews of water department officials to shut them off.

Officials say open hydrants stress the…

Brett Hull, the St. Louis Blues’ all-time leading goal-scorer, was notified today that he will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in ceremonies Nov. 9 in Toronto. Hull, now 44, scored 741 goals in 20 years in the…

Hot summers in St. Louis are the norm. But the temperatures we’re enjoying now — and will endure for days — are about 10 degrees hotter than typical for June.

Some area bus shelter advertisements for alcoholic beverages have drawn the criticism of community leaders, and two of the ads violate Metro’s recently updated advertising standards.

Some shelters in St. Louis and St. Louis County carry a Colt 45 malt liquor…