Crews evacuated the Black Nugget bar in Carbondale on Monday night after smoke was reported inside the building, though no fire was found inside the structure. According to the Carbondale and Rural ...

Boston Terrier It’s not surprising that Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, has chosen the Boston terrier as its mascot. What is surprising is that Wofford University all the way south ...

One of the big races on the ballot was the mayoral race in Carbondale. On Tuesday, April 4, just after 9 p.m., mayoral candidate Harold Visser conceded, giving the win to opponent Carolin Harvey.

The Black Chamber of Commerce of Southern Illinois will host a Juneteenth block party on Friday, June 16 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on 309 East Jackson St.

Woman Gets Puppy, Thinks It's Black Yorkshire Terrier—Then Comes the Shock Published Jun 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM EDT By Melissa Fleur Afshar ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS News) -- A Philadelphia Phillies fan says a hot dog launched by the baseball team's mascot hit her in the face and left her with a black eye. Kathy McVay says she was at a game ...

CARBONBDALE, IL (WSIL) -- Carbondale's 'Dog Days' at the Splash Park is Sunday, August 28. It's a fundraiser for St. Francis CARE. You can bring you and your dog to the Carbondale City pool for $10.

Predatory attacks on humans by black bears are extremely rare, but experts are providing an explanation as to how some of them may start.

A man and his dog were killed in a suspected black bear attack in rural southwest Florida, prompting a search for the animal and warnings for residents to stay away from the area, state wildlife ...

How did a progressive-thinking northern university end up with a mascot named for a character from one of the most successful pro-Confederate, and racist, romances in American culture?

Boston University President Robert Brown has appointed a committee tasked with exploring a renaming of the university’s mascot — “Rhett the Terrier,” according to the Daily Free Press, the ...

Two housekeepers allege racial discrimination after staff at the Catholic Church of the Incarnation in Collierville, Tennessee, told them to leave because the pastor's dog "doesn't like black people." ...