Kimberly Young Wilkins is the state monitor, and she’ll be helping with the district’s academic and financial challenges. She ...

Mount Vernon City Council members voted unanimously to create a code enforcement department to streamline enforcement ...

The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County has announced a series of events for August 2025, offering a variety of ...

Mount Vernon's Chloe Meester is honored as one of two Gazette Female Athletes of the Year in 2025.

I was in Washington a few weeks ago to visit National Review Institute’s office in Arlington, Va. Mount Vernon -- the mansion, garden, distillery, tombs, museum, and splendid view -- is a few ...

From Lower Manhattan to Westchester County, Sean Combs was born in Harlem but was raised in Mount Vernon by a single mother, where he launched his big career.

HAYWARD — A city manager placed on leave by the Hayward City Council has resigned from her position. Ana Alvarez’s resignation on June 24 capped a brief tenure at Hayward City Hall.

Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard allegedly tipped off political pal Dwayne Murray that he was about to be busted for molesting a 12-year-old girl, a new lawsuit said.

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (WSIL) -- Eddie Bennett, 68, was convicted of first-degree murder and murder involving mob action in Jefferson County, the Mount Vernon Police Department reported.

June 25, 2025 Mount Vernon Cemetery sells for $1 to buyer who plans to bring eco-friendly burials to Philly The purchase comes a year after the overgrown graveyard in Strawberry Mansion was listed ...

MOUNT VERNON — One person is dead after a fire at 504 Short Street Apartments.

MOUNT VERNON — The City of Mount Vernon hopes to move into Central Ohio Technical College’s downtown building by mid-October to November. At a Tuesday press conference, Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr ...