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STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - A Stevens Point business is expanding to meet increasing demand for the wheelchairs it makes and dozens of new jobs will be created.

Experts say drivers in the United States could see gas below $2 later this year, partially due to the Iran nuclear deal, which was announced Tuesday.

Wisconsin Public Service customers in Central Wisconsin could experience brief power outages Tuesday and Thursday, as crews work to transport a large fiberglass tank.

A 13-year-old Pennsylvania boy who underwent nearly 18 months of cancer treatment after doctors found a football-sized tumor in his stomach marked the end of his treatment Sunday by taking a page out of the hit Rocky movies.

A storm blew through Quincy Monday night that saturated the city with even more rain and toppled trees and branches, causing widespread damage. Click for information on storm damage, along with a slideshow by Herald-Whig staff and readers.

The son of a Boston police captain has been accused of plotting to detonate pressure-cooker bombs at an unidentified university and to broadcast the killings of students live online to show his support for the Islamic...

By NASA's calculations, we've made it to Pluto. The moment of closest approach for the New Horizons spacecraft came at 7:49 a.m. EDT Tuesday. It culminated an unprecedented journey spanning 9 1/2 years and 3 billion miles. 

World powers and Iran have formally announced a comprehensive nuclear accord.

More than 50 years after "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published, author Harper Lee has released the sequel.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukees homicide toll is growing and its already nearly as large as all of last year.

BOSTON (AP) -- Authorities say the son of a Boston police captain plotted to detonate pressure-cooker bombs at an unidentified university in a terrorist act aimed at supporting the Islamic State group.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The family of a black man who died after being placed in a white police officer's chokehold plan to discuss the $5.9 million settlement reached with the city.

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) -- Hundreds of people have raced alongside six fighting bulls from the renowned Miura ranch in the final bull run at Pamplonas San Fermin festival.

 A senior diplomat says a landmark Iran nuclear agreement was reached Tuesday after clearing final obstacles.

Thousands cheered Monday as Gov. Scott Walker announced that he would be running for President.

While Governor Scott Walker made his big announcement to thousands inside, it was a different story outside the Waukesha Expo Center.

Its official. Governor Scott Walker is running for president.

Leaders at the Republican and Democratic parties of Marathon County are voicing their opinions about Walkers big announcement.

    A woman riding her bike in Marathon County is dead after a crash with a car, that's according to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department.

Scores of workers descend upon the Hodag campground to clean after the country music festival.