Newly released FBI files reveal fresh details about D.B. Cooper’s infamous 1971 hijacking, including his flight expertise and the hunt for suspects.

This latest release, which surfaces a suspect previously unknown to the public, has many followers of the case excited.

In November 1971, a man known only as D.B. Cooper boarded Northwest Orient Flight 305 with a briefcase and a calm demeanor. Airport security was almost nonexistent, and no one suspected a thing—until ...

Across the Northwest, a record-warm fall and lack of snowpack going into the winter is putting more drought pressure on Oregon, Idaho, Washington and western Montana. Despite record rain in western ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 24, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Flashback: Chicago’s first Christmas ...

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. -- It was 74 years ago on December 21, 1951, when 119 men were killed after an explosion at the Orient No. 2 mine in West Frankfort. Funerals were held in the days after the ...

The Chicago Bears say they are considering Northwest Indiana as a potential location for a new stadium. Team leadership expressed frustration with a lack of urgency from Illinois state officials ...

The Chicago Bears are thinking outside of the box — er, state — for their next stadium. However, Warren said in his letter Wednesday that Illinois state leaders have directly told the Bears the ...

A weekend storm sent temperatures plunging well below zero in the Midwest and dumped heavy snow on parts of the Northeast on Sunday, creating many airport delays and slick roads as the Pacific ...

Atmospheric rivers caused flooding in the Pacific Northwest this month. Another atmospheric river is forecast to pound the Pacific Northwest with several inches of rain on Monday and Tuesday just ...