Twenty-seven ordinary-looking urns were placed meticulously on the table. Some were weather-beaten, a few were more elaborate ...

Lauren Craven, a young La Mesa Police Department officer who was fatally struck by a car a week ago while she was assisting a ...

A funeral procession and heartfelt services were held Tuesday morning for Lauren Craven, a young La Mesa Police Department ...

This new oratorio by Josh Bauder tells the story of John Newton, the 18th-century prodigal and slaver who, after his dramatic conversion to Christianity, became a faithful pastor and abolitionist.

I serve as The Gazette’s Linn County government reporter and cover local government and municipal services in Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha and surrounding Linn County communities. I have been a ...