Prices in the wholesale egg market have fallen more than 40% since late February. It may take a few weeks for retail prices to catch up.

Economists say the sharp decline in wholesale egg prices is a positive sign, with some anticipating lower prices at grocery stores in a few weeks.

The combination of prices scaring off customers, slowed outbreaks and a later Easter this year is resulting in less demand.

A Press Democrat reporter and backyard chicken raiser takes a closer look at what it takes to raise her backyard chickens. Here’s what she reports.

At least four tornadoes hit the Chicagoland area overnight amid severe storms, according to the National Weather Service. Saturday's brief news conference offered the clearest insight into the cause of the crash that injured almost 20 people.