Connecticut’s Fairfield National is one step closer to a Little League World Series title. The team advanced to the U.S. title game with a 7-3 win over the Summerlin South Little League team from Las Vegas on Wednesday, riding strong defense, clutch ...

Fairfield National defeated South Dakota 13-1 to get within one game​ of playing for the U.S. championship in Williamsport.

FAIRFIELD, Iowa (KCRG) - A Fairfield teen is home safe after police found her in North Carolina with a 25-year-old man. Police found the teenager within 24 hours of her mom reporting her missing to the Fairfield Police Department. The department used special technology to find the man she was with-John Michael Johnson.

A Fairfield Twp. teenager has been missing for two months and police are asking for help from the public. Sixteen-year-old Yaniece Ward was reported by her family as a missing or runaway juvenile on June 18, said Fairfield Twp. Sgt. Brandon McCroskey.

A verbal altercation escalated into a shooting at a Fairfield gas station, according to the Fairfield Police Department. Fairfield police officers responded to a report of a shooting at a gas station near Central Way at around 8:30 p.

Before recording an out Wednesday afternoon at the Little League World Series, Fairfield National pitcher SJ Taxiltaridis issued a walk, allowed a single and had a fastball redirected like a bullet over the center field wall.

The Summerlin South Little League team came up short on Wednesday, losing to Metro Region Fairfield, Connecticut. It was a battle of two previously undefeated teams. Fairfield handed the Mountain Region champions their first loss of the Little League World Series.

A worldwide audience has witnessed the last few weeks what Fairfield National Little League coaches, parents and volunteers have known the past three years. Their 12-year-old all-stars are every bit as tough as they are exceptional baseball players.