Brentwood Fire & Rescue Department conducts an annual toy collection for the GraceWorks Ministries Manger program, encouraging locals to donate new toys until December 5.

Adams County opens nominations for the ACMCYA to honor inspiring teens who have overcome personal challenges and positively impacted their communities. Nominations are not limited to school students and local businesses are encouraged to support.

The city prepares for Thanksgiving with closures of city offices, no residential trash collection, and service adjustments, but emergency services remain available.

Cabarrus County celebrated Adoption Day, recognizing 12 families including Sara Moss and her daughter Chloe. The event emphasized the foster care need, with 177 children awaiting homes in Cabarrus and only 43 licensed foster parents.

Montgomery, Ohio, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Harris M. Benedict Nature Preserve, a National Natural Landmark known for ecological research and conservation efforts.

Ohio's Trees to Textbooks program is distributing $1.5 million from timber harvests to 12 rural school districts, counties, and townships, with the ODNR focusing on conservation education.

Miami's Fire Expo & Festival this Saturday promises live safety demos, educational programs, fun activities for kids, and food and music for attendees at Regatta Park.

The 5 Stones Taskforce is holding a meeting to discuss its 2025 anti-trafficking efforts, with updates, achievements, and a keynote from Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia.

A physical altercation occurred between two female passengers on a flight to Atlanta, resulting in police involvement but no immediate arrests. The FBI is investigating the incident.

Local students in Fort Worth photographed shelter dogs to aid their adoption, combining community service with hands-on learning in photography and editing.

A new regional analysis shows poverty rising across the Bay Area even as AI wealth swells. Residents, food banks and city leaders are scrambling to fill the gap.

Cy-Fair ISD will launch virtual learning programs in the 2026-27 school year, providing multiple pathways for remote education, including the Virtual Academy, Flex Learning, and Supplemental Courses.

Fort Worth, Texas, is set to light its 79th Community Christmas Tree, an 86-foot Norway spruce from Michigan, in Sundance Square Plaza, and expects thousands at the event.