Howell will cut the ribbon on the Fire and Ice Depot District next Monday, unveiling a pavilion with a removable rink, programmable fountain and firepits. The downtown site will host events year‑round.

Hope House opened in the Bronx as a residential alternative to incarceration for people with serious mental illness, and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg attended the launch. The program will house a small cohort under a court-approved diversion model.

Local 12 is cutting staff and ending its weekend morning newscast while shifting resources to a weekday 3 p.m. newscast set to launch in September.

Gateway Cities Hub gives residents in 27 Southeast L.A. cities one place to find training and short certificates for green jobs, healthcare, logistics and tech.

A $1 million Mendez Family gift gives new momentum to a $50M campaign to convert a Westwood hotel into a Ronald McDonald House serving families at UCLA and Cedars‑Sinai. The donation also nets a named rooftop lounge.

Alum Rock tapped George Sanchez as a one-month interim superintendent as trustees continue a search amid layoffs, enrollment drops and a county watchdog report.

A broad leadership shuffle at Huntington Beach schools will move principals between campuses and leave at least one vacancy for the district to fill before fall.

No ticket hit Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot; the prize rolls to $604 million and the cash option is about $266.3 million. What winners in Florida should know about taxes and claiming.

More than 2,500 Native youth and advisers gathered in Oklahoma City for UNITY’s 50th National Conference — a five-day event of workshops, cultural programs and a college-and-career expo. Speakers, scholarships and hands-on resources were central to the milestone gathering.

A Good Samaritan found 17 puppies in a Livermore Walmart lot; 16 survived and are now in East Bay SPCA care, with some expected to be ready for adoption soon.

A Comal County court allowed Outer Loop Utility a 980‑foot easement across Davenport High School for a planned natural‑gas pipeline, sparking objections from the district.

Livingstone College mourns sophomore Gabriella Muñoz after her death on Friday. The school praised her academics while details about the death remain limited.

A two-day NLRB election at Seattle's Fred Hutch ended in a tie, leaving clinicians and management to navigate the next steps as organizers prepare challenges.