SDSU's SDHEART team is using AI and ArcGIS to detect encampments, map movement and guide outreach while advocates warn about privacy risks.

A five‑week course at Dallas College is racing to certify multilingual tour guides as the city prepares for a massive World Cup visitor surge.

A Columbus trucker ended up with two winning Pick 5 tickets after a clerk reprinted his lost ticket, boosting his pre‑tax prize to $50,834.

Non‑attorney Legal Aid staff say management is holding $6.9M in city funds and using it as leverage in contract talks; both sides face a May 18 deadline.

Weber School District won a $25M state APEX award plus a $5M Intermountain gift to build a 12th Street Catalyst Campus with eight hands-on career academies. An open house is scheduled Friday.

As summer hiring ramps up, Sacramento teens report dozens of applications and few offers, reflecting a statewide spike in teen unemployment.

A national Hartford Institute study found median U.S. worship attendance rose to 70 in 2025, the first uptick in decades. Researchers call the change uneven and cautious optimism.

The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will be at Mitch Park next Thursday–Sunday with free public viewing and ceremonies.

First Step House rolled out a mobile mental‑health team to meet people sleeping outside in Salt Lake City and offer on‑site psychiatric care, peer support and housing referrals.

Sacramento County DA announced new federal and tribal partners for the regional MMIP task force after a two‑day training, aiming to speed cross‑jurisdiction investigations.

Clintonville residents pressed city leaders after repeated deer damage; Columbus could outlaw intentional feeding to break herd congregations. Local meetings and a city survey pushed the issue to council.

U.S. Marshals arrested a suspect in a 2025 wrong‑way Turnpike crash that killed a motorcyclist. Other top local headlines include an IMAX death and a Vrbo refund dispute.

A Baltimore family says supervision failures let their 6-year-old leave Fallstaff Elementary and walk to Reisterstown Plaza; they are preparing to sue the city.