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Visit Oakland says 3.2M visitors generated $740M in 2025; day trips rose and new flights and events are giving local businesses a boost.
Carrollton has issued a boil-water notice for a small commercial/industrial area after a booster-station malfunction; pressure was restored but samples must clear first.
Pasco County officials told parents incoming kindergartners should be toilet-trained before class and discussed brief home time for children who aren’t; some families worry about special-needs impacts.
Skyline Food Pantry says SNAP eligibility changes this spring are already increasing demand on Oklahoma City pantries. Local networks warn donations and volunteers will be critical.
Hundreds turned up at Fleming Island High as Clay County held an all‑positions job fair to fill about 200 openings, roughly 130 of them teaching jobs.
Bill Clinton joined a groundbreaking in Crown Heights for an $18M Anchor House expansion that will add a new men's residential building and about 70 beds.
Human remains uncovered near Big Star Lake during an excavation were determined to be ancestral and are now in an anthropologist’s custody.
Salem‑Keizer’s superintendent presented a plan that would cut about $23M from the 2026‑27 budget, with roughly 120 school‑based roles on the line as enrollment and state funding slide.
Residents at Neal Terrace on Detroit Avenue say gas has been out since early February, leaving stoves cold and no hot water in many units. HUD and state law offer routes for relief.
Three Akron branches will close this spring as a $160M, voter-backed renovation gets underway; bookmobiles and town halls will provide interim service.
A federal judge certified a class for former Westech security guards who say they were left with bounced paychecks after the Throggs Neck office abruptly closed in September 2024.
A Milwaukee mother says her 8‑year‑old was dropped at the wrong stop nearly a mile from home; Milwaukee Public Schools says it is reviewing the incident with the bus company.
The Community Shelter Board's point-in-time count found 2,587 people experiencing homelessness and a 43% rise in those living outside. Officials say housing shortages and behavioral-health needs are driving the shift.
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