The city’s new PeliCAN grant will fund and train local residents to launch SNAP-friendly mobile fresh markets. Applications are open through May 31, 2026.

Collierville will hold a three‑day Design Week May 12–14 to gather resident input for its Collierville 2050 plan, including drop‑in charrettes, a keynote and a Town Hall report.

A Cary resident won $100,000 on a $30 scratch-off at a Morrisville Wegmans and left with $72,018 after taxes.

A 560‑square‑foot mobile museum, Spark Interactive, debuted at Montgomery Field to bring survivor testimony and interactive exhibits to San Diego students.

Portland's 85th Strawberry Festival returns this Friday–Saturday with concerts, fireworks, a carnival and a big Saturday parade. Expect heavy traffic, road closures and free shuttles from Portland High School and Generation Church.

After crews cleared and fenced a Sheepshead Bay encampment, Councilmember Inna Vernikov toured the site and urged a policy overhaul to speed mental‑health care and shelter placement.

Three nonprofits across Massachusetts announced about 200 layoffs this week; Community Healthlink in Worcester will cut 78 jobs as programs are transferred.

Steelers, Penguins and Pirates are asking fans to walk 30 miles in June and fundraise for neighbors facing summer hunger. The push comes with a $1 million matching grant.

El Paso has seen a run of AI‑linked layoffs — including a 92‑person cut at HGS — even as the Academy tightened rules to keep AI‑created performances and scripts out of Oscar contention.

An unclaimed Quick Pick Fantasy 5 ticket that matched Sunday night’s numbers was sold at a St. Cloud Winn‑Dixie. The prize is listed at $108,870.45.

Draft city budget cuts would shrink hours at the Southside Park pool and target dozens of positions, prompting neighbors to organize fundraising to keep lifeguards on duty.

After his son self‑immolated outside the Manhattan courthouse, a father visited LiveOnNY to urge organ donations after both kidneys were transplanted to two patients. He says he wants his son’s registry to save lives.

Leaked HISD drafts propose specialty campuses for some students with disabilities, sparking parent alarm about segregation and disruption. District leaders say the change would centralize expertise and cap caseloads.