Little Italy leaders want a special improvement district to fund supplemental UCPD patrols and neighborhood services when the current agreement ends at year‑end 2026. Residents are sharply divided over the added assessment.

Mesh netting over the Kahului Home Depot garden center has trapped and killed birds, prompting PETA and island rescuers to demand removal and safer exclusion methods.

A Trinidad family says their teen developed a chemical burn after repeated showers with discolored tap water. State probes and lawsuits have followed.

Pasadena officials warn of loud booms and simulated gunfire Wednesday night near the old St. Luke hospital; police will manage the scene and the city will push alerts.

Belle Vernon’s boil‑water advisory was lifted after testing, but local leaders say questions remain about the reservoir work and how the warning was communicated. Officials point to routine maintenance; residents want more details.

State grants plus municipal matching funds will pay for HVAC, lighting and a teen tech space at Penn Hills Library, officials say.

Residents at Savannah House of Yukon say a monthlong elevator outage has left seniors climbing stairs, missing deliveries and leaning on firefighters for help.

A city-YMCA partnership will give Chicago residents ages 12–18 free access to seven community Ys this summer, with programming and pool/gym use through Aug. 31.

A visitor says a free baby‑gator photo op during an airboat tour ended with a bite to the face; he has filed a negligence suit against Airboat Rides at Midway.

Officials warn that 'pool hopping' — sneaking into closed city pools — can be deadly after children were seen entering Patterson Park and staff recalled a near-drowning rescue.

Medina County's state farmers‑market vouchers ran out in days, leaving hundreds of seniors without $50 benefits. Local nonprofits and the city of Wadsworth are funding short‑term replacements.

A county vacate notice at North Coast Apartments — a former motel on U.S. 1 — cites fire‑safety and occupancy violations, leaving dozens of renters racing to relocate. Officials will hold a hearing Thursday to decide the complex’s fate.

Teachers at YMCA Tiger Academy say they were blindsided when a last‑day restructure cut about 20 jobs and left many educators off next year’s roster.