SRP crews spent two weeks stringing poles and wiring miles of line to bring grid electricity to nine Navajo Nation homes as part of the Light Up Navajo effort.

After USF outsourced about 400 jobs, contracted workers rallied in Tampa seeking a first union contract, higher wages and affordable family health coverage. Community allies joined the picket as bargaining continued.

Middletown’s school board announced G. Elgin Card as the district’s next superintendent. He’ll take over on August 1, 2026, after a community‑centered search.

Magee nurses gave UPMC until July 4 to reach a first union contract, pressing for enforceable staffing ratios and better pay as bargaining continues.

FOX 32 Cares and the Greater Chicago Food Depository launched a May drive to raise $15,000 and shore up summer meals as SNAP changes and school breaks increase need.

Fear of immigration enforcement led some U.S.‑citizen students in California to forgo the FAFSA this year, shrinking mixed‑status filings and threatening access to federal grants.

Chesapeake High forfeited two softball games after students allegedly taunted a Black player on a livestream; the district says disciplinary action left the roster short.

The Richard King Mellon Foundation committed nearly $2M to expand youth jobs, reactivate Mellon Square and underwrite Pittsburgh’s America 250 celebration.

Case Western Reserve landed a $125 million commitment from the Mandel Foundation to fund a new humanities building, scholarships and a presidential chair.

Neighbors at West Flamingo Park say a growing unhoused presence has left trash and made families uneasy. County officials point residents to reporting tools as crews patrol the site.

A severely emaciated Cane Corso mix named Balboa was found in Dorchester and is now recovering at MSPCA-Angell; the shelter is seeking tips and donations.

Five Hancock Middle School students stopped a school bus after their driver blacked out during a medical emergency; video shows them steering, braking and administering medication.

Avondale opened a $5.4M fire‑department training center near Lower Buckeye with a live‑burn building, flashover chamber and props for vehicle and trench rescues. City crews began training at the roughly six‑acre site on April 28.