Governor Healey announced $70M in grants to expand career-technical programs at 28 schools statewide, funding new labs, equipment and up to 2,500 vocational seats.

Harrison schools canceled classes after a beloved math teacher suffered a medical emergency and died at school. The district is offering grief counseling and keeping the building open for students and staff.

Valley organizers will gather Friday at Margaret T. Hance Park for a 5 p.m. rally and a roughly 2.1-mile downtown march as part of nationwide May Day actions. The event will include speeches, DJs and food trucks.

A joint comptroller–Parks investigation found forged payroll affidavits and underpayments on the Hunts Point playground; subcontractors will pay $618K in restitution and penalties.

A South St. Paul mother says her husband will be deported to Laos over a 1990s conviction, leaving five children on a single income as local groups scramble to help. The case sits inside a wider wave of Southeast Asian removals in the Upper Midwest.

Crews have begun hauling away a six‑acre pile of roofing shingles and debris behind the former Kinloch High School. The visible cleanup follows years of illegal dumping and demolition plans tied to a regional revitalization effort.

Bradley Staats will become dean of UT’s McCombs School on July 1, returning to Austin after nearly three decades in industry and academic leadership. The hire comes as McCombs moves ahead on Mulva Hall and new industry partnerships.

Spring Branch ISD is considering closing Northbrook Middle as enrollment falls and the district tries to close a roughly $24 million gap; meetings are set in early May.

Alpharetta will pay up to $20,000 to experienced, P.O.S.T.-certified officers as the city seeks to fill 12 sworn vacancies. The incentive is part of a broader recruitment push.

A Circle K in Scottsdale sold a $1 million Powerball ticket in Wednesday’s drawing. The winner hasn’t come forward; the Arizona Lottery explains how to claim prizes.

City Life Center in downtown Gary says a lost federal grant has put the nonprofit on the brink, threatening after‑school programs and 29 local jobs.

Five of Flagler Beach’s 11 firefighters resigned in April — including Deputy Fire Chief Jennifer Fiveash — prompting an internal review and county support for coverage.

Walk‑through detectors and wands are now part of morning routines at Milwaukee and Kenosha high schools, drawing both relief and pushback from families.