Free National Night Out events are taking over nine Nassau County communities Tuesday, featuring police meet-and-greets, K-9 demonstrations, games, food and family activities.

New books and school supplies were found in dumpsters outside Fuentes Elementary in Avondale as CPS took over the former Acero campus. Neighbors salvaged what they could before rain ruined much of it.

Waukesha’s historic St. Joseph Catholic Church reopened Saturday after six months and a roughly half-million-dollar renovation. Hundreds returned for a bilingual Mass.

Sandy Hills Estates residents say repeated boil-water advisories have destroyed their trust in the community’s tap water, even though no advisory is currently active.

A Jeffersonville tasting event will bring together 20-plus eateries, live music and a silent auction to support Southern Indiana’s senior volunteer network.

Overflowing dumpsters and a broken compactor have left Magnolia Park residents battling pests and worsening living conditions. Many say moving is financially impossible.

A Central New York school district’s homeschool testing policy has sparked an appeal over who can certify a student’s education and whether graduation letters could be held up.

More than 600 dogs, new Fast CAT speed trials and specialty events are headed to Oberlin this week.

Twelve blue benches at the Ohio State Fair are built to make seating easier for wheelchair users and their families.

Five severely malnourished greyhounds rescued from Oklahoma are now beginning a painstaking recovery in Leawood, with Kansas City volunteers handling medical care, feeding and comfort.

Millcreek Common’s annual Pacific Islander Skate Night returns this Saturday with free skating, cultural performances, food and family activities.

St. Louis’ Thanksgiving Eve boxing tradition returns to Enterprise Center on November 25, benefiting families supported by The BackStoppers.

Evanston high school students started moving a two-story house they built in class six blocks across town. The project will become permanently affordable housing.