A City audit added retroactive sewer charges to OUC statements, leaving some Orlando households with unexpected $500+ bills and even service disconnections.

The CPUC set a permanent 4.5¢/minute cap on intrastate jail calls and tightened rules on hidden fees, a change advocates say will ease costs for families.

A $19M bequest to The San Diego LGBT Community Center was meant to build senior housing. Instead, it has opened a rift over transparency, advisory changes and how the money will be spent.

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.