Residents in Fells Point, Federal Hill and Pigtown confronted bar owners at a Liquor Board hearing over noise, trash and violence. After testimony and video, the board allowed the renewals to move forward.

Maehelen Gray won a $100,000 Cash Payday scratch-off; after taxes she took home $72,018. The ticket was bought at a Ramsey Street convenience store in Fayetteville.

UCLA-led studies show the January 2025 wildfires worsened health and housing insecurity for unhoused Angelenos. Survey data and national analysis tie property loss to rising homelessness.

Cosmic Roots Nature School in Georgetown will close after the 2025–26 year, leaving roughly 55 students to transition. Some teachers are linked to Sage Field, a nearby outdoor microschool.

The National Urban League is bringing its annual conference back to Los Angeles July 28–31, 2027. Organizers say thousands will attend and local businesses could benefit.

A California appeals court reversed a jury verdict and remanded a Chula Vista widow’s breach-of-contract claim after a 2020 mix-up led to her husband’s remains being cremated in Texas. The ruling sends the contract question to a judge for a new decision.

NVUSD is expanding plastic‑free Wednesdays and scaling up scratch‑cooked meals from its central kitchen, aiming to cut thousands of single‑use plastics while serving fresher lunches.

San Diego County outlines which CalFresh and Medi‑Cal rules are changing, when they take effect, and where residents can get help. A county webinar is scheduled for April 22.

A Safeway ticket sold in Page matched four numbers plus the Powerball; a 5x Power Play turned a $50,000 prize into $250,000.

Pave It Forward Logistics closed its Lebanon hub on March 31, laying off about 100 workers who say they haven't been paid; a state WARN notice was filed April 15.

Florida’s quarterly theme‑park report lists 12 incidents at six parks and a water park, including seizure and chest‑pressure reports aboard Universal’s Hogwarts Express.

Parents in Orange City Schools pressed the board after social‑media posts they called antisemitic were traced to a staffer, the district says it is investigating. Students showed solidarity at Brady Middle.

A Grosse Ile resident won $1 million in the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Maker second‑chance drawing at Little Caesars Arena. Finalists were chosen in a March 31 drawing and the in‑arena wheel picked the winner.