Aurora will cut the ribbon Thursday on two new fire stations, including the city’s first north of I-88. Public tours follow each opening.

A Nashville operator has filed a competing proposal to run Miami‑Dade’s long‑delayed mental‑health center, intensifying a fight over budgets and who will manage the 2200 NW Seventh Ave. building.

Denver organizers canceled the April César Chávez march after national reporting and a statement from Dolores Huerta raised allegations of sexual abuse. The local committee said it will prioritize survivors as it rethinks future programming.

Lighthouse of Oakland County is redeveloping its Pontiac campus in a $40M campaign to expand family shelter capacity and add on-site housing, food and case-management services.

Planned Parenthood will close two Indianapolis health centers in early April, consolidating services at the Georgetown Road clinic and expanding telehealth amid funding strains.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse are handing out daily free lunches to federal employees at the Billy Graham Library and in Greensboro while the partial shutdown continues.

A Bronx public school student detained by ICE for nearly 10 months was released Wednesday and will return home, his lawyers said.

Union volunteers and Feeding Tampa Bay distributed groceries and gas cards to Tampa‑area TSA officers after a DHS funding lapse left them working without pay.

About 235 technical staff picketed outside Butler Memorial Hospital during contract talks, warning that low pay and benefit cuts are driving staff away.

A thief emptied the Block Academy's freezer, taking food and supplies that feed dozens of local children. Volunteers and neighbors are scrambling to replace meals.

After the UNC System rolled back DEI rules, UNC Charlotte disbanded offices and student groups are running mentoring and cultural programs — often with limited resources.

A new city resolution would lock in shorter dates for St. Augustine’s landmark Nights of Lights and require holiday lights be taken down within 30 days. The commission will debate the measure on March 23.

A San Jose mom flew to India for a quick H‑1B renewal and has been stuck since new vetting slowed consular appointments, leaving her family separated. Local attorneys say the backlog has ripple effects across Bay Area tech households.