Local reporting finds more than one in five Austinites 65+ remain employed as rising costs and 'unretiring' reshape retirement in the metro.

Kupuna at Malulani Hale are living with a months‑long elevator outage after water damaged the main lift, leaving seniors to rely on a cramped service elevator and miss rides. Repairs and parts could stretch for months.

Twenty-six chihuahuas were pulled from a Hillsville house fire and taken to ANNA Shelter in Erie. Six needed immediate care; the rest are being prepped for spay/neuter and adoption.

A Fort Washington man matched two Pick 5 tickets to win $100,000. He says the money will go toward medical bills and a used car.

The AJC's shift to digital and recent industry cuts are shrinking watchdog reporting in Atlanta and across the South, veteran columnist Cynthia Tucker says.

As San Diego’s shelters hit capacity, a local nonprofit is renting houses and placing people into shared rooms as a stopgap while the city scrambles for more beds.

The Dallas‑Fort Worth Urban League launched with a sold‑out kickoff at Gilley's Dallas. Interim CEO Marnese Elder and board chair Bemnet Meshesha say early programs will focus on jobs, housing and health.

A Quick Pick sold at a Punta Gorda Sunoco matched Fantasy 5’s evening numbers for about $109,117. Winners must claim the prize at the Fort Myers lottery office.

Metro Denver won a spot in a national homelessness‑prevention pilot and will get planning funds plus at least $5M to test a model that keeps households housed.

A former RAND security director who sued the Santa Monica think tank for gender discrimination has reached an "unconditional" settlement, court papers show. The suit, filed in July 2024, accused RAND of retaliation after internal complaints to HR.

New York’s aging office has placed tabletop AI companions called ElliQ in hundreds of homes. Early state data show heavy daily use and big drops in self‑reported loneliness.

A Los Angeles judge left a 60+ union laborer’s punitive‑damages claim against Hathaway Dinwiddie standing, after allegations of long‑running ageist taunts and a disputed firing.

The New Orleans Career Center says enrollment has jumped to roughly 800 as it expands building‑trades and health programs at the renovated Tremé campus. Employers from hospitals to hotels are hiring graduates.