A Chapel Hill resident took home $72,011 after a $100,000 Powerball prize doubled with the 2X Power Play.

Unite Here Local 274 set a June 12 strike deadline, warning walkouts could hit Center City hotels during the FIFA World Cup if talks stall. The union seeks $30/hour, workload caps and stronger benefits.

U.S. News names El Paso the No. 1 big U.S. city to live in for 2026 6 7, highlighting affordability, short commutes and quality-of-life measures.

Kreg Keesee will take the reins at the Freestore Foodbank as the agency balances rising demand and tight funding across the tri-state.

A tiny French bakery on Lookout Mountain may be forced to close after Jefferson County denied a request to let the owners live on-site.

What began as three basketballs on a Nichols Hills lawn has ballooned into a metro‑wide 'Love Stone' display — part memorial, part fentanyl‑awareness campaign.

Two national studies place Washington 48th for military retirees and put Bremerton, Tacoma and Everett near the bottom, flagging homelessness, housing and safety as core issues.

On the ninth anniversary of her disappearance, Sophie Reeder’s family launched Sophie's Light to teach online safety and trafficking awareness in schools. The foundation aims to turn grief into prevention.

Arapahoe County’s Jan. 26 Point‑in‑Time count shows unsheltered numbers down as Aurora’s new navigation campus and Englewood programs moved people indoors.

Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling agreed to a consent decree after the EEOC said it refused to hire a woman with MS; the deal includes $36,000 and new ADA safeguards.

An 18‑year‑old says Minford Local Schools rejected a doctor's note allowing a backpack for a genetic muscle condition, prompting state mediation and a civil‑rights complaint.

Maryland will pilot direct cash for expectant mothers in Cherry Hill, Park Heights and Hagerstown, with roughly 150 slots and linked services.

District 203 is weighing limits on students taking Uber and Lyft during the school day after legal counsel warned of liability. The board will revisit the issue at a June 1 work session.