DOJ documents name Dr. Mark Landon, OSU’s obstetrics chair, as a paid consultant to Jeffrey Epstein’s firm in the early 2000s, emails and FedEx receipts reference quarterly retainers.

A large alligator was filmed lounging in a Punta Gorda front yard this week; police shared photos and a short video of the encounter.

A new NIRS report finds the median U.S. worker has just $955 saved for retirement. Local advisers urge using employer matches and Minnesota's new Secure Choice to close the gap.

Atlanta's Mayor announced the acquisition of 50 acres for the Tatum Lakes Nature Preserve, offering green space and promoting equity and sustainability.

A Hit 5 Cashpot ticket worth $110,000 was sold at Hilltop Red Apple Market in Seattle following the Feb. 6 drawing. State lottery and local reporting confirm the winning numbers and where the ticket was purchased.

Woodland Park tenants pressed a former owner to drop an appeal after a rent board ordered more than $200,000 in rebates following habitability findings. Organizers say the payouts are needed now.

Kenner Police Department joins the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign, increasing patrols to deter impaired driving during Carnival season, with a state grant backing their enforcement efforts.

A plane with engine trouble landed on a road in Gainesville, hitting vehicles and causing minor injuries. The pilot relayed a mayday call before landing. Remarkably, there was no explosion and the FAA and NTSB are investigating the incident.

City of Faith’s meal hub, a six‑year fixture, needs a roughly 3,000 sq ft site after the church sold its building or it may have to shut down. Organizers say the program feeds as many as 200 families a week.

After roughly 30 years, the Jerry L. Garver YMCA will close May 30, 2026. The Y has agreed to sell the site to CMHA and will move programs and memberships to other branches.

Ike’s Food Center is the last mom‑and‑pop grocery in West Coconut Grove, holding onto its role as a neighborhood hub amid rapid change.

Neighbors in north Columbus say they went a week without mail, missing medications, tax papers and a mailed ID as USPS investigates delivery issues.

The National Parks Service has removed the Pride flag from New York City's Stonewall National Monument, adhering to federal guidelines restricting unauthorized flags on NPS-managed flagpoles.