A Marshfield man won a $2 million Massachusetts Lottery top prize and took a $1.3M lump sum. The ticket was sold at Home Spirits in Hanover, which will receive a $20,000 bonus.

A new national index ranks San Antonio 151st of 250 metros, calling out weak governance and social cohesion even as climate resilience holds up.

Mecklenburg’s two community resource centers serve about 850 people daily, but county commissioners are reassessing roughly $200 million in planned expansion. Usage data and overlapping projects have leaders asking for more analysis.

A Global Detroit analysis finds nearly 100,000 international students worked in Michigan after graduation, mostly in STEM and clustered in the Detroit and Ann Arbor areas.

A ticket sold at San's Liquor in Inglewood matched four numbers plus the Mega Ball and paid $67,276 after a 2X multiplier.

Two Californians uncovered multimillion-dollar Scratchers wins — one in Van Nuys, one in San Jose — after scanning tickets bought at neighborhood shops.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will make a short, mid‑afternoon whistle‑stop in Marysville this Thursday; timing and safety tips for viewers are below.

During the Saturday afternoon session of the LDS church’s 196th general conference, leaders introduced a new Primary General Presidency that will begin service in August.

An investigation finds Washington has held a man at McNeil Island for 23 years while offering little treatment and limited oversight. Advocates say his cognitive disability complicates the system’s use of indefinite confinement.

Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré joined Roseland residents demanding testing and cleanup after the Smitty’s Supply explosion as fresh lab reports show PFAS contamination.

A LaBelle man turned a $5 scratch-off into a $1 million top prize and chose a $640,000 lump-sum when he claimed the win in late December.

Savannah says new camping rules, targeted sweeps and outreach have cut visible tent camps even as federal agents warn of changing drug‑trafficking tactics through the ports and I‑95. The city is balancing citations with service referrals while business groups press for results.

A 71-year-old tenant at 1777 Grand Concourse says rats have overrun her Mt. Hope apartment as residents point to years of HPD violations and ongoing litigation.