Nearly two years after SB92, the Las Vegas Valley has just 17 licensed street vendors. High fees, commissary rules and local restrictions are blamed.

Chicago is trimming weekly frozen Home Delivered Meals from 10 to 6 for most clients as demand outpaces funding; the city says bedridden seniors won’t see cuts.

Our Saviour’s Lutheran in south Minneapolis formally handed a neighborhood lot known as the Green House to the Indigenous Protector Movement as reparations. Organizers plan a culturally rooted community house and housing.

California has begun mailing SUN Bucks EBT cards loaded with $120 per eligible child to help families buy groceries while school is out.

President Trump announced a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom for Welles Crowther, the Boston College alum known as the "Man in the Red Bandana" for his 9/11 heroism.

A newly ratified three‑year contract at The Texas Tribune guarantees pay raises, a $62,000 reporter floor and explicit AI safeguards to limit automation‑driven layoffs.

Lowell High placed its varsity baseball coaches on indefinite leave as SFUSD investigates allegations of race-based misconduct by players during a recent game. The head coach was also removed from classroom duties while the review proceeds.

Residents of Vacek Country Meadows say $120-a-month tap water runs brown, smells like rotten eggs, and filters haven't fixed the problem. QUADVEST says onsite tests were normal.

A St. Louis charter school closed abruptly this week, leaving students and families scrambling as parents demand records, placements and answers from sponsors and state officials.

Rising gas prices tied to the Iran war have pushed more Columbus families to food pantries, with Love Chapel reporting a marked jump in April caseloads.

Black Market Nubian will close on May 31 after owners said a purchase of their Washington Street space proved financially untenable. The neighborhood now faces the loss of a long-running cultural hub.

Tenants at Fishtown Flats say an abrupt management exit left locks, security and maintenance in limbo at 1413 Germantown Avenue.

A statewide lifeguard shortage is already shrinking pool hours as Memorial Day kicks off swim season, with Ys and cities scrambling to train and recruit.