A federal Medicaid shift is letting counties enroll people in Medi‑Cal before release, giving them meds, appointments and a case manager during the critical first weeks home.

Two Houston-area scratch-off players each claimed $1 million this week; tickets were sold at stores in Kingwood and Prairie View and both winners remained anonymous.

A bear slipped into a Claremont kitchen on March 12 and helped itself to fruits, nuts and meats, leaving pistachio shells as evidence. Wildlife officials urge residents to secure food and report sightings.

Jefferson County will activate cold‑weather sheltering March 14–16, opening motel vouchers, warming centers and mobile shelters to protect people sleeping outdoors.

A Year Three report shows the East Tennessee Collaborative served 872 families across ten counties, boosting earnings and projecting about $101 million in state savings.

Germantown’s Houston High removed two baseball coaches this week; the district says the investigations into each coach were separate.

A new analysis finds the Choctaw Nation generated $4.1B in 2023, supporting thousands of jobs and funding schools, clinics and housing across Oklahoma.

A Vancouver nonprofit rerouted harvests into neighborhoods where Latino families say they’re too frightened to shop amid stepped‑up immigration enforcement.

A Maysville man claimed an $8M North Carolina scratch-off and chose a $4.8M lump sum, walking away with about $3.46M after taxes. The ticket was bought at a Denver D‑Mart.

Supervisor Hilda Solis' office pledged $52,000 to El Monte's immigrant defense fund, adding to local fundraising as officials expand legal and rapid-response aid.

New Palestine Community Schools will move grades 6–8 into the intermediate campus for 2026–27, close and remove the current junior high and expand Sugar Creek Elementary.

AMY Northwest, a small Roxborough magnet, is slated for phase-out under the district’s facilities plan, prompting angry parents and packed public testimony.

A state rollout announced in Philadelphia will connect SNAP recipients to verified job-training and employment supports so they can meet tightened federal work rules. The effort uses community colleges and workforce boards to expand options.