After six months at the Everglades camp nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz, Justo Bentacourt was released and reunited with his family as talks swirl about the site's future.

Budget talks could shift LA's coastal CARE+ teams from beaches to citywide sweeping, removing a dedicated coastal fund in favor of broader street‑sweeping and illegal‑dumping enforcement.

Spark Centro broke ground May 14 on a $20M Albemarle Road hub that organizers say will centralize workforce training, small-business support and a pop-up market for Latino residents. Delivery is now expected in 2027.

East New York tenants traveled to Chestnut Holdings’ Riverdale office to demand long‑overdue repairs, citing mold, pests and water damage. Organizers say they’ll keep pressing until fixes happen.

A $245M sale (nearly $302M with interest) created a Community Investment Trust that’s already given more than $1.45M to local nonprofits and funded city projects.

Sumner County Schools proposed boundary changes in Hendersonville as the Stop 30/Drakes Creek project will close a key intersection next school year. The plan affects Burrus and Knox Doss zones and includes options for some students to stay.

The CPSC recalled 125,200 Cosyland toddler towers after reports of tipping and entrapment. Owners should stop using affected models until free repairs arrive.

Arthur M. Blank's 10‑year, $50M scholarship initiative has disbursed more than $4.2M to nearly 600 students at Spelman, Morehouse and Clark Atlanta, closing urgent gaps ahead of commencement.

After months of renovations, Maui's War Memorial Stadium will host Maui High on May 17 and Baldwin High on May 18, the county says.

Six underweight horses seized from a Wayne County sanctuary are now at Whispering Acres in Medina County receiving medical care as investigators review the case.

Seventeen local teachers were certified to teach college‑level dual‑credit classes through an Alamo Colleges–St. Mary’s program. The project aims to expand free college credits to thousands of San Antonio students.

ACT told districts it will remove and reissue some spring in‑school online ACT scores after identifying a scoring problem; revised reports are expected by June 2.

A Jan. 25 point‑in‑time canvass tallied 1,863 people across the neighbor islands; Maui’s unsheltered population jumped 40% while veterans and mental‑health needs rose.