Families got 38 elapsed days' notice before the scheduled Oct. 30 closure. State regulators had warned Hilltop's license could be suspended over seven violations.

Charlie Clark Nissan's fifth annual bash on Saturday pairs a pumpkin patch with free child car-seat inspections.

Students from the Capitol rotunda to Cedar Valley High traded screens for books Friday, with free titles handed out along the way.

Duncan Creek Elementary students beat a $35,000 target by more than $17,000, earning sliming and duct-taping dares along the way.

NorthStar Day drew over 100 attendees at its opening, with a sensory-friendly honeycomb hideaway for kids ages 5 to 12.

Syannei Rae was hospitalized with an infection days after birth. Now her mom is rallying Baltimore for votes in a $25,000 contest.

Raleigh's beloved holiday train returns to Pullen Park, with tickets priced at $21 and expected to vanish within hours.

Thirteen classrooms and a 10,500-square-foot playground are coming to North Hardin Boulevard as parents already line up to preregister.

Bezos Academy Glendale–Sahuaro Glenn pairs preschoolers with Glencroft retirees, offering free tuition to qualifying families.

Ann Van Middlesworth Park's new pointing board lets kids without spoken words share needs and feelings mid-play.

The chain's new no-arcade format lands in Crest Hill by 2027, part of a growth wave that already spans Texas to Mexico.

Savage Elementary students in Van Buren Township got a surprise visit from Lions players, cheerleaders and author Lisa Wheeler this week.

The Florida franchise already runs a Greer center and is adding sites in Simpsonville, Greenville and Spartanburg amid rising child care costs.