Commissioners split over whether new synthetic turf guidelines have enough teeth to protect kids at Boulware and Rinconada parks.

Composite decking now covers three dormant fountain basins as Houston completes the first phase of park improvements.

Residents have raised concerns about 73 trees slated for removal as part of a Clawson water main project.

A federal proposal could put up to eight private homes on Cumberland Island's south end, with public comments open through Oct. 16.

The Litter Caterpillars spent $10,000 of their own money on two Englewood lots — now they're battling illegal dumpers to keep it green.

Hurricane Lowell killed 25 of the world's rarest native palms and buried Kauaʻi's historic Allerton House in two feet of sand.

A ribbon-cutting Tuesday morning unveils four irrigated, lighted fields where three once stood in northeast Oklahoma City.

A thermal drone captured a mountain lion encounter, offering a glimpse of the animals moving around one another.

Male tarantulas are wandering Kansas roads and trails looking for mates, and state officials say they mean no harm.

A sihek chick named Ava from the Cincinnati Zoo is now in quarantine with nine other birds, part of a push to bring the species back to the wild.

Araali, a 6-year-old lioness, made her St. Louis debut Sept. 22. A 12-year-old male named Bantu is expected to join her later in the fall.

A Central American bird never before seen in Colorado turned up near Stalker Lake, and it handed one Littleton birder a historic milestone.

The city could allow just 10 chicken permits a year, with coops kept 25 feet from neighboring homes.