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L.A. Council Approves Rewards to Combat Copper Wire Theft as New State Law Targets Recyclers

The measure now heads to Mayor Karen Bass for consideration.

City Unveils Chatham Square Overhaul: Four-Way Intersection, Larger Chinatown Plaza

Person of Interest Arrested in Stabbing of Former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan

Pritzker Rejects Chicago Head Tax as City Council Opens Budget Hearings

Cincinnati Puts Police Chief Terri Theetge on Leave as Adam Hennie Is Named Interim

Harvey Furloughs 69 Workers, Closes Two Fire Stations in Fiscal Emergency

Milwaukee and Police Union Reach Tentative Contract Covering Most Officers

NYC School Bus Companies File WARN Notice, Say 12,000 Layoffs Loom Without Five-Year Deal

NYC Student Homelessness Hits Record 154,000 in 2024–25

Stockton Mayor’s Home Struck by Gunfire Linked to Nearby Overnight Shooting

Bibb Defends $100 Million Browns Settlement as Council Presses for Full Deal Details

Jersey City Police Kill Man Who Fired at Officer as State Opens Probe

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Montgomery Board Delays Vote on $120,960 Salary for Mayor’s Pick Convicted in 2019 Fraud

Lordstown Advances Data Center Ban to Final Reading After Second Hearing

San Diego to Appeal Midway Height-Limit Ruling, Extends Deal to 2026

Police Probe Fatal Shooting in South Sacramento After Second Killing in Two Days

Tempe Urges Damage Reports as Hobbs Declares Emergency After 90‑Mph Microburst

Lumiere Durham to End After 2025 Festival

Austin ISD’s Draft School Closures Meet Resistance as Trustee Opposes Plan

Harvey Seeks Financially Distressed Status as Mayor Warns of Imminent Partial Shutdown