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Alamo Heights Council Approves Taller Apartment Project Over Neighbor Objections

Final utility sign-offs and the developer’s financing will decide whether construction begins as planned in early 2027.

Residents Complain of Persistent Sewage Stench from Back River Treatment Plant

Brentwood Neighbors Demand County Mental‑Health Response After Years of Public Defecation

St. Petersburg Activists Launch Petition to Put Municipal Utility on 2028 Ballot

Amtrak Plan to Move South Loop Maintenance Yard to Bridgeport Draws Intense Local and Political Pushback

Teen Shot at Louisville Bus Stop Remains in Critical Condition as Police Say No One Is in Custody

Lineage Revises Boyle Heights Cleanup to 90% as Health Report Shows Hundreds Hurt

Boyle Heights Cleanup Nears Finish as City Moves to Block Rebuild

GM and Bedrock Unveil $1.6 Billion Plan to Remake Detroit's Renaissance Center

Keller Votes to Oppose Neighboring Westlake Data Center

NYPD Deploys 700 Officers and Closes Dyckman Street to Stop Planned Inwood Takeover

Family Seeks Answers After Tasia Fortune Found Hanging in Jackson

Sunshine Mourns Beloved Grocer as Community Demands Tougher Bail and More Police

MaineHealth Board Votes to End Labor-and-Delivery at Lincoln Hospital

Sunshine Grocer Dies After Street Assault While Trying to Stop Teen Shoplifters

Viral Video Shows Vidisha Children Hopping Dam Pillars to Reach School

Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Leaves Neighborhood Plagued by Odors and Legal Action

Proposed Munich Airport Noise Zones Draw Strong Local Objections

Boyle Heights Warehouse Cleanup Draws Daily Fines, Lawsuit and Evacuation Demands

Elevated Radiation Found at Multiple Niagara County Homes, Four Families Relocated