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Post-Holiday Tree Recycling Launches Nationwide as NYC Adds Weekly Curbside Compost Pickup

Cities turn live Christmas trees into mulch and compost through mid-January, with rules and timing set locally.

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Wisconsin Awards $2 Million to 59 Groups for Shelter and Housing Upgrades

Western Pennsylvania Nears $2.3 Million Red Kettle Goal as Des Moines Works to Close $450,000 Gap

MTA, LIRR, Metro-North and DC Metro Detail Christmas and New Year’s Service

Great Horned Owl Rescued From Car Grille in Orcutt After 30-Minute Effort

Bellaire Police Chief Onesimo Lopez Retires After Internal Review

Pennsylvania Mails $22 Million in Final 2025 ‘Money Match’ Checks to Nearly 100,000 Residents

Phoenicia Fire Commissioner Dies During Catskills Hiker Rescue

ChristianaCare and Virtua Health Call Off Merger, Remain Independent

Planned Water Shutoffs Sweep Lima, Mexico City and Argentina as Utilities Schedule Maintenance

Waterbury Restores Water Citywide With Boil Order Pending State Test Results

Austin City Council Approves Four-Year, $63 Million Contract With Firefighters

Gwinnett Police Release Bodycam of Rescue of 5-Year-Old With Autism Found in Sewer Drain

Broadway League Presents 2025 Leadership Awards to Parker, Williams and Eldon, With Impact Honors to Encore and Project FIND

Waterbury Pauses Drinking Water Distribution After Supplies Run Out

Independence Issues Boil Advisory as Water Outage Shuts Schools, Hits Oak Grove

Lottery Opens for 880 Affordable Homes at Willets Point Commons in Queens

Utilities Roll Out Planned Water and Power Cuts Across Peru Today, With Parallel Outages in Mexico and Argentina

Drone Spots Hiker Trapped in Quicksand at Arches, Rescuers Free Him in 20-Degree Cold

Montana Flooding Forces Evacuations in Lincoln County as Bridge Fails, Highways Close