
State officials and advocates say the environmental data tool has helped direct limited resources to disadvantaged communities such as Barrio Logan and the Imperial Valley.
Xiaoyu Wang · May 15, 2023

Forrest Jones, once sentenced under California's Three Strikes law for stealing a $400 VCR, graduated from Cal State East Bay and plans to pursue a master's in social work.
Jayden Sweiler · May 14, 2023

Experts and lawmakers say the end of the pandemic-era rule will strain shelters and border resources in Southern California, though some expect any surge to be temporary.
Xiaoyu Wang · May 13, 2023

County officials are encouraging students, not just school staff, to report concerning peer behavior to the School Threat Assessment Response Team, which has expanded from 10 to 42 clinicians.
Amy Swan · May 5, 2023

Dr. Mohamed Eisa, a Pittsburgh gastroenterologist who traveled to Sudan after his father's death, fled Khartoum after his friend and fellow physician Dr. Bushra Sulieman was killed in the war's 11th day.
Priya Sharma · April 28, 2023

The University of Texas at Austin will offer up to $1,800 per academic year toward on-campus housing for eligible students, though some students say the amount falls short of Austin's high rents.
Valentina Cruz · April 19, 2023

The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation has moved to intervene in a citizen suit alleging the mill south of Charlotte violated federal pollution laws through its waste disposal and storage.
Ivan Petrov · April 14, 2023

Federal prosecutors say a Connecticut man has been arrested in the November armed robbery of a Rockland Trust branch in Tisbury, and new charges have been filed against two men already in the case.
Ishani Kapalli · April 13, 2023

California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis visited the Mesa Court expansion site at UC Irvine on April 10, where local and campus leaders said the project is needed to ease pressure on student housing.
Naledi Dlamini · April 11, 2023

The utility withdrew its permit request for two large boilers at its Greenpoint facility after a state regulator said the project was not needed to meet energy demand for at least five years.
Jacob Leary · April 3, 2023

To promote a shift in trash setout times, the city's sanitation department mailed out fliers starring an oversized rat, a design that came about because the commissioner kept demanding a bigger rodent.
Jacob Leary · March 31, 2023

Fifteen years after Hurricane Ike devastated it, the beach side of Galveston Island State Park has reopened with elevated grounds and sturdier buildings, and officials expect visitation to jump sharply this summer.
Kendra Konchanuk · March 31, 2023

A report based on 2021 census data shows Gen Z gained residents in the country's five largest cities, including Philadelphia, while every other generation lost them.
Aever Bundji · March 29, 2023

St. Louis County reopened African Schoolhouse #4, a one-room Chesterfield school that served Black children from 1894 to 1950, at Faust Park's Historic Village after nearly a year of preservation work.
Dmitri Sokolov · March 26, 2023

Indianapolis public works officials say the next stage of the $8.6 million Broad Ripple Avenue overhaul will begin April 3, but local business leaders are unhappy about the length of the closure.
Rafael Ortega · March 22, 2023

A man from Chiapas, Mexico, died and an 18-year-old driver faces smuggling and evasion charges after a Texas DPS trooper's attempted traffic stop ended in a rollover crash on Friday morning.
Valentina Cruz · March 17, 2023

A city email puts the start of the long-awaited Greene Street project in August 2023, four months after the mid-April date given a month earlier.
Gabriela Flores · March 14, 2023

Two Arab community organizations say they will pursue litigation if the San Francisco Unified School District's board does not reverse course on making Eid al-Fitr an official school holiday.
Mei Ling · March 6, 2023

A study of more than 6,500 Americans found that 64% felt confident they understood blood pressure numbers, but only 39% knew what a normal reading is.
Aever Bundji · February 28, 2023

The University of Alabama in Huntsville drew about 230 undergraduate presenters and 150 community partners to its showcase during Engineers Week, Feb. 19-25.
Ama Boateng · February 27, 2023

With only four voting members present, Durham's City-County Appearance Commission could not hold a valid February meeting and instead talked through membership rules and a possible awards rebrand.
Gabriela Flores · February 24, 2023

City officials will ask a judge to bar the man accused of firing blanks inside a Richmond District synagogue from owning firearms for five years, as San Francisco expands its use of court-issued red flag orders.
Mei Ling · February 22, 2023

Less than a month after 11 people died at a Monterey Park dance studio, the fatal shooting of a beloved Catholic bishop in Hacienda Heights has left the region mourning again.
Amy Swan · February 21, 2023

A state-funded program run through Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is placing small-group tutors in four Metro East districts, and early data point to steadier gains for participants.
Fatima Zayed · February 21, 2023