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
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
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
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
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
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 24-year-old woman and her 1-year-old son were killed in Wales, Alaska, in the state's first fatal polar bear attack in three decades.
Jayden Sweiler · January 20, 2023
More than a year after 12-year-old Le'den Boykins died in a Paulding County pursuit, relatives and supporters gathered in Atlanta to demand charges against the trooper and deputies involved.
Jayden Sweiler · January 11, 2023
A Fitler Square homeowner spent a week trying to get Airbnb to remove a fraudulent listing for her house after a family arrived on Christmas night expecting to stay there.
Aever Bundji · January 4, 2023
A flowering Christmas cactus that has greeted visitors to the Mountlake Terrace police lobby since the early 1980s is looked after by an evidence technician who says it is due for a trim.
Jennifer Paige · January 3, 2023
Testifying for the prosecution in Los Angeles, the Houston rapper said the July 2020 shooting has damaged her health and career and left her feeling she does not want to be alive.
Kendra Konchanuk · December 13, 2022
Citing a sharp rise in deadly lithium-ion battery fires in New York City, the Bronx university will bar battery-powered e-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards from all its buildings and walkways beginning Jan. 3.
Jacob Leary · December 10, 2022
United Teachers Los Angeles held rallies across the district on Monday, arguing that educators are overworked and priced out of the city, while Los Angeles Unified warns of leaner budget years ahead.
Amy Swan · December 6, 2022
In the closing episode of the On Point series "Essential trust," the political scientist argues the problem is a decline in trustworthiness rather than trust alone, and points to the early 1900s as a period the country has recovered from before.
Amy Swan · December 2, 2022
Residents of Periwinkle Mobile Home Park and two other Phoenix-area communities say they have nowhere to go as landowners push them out, while the city weighs ways to protect vulnerable homeowners.
Juan Gonzalez · November 7, 2022
American diplomats saw the WNBA player in custody as the Biden administration says it is still pressing Moscow to free her and Paul Whelan.
Ken Adams · November 3, 2022
Post-tropical cyclone Fiona struck Nova Scotia with record-setting winds, cutting electricity to more than 500,000 people, and one woman is missing in Newfoundland.
Amy Swan · September 24, 2022
A pediatric infectious disease specialist says school is a low-risk setting, but teens in high-risk relationships should know they can seek monkeypox care without parental consent.
Kendra Konchanuk · August 26, 2022
A long-delayed report from the Chicago Monuments Project recommends taking down several statues and plaques and funding new memorials, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot is not bound to act on it.
Ken Adams · August 19, 2022
