500,000 Gallons of Raw Sewage Spill Into Lake Wylie After Pump Station Loses Power
An estimated 500,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Lake Wylie after a York County pump station lost power Monday evening. The massive overflow happened at the Little Allison Creek Pump Station in Lake Wylie. Sewage entered the Little Allison Creek inlet before crews were able to stop the discharge.
Chesapeake’s LS GreenLink VCV Tower Tallest Structure in Virginia
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – The LS GreenLink Phase 1 VCV Tower in Chesapeake, Va., is set to wrap up its vertical construction in the third quarter of 2027 as the tallest building/structure in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Standing 660 feet tall and designed as one of the tallest cast-in-place concrete...
A Pompano Beach buffet paid most of its 31 workers a flat monthly salary...
A Pompano Beach, Florida, buffet paid most of its 31 workers a flat monthly salary of $1,000 to $3,000 even though they regularly worked more than 40 hours a week, the U.S. Labor Department says. The department’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $732,976 for those workers, which averages out to about $23,644 each. The recovery […] The post A Pompano Beach buffet paid most of its 31 workers a flat monthly salary of $1,000 to $3,000, and the Labor Department says it recovered $732,976, about $23,
‘Highest king tide ever’ swamps South Florida and exposes danger of sea rise
All signs point to this week’s king tide as the highest in South Florida’s history — supercharged by onshore winds and sea level rise. From Miami to West Palm, an unprecedented amount of saltwater surged ashore. It submerged lanes of major thoroughfares, leaving drivers to navigate intersections with water up to their wheel wells. It crept to the doors — and beyond — of coastal businesses, including several in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale. “I couldn’t even open the door because if I opened it
Florida Woman Tries To Buy Taco Bell With Tampons, Mistakes Police Officer for Bank...
A Florida woman’s visit to a Taco Bell drive-through ended in a DUI arrest after an employee reported that she appeared intoxicated, was acting confused, and had attempted to pay for her food with tampons. ... Read more
Longtime WCVB anchor Jim Boyd dies at 84
The Boston journalist was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2012. Jim Boyd, a WCVB-TV anchor and reporter of nearly 40 years, has died at 84, the station announced Tuesday. Boyd began his television career in 1961 in the mailroom of WNET-TV in New York. He later...
Crime, squatters, demolition: Park at Buckingham crisis deepens in Homewood
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBMA) — The future of a troubled Homewood apartment complex is becoming increasingly uncertain after city officials declared 55 structures unsafe, raising the possibility of widespread demolition as police report growing criminal activity and questions remain about residents who have yet to relocate. During Monday's Homewood City...
‘Sorry does not pay the bill’: Woman wants DeKalb County to pay $3,200 for...
A DeKalb County woman is fighting to get help paying for a broken pipe on her property. It happened after she says fire crews were testing hydrants in her neighborhood.
MARTA fare gates: 93 arrested on felony charges for damage
ATLANTA - More than 90 people have been arrested and charged with felonies since June after investigators said they damaged or destroyed the system's new fare gates. MARTA police have arrested 93 people as of Tuesday and charged them with felonies for damaging or shattering the transit system's new fare barriers.
Maryland’s Best Crab Cake Has Been Named by Tasting Table
Tasting Table has named Jimmy’s Famous Seafood in Baltimore its pick for the best crab cake in Maryland as part of its new list highlighting the “hands down best crab cakes in every state.” A video of the crab cake can be seen below. For the list,...

















