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Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center — City Shelter And Adoption Services. Virginia Beach is considering a public animal-cruelty registry under a state law that allows localities to create computerized records of certain felony convictions. Councilman Michael Berlucchi asked the city to establish one, and his colleagues have backed the idea. The debate comes as the city's Animal Care and Adoption Center handles animal intakes.

The "Lucas Enterprise" refers to the alleged criminal organization centered around veteran Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas, her family, and business associates. The Department of Justice alleges that powerful 82-year-old Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas led a multi-million-dollar criminal organization alongside family members and business associates. In a 45-page racketeering, money laundering, and drug trafficking indictment unsealed on October 22, 2026.

A low cost of living and a more affordable route to a luxury lifestyle has helped St. Louis reclaim the top spot in the latest Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Luxury Housing Market Ranking. The Midwest metro climbed from No. 12 last quarter, buoyed by strong buyer demand, low climate risk and...

Scoring an affordable apartment in NYC can feel like hitting the housing jackpot, especially when market-rate rents keep climbing. But through the city’s affordable housing lotteries, eligible New Yorkers can apply for apartments at prices that are often significantly lower than what they’d typically pay on the open market. Interested? Well you’re in luck. Applications officially open tomorrow, Friday, October 30, for Kingsland Commons , an 18-story new development at 89 Maspeth Avenue in Willia

Before his death at age 86, “Star Trek” legend Patrick Stewart was more than a Hollywood icon — he was a beloved Brooklyn neighbor. The British actor, who died Wednesday following a brief battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia, became a famed fixture in Park Slope after purchasing a $2.5 million duplex in 2012. “Star Trek” legend Patrick Stewart died Wednesday at age 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body dementia. REUTERS Stewart purchased his Park Slope duplex for

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was found guilty by a jury for stealing more than $176,000 from a 72-year-old family member, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. A jury on Wednesday found 37-year-old Jamire Y. Barber guilty of one count of second-degree grand larceny. In January 2022, the victim was hospitalized due […]

One man formerly held at the jail said corrections officers broke both his wrists after he requested medical care. Boston city councilors are pressing for answers about in-custody deaths at the South Bay House of Correction, as former inmates describe alleged physical abuse and mistreatment they say continued inside the jail months after a man was killed in an altercation with officers.

A Cobb County voter filed a lawsuit over delayed absentee ballots affecting nearly 2,900 voters, demanding overnight delivery before Election Day. BY: UNSPLASH Nearly 2,900 voters in Cobb County, Georgia, could miss the upcoming midterm election after delays in sending requested absentee ballots led to a lawsuit seeking emergency relief. The case asks a court to require election officials to deliver absentee ballots to affected voters by overnight mail and provide overnight return mailing. Micha

Schools put on menu a ravenous predator across Maryland and Virginia to curb the rapid overpopulation of an invasive fish species. This innovative initiative turns students into active predators of an invasive predator that threatens both the ecological balance and the $1M+ crab fishing industry of the Chesapeake Bay. Backed...

Two medical cannabis dispensaries are expected to open next week, bringing the total to five statewide, state officials announced Thursday. Justin Aday, general counsel for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, said one of the dispensaries will open in Bessemer and will be the third location of Callie’s Apothecary, the first medical cannabis dispensary to open […]