CHARLOTTE — In a major health-focused shift, the Charlotte Pride Festival has partnered with Mecklenburg County Public Health to establish the event’s first-ever tobacco-free zone at First Ward Park this weekend. The initiative, set for both Saturday and Sunday, prohibits smoking, vaping, and all tobacco product usage within designated areas of the festival grounds, according…
FLORIDA — A decades-old mystery that haunted one family across continents has finally been solved, thanks to a supermarket loyalty card and the persistence of a retired detective from Central Florida. The Ocoee Police Department has confirmed that the skeletal remains found near the Florida Turnpike in 2016 belong to Lloyd P. Williams, a Jamaican-born…
CHICAGO — A team of researchers at The Ohio State University may have just cracked open the next frontier in memory technology. In a study that’s drawing national attention, scientists revealed that liquid crystals — commonly used in LCD screens — can now retain directional memory, potentially transforming how we store data in the future….
ILLINOIS — While environmental concerns grow nationwide, Colorado has announced a sweeping initiative to plug 142 low-producing oil and gas wells, a move designed to curb methane emissions and prevent environmental degradation. The project is a part of a broader, publicly funded environmental remediation program aimed at strengthening air quality and public health across the…
COLORADO — As the fast-moving Stoner Mesa Fire burned through thousands of acres in southwestern Colorado this week, wildlife biologists launched an emergency rescue operation to save a rare native fish species — the Uncompahgre cutthroat trout — from the wildfire’s destructive path. The collaborative effort between Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the San…
NORTH CAROLINA — A convicted felon has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison after law enforcement uncovered a cache of illegal firearms, ammunition, and drugs in his possession. Michael Anthony Cornwell, 30, received a 106-month federal prison sentence, followed by two years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by…
WISCONSIN — A new website launched by the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles is aiming to protect residents from an alarming rise in scams targeting drivers and vehicle owners. The state’s DMV has reported a wave of fraudulent emails and text messages impersonating official channels — urging residents to send money, click malicious links, or…
CHICAGO — Illinois has become just the third state in the country to place formal restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence in the mental health field, as concerns mount about its unregulated influence on patients and the rise of “AI psychosis” — a new term some experts are using to describe hallucination-like symptoms caused…
WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS — A longtime senior care facility in McHenry County will permanently close its doors this fall, resulting in over 100 employees losing their jobs. Valley Hi Nursing and Rehabilitation, operated by the McHenry County government, has officially announced its upcoming shutdown. 123 Workers Affected as McHenry County Plans Permanent Closure The closure was…