WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Even in a city that keeps building and keeps drawing crowds, not every restaurant survives. Six dining spots have already closed in West Palm Beach this year. Some were fixtures for decades. Others never found their footing. All of them left a mark. A 40-Year Community Staple Lost Its Lease … Read more
APPLE VALLEY, California — A little boy went out for a scooter ride on a Tuesday evening. He never made it home. On August 6, around 8:22 p.m., a 7-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle while riding his scooter on Outer Highway 18 in Apple Valley. He was rushed to the hospital, where he … Read more
ESPARTO, California — One moment, it was a quiet Friday night in Yolo County. The next, a single vehicle left the road — and the consequences reached far beyond the crash site. The California Highway Patrol responded to a collision along County Road 85, just outside Esparto near the Capay area. A vehicle had struck … Read more
MARIETTA, Georgia — A desperate search for a missing toddler ended in the worst way imaginable Friday evening, leaving a community heartbroken and investigators with more questions than answers. Messiah Harris, just 2 years old, was reported missing from the Briggs at Powers Park apartment complex on Ridge Run, just off Franklin Parkway, at around … Read more
ELWOOD, Indiana — What officers found inside a South H Street home last June was hard to describe — and even harder to breathe through. The smell hit them before they even stepped inside. Urine. Ammonia. One officer had to borrow a medical mask from EMS just to keep talking to residents. Firefighters said the … Read more
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — He was 70 years old. He lived in the neighborhood. And on Friday evening, someone shot him in the chest — and he still managed to keep driving. That is the haunting detail at the center of a homicide investigation now unfolding in North Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood. What police found at … Read more
INTERLACHEN, Florida — A newborn baby was weeks into life. The home around her was rotting. Black mold on the walls. Animal feces on the floors. A mattress swarming with flies where one of the children slept. Dishes of uneaten food crawling with cockroaches. This is the home three children — including a 6-week-old infant … Read more
ATLANTA, Georgia — There are bars, and then there are places that become part of a city’s soul. Manuel’s Tavern on North Highland Avenue is the second kind. This week, the Poncey-Highland institution turned 70 — and Atlanta is celebrating like it means something. Because it does. A Three-Day Party Seven Decades in the Making … Read more
BELLINGHAM, Washington — July was a bittersweet month for food lovers in Whatcom County. Four new spots quietly opened their doors while two familiar favorites said goodbye — leaving regulars surprised and locals curious about what comes next. The new spots worth checking out Fika Coffee opened July 11 at 4252 Cordata Pkwy in Bellingham, … Read more
PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida — A coffee shop with deep New England roots has quietly opened its doors in Port Charlotte, and the man behind it says this one is personal. Aroma Joe’s, a beloved brand with more than 135 locations across the Northeast, is now serving customers at 16400 Franklin Ave., just off U.S. 41 … Read more