Spokane approves 0.1% sales tax for safety campus
The tax, approved 6–1 by the City Council, is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2027, and will fund public-safety and behavioral-health programs.
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Frisco completes $83 million Rail District project
The completed downtown project includes rebuilt streets, a five-story garage with 450 free public spaces and a plaza at 8802 4th Street.
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Alabama reports measles case, warns of Huntsville exposures
Alabama health officials reported one measles case and possible exposure periods at a Subway and Publix in Huntsville.
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Two 18-year-olds killed in Mesquite shooting; man wounded
Two Mesquite residents died and a 20-year-old man was wounded in a shooting on Amber Springs Drive, police said.
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Brevard schools continue Promethean-board inspections
Brevard Public Schools says districtwide inspections and investigations remain underway after a display fell on Bellamy Dawkins-Morris at Riviera Elementary and he died.
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Person found dead in abandoned Macon home; sheriff investigates
Deputies found a deceased person in an abandoned Columbus Road residence. The person’s identity had not been determined in reports published Oct. 15.
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Bismarck selects site for $6.5 million Fire Station 6
The city selected a south-side location near Burleigh Avenue and Calypso Drive. The City Commission received an update but took no action on the project.
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Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy plans 2027 re-election bid
Terry D’Arcy says he intends to seek another term. Joliet’s petition filing period is scheduled for Nov. 16–23, 2026.
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Teen cyclist hospitalized after Olathe crosswalk crash
A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a pickup struck him in an Olathe crosswalk, police said.
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Police identify Bridgeport park attack victim as 22-year-old East End man
Bridgeport police identified the critically injured man as a 22-year-old East End resident, correcting an earlier estimate of his age and housing status.
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Tavares earns two America in Bloom awards; employee also honored
Tavares received awards for environmental initiatives and a Main Street gateway. City employee Traci Anderson received America in Bloom’s Cheerleader Award.
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Broomfield opens process to revoke Town Square site plan
Broomfield Council has started a process that could revoke the Town Square site plan. The city says required permits were not obtained by the deadline, while the developer disputed which permits would count.
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Denton audit cites 2025 plan proposal; 2024 revision unreconciled
The October 2026 follow-up says the resource-plan update was delayed by Council direction and recounts DME’s June 2025 Integrated Resource Plan proposal. It does not reconcile that account with the city’s report of an approved 2024 revision.
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Planned Parenthood resumes New Orleans care; opening slots filled
Planned Parenthood Great Plains began seeing patients in New Orleans on Oct. 14, 2026. Axios reported that opening-day appointments were fully booked the day before.
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Riverside weighs data-center moratorium and code interpretation
The Land Use Committee sent two data-center policy options to the City Council on Oct. 13, but enacted neither. One would pause approvals; the other would formalize staff’s interpretation of current code.
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Orlando approves $12.62 million Pulse memorial contract
The updated agreement sets a guaranteed maximum price of $12,624,837. Construction still depends on permits, and the schedule’s listed start date is not confirmed.
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Las Vegas man sentenced to 35 years in federal prison
Daniel Hennigh received 35 years in prison and 35 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to four federal offenses.
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Grayslake T5 projects $1.4 billion in non-homeowner property taxes
Grayslake’s preliminary estimate projects $1.4 billion in non-homeowner property-tax revenue for local taxing bodies over the T5 campus’s first 20 years.
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Pittsburgh Walk of Fame adds 10 new honorees
A second class of 10 joined the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame, bringing the installation to 20 honorees.
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GKN proposal sets $100 million cap for evacuation claims
A proposed settlement tied to the May 2026 Garden Grove incident would fund claims for qualifying evacuees, but the agreement still needs court approval.
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Queens board schedules hearing on two proposed zoning changes
Community Board 8 will hear proposals for a nine-story Hillcrest development and a separate 17-story Queens Boulevard project on Oct. 14.
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San Antonio asks court to pause planned ICE warehouse conversion
San Antonio is asking a federal court to stop work on a proposed East Side ICE facility until the agencies complete an environmental review. The lawsuit has not itself halted development.