Columbus, OH

Plans to create dozens of homes above a string of city centre shops have been turned down. Norwich City Council has rejected the latest bid to see a row of offices in Westlegate turned into more than 40 apartments. There have been several attempts to develop the site over the...

Plans for 44 city apartments rejected by council

It was backed despite a councillor raising concerns about "raw sewage pouring down" the road.

Plan for 425 new homes approved

Government officials are yet to approve money for a city centre "demonstrator" track testing a vehicle.

Light rail plans review before funding agreed

Buildings on two streets within an industrial estate are to be knocked down for redevelopment.

More buildings earmarked for demolition on estate

A Kent council has taken the "difficult" decision to cut down three mature lime trees in a public park on safety grounds. Canterbury City Council said a fungus has caused the trees in Dane John Gardens to rot and become dangerous. It said: "As their condition worsens, the risk of...

City park faces loss of lime trees over safety fears

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Michael Johnson celebrated after punching Trevor Reid in a "senseless" attack, a court hears.

Single-punch 'coward' jailed for killing man

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

Almost 300 homes are to be built on an industrial site that was initially planned for redevelopment 10 years ago. Durham County Council is to build 282 homes on the site at Stephenson Road, between Peterlee and Horden, after its plans were approved on Friday. Planning permission was initially given...

Almost 300 homes to be built on old industrial site

WyoFile

The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

The survey monitors the river's health as well as fish stock levels for anglers.

More than 600 fish found during river survey

Police find 132 cannabis plants being cultivated at a house in Telford.

Man, 61, arrested after cannabis plants seized

The charging period at most of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council's car parks have been extended.

Controversial parking charge changes now in force

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A street in Downtown Jacksonville soon could be renamed to honor the late Ben Frazier, founder of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville. City Council will consider a bill that would rename Confederate Street as Frazier Place, a recognition of Frazier’s tenacious efforts to eliminate Confederate monuments.

Downtown street could be renamed to honor Ben Frazier

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The rangers for the north Devon country park are organising a series of events for the community.

Rangers call for autumn and winter volunteers

A 15-year-old girl who died in a river had been playing with friends, the opening of an inquest has been told. Holli Smallman from Welshpool, Powys, was found at 20:00 BST on Friday, 9 August after a search of the River Severn. Her heartbroken family described Holli as a "loving...

Girl, 15, found in river was playing, inquest told

Demolition of a former shopping centre and medical practice has begun, as part of a wider town regeneration scheme. Developers began knocking down Shrewsbury's Riverside shopping centre on Wednesday, and it is expected to take three months. Once the site is cleared, work will begin to turn the area into...

Demolition of former shopping centre begins

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Cycleway plans spark petition to save 26 trees

A petition says the stretch of cycle route \"comes at too high a cost\" with the removal of the...

A petition says the stretch of cycle route "comes at too high a cost" with the removal of the...

Cycleway plans spark petition to save 26 trees

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