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Avoca meeting heats up as LLC seeks exemption for residential waste station


Avoca meeting heats up as LLC seeks exemption for residential waste station

Avoca, Lucerne Co. — Tensions reigned at an emergency meeting in Avoca on Wednesday after an LLC applied for a special permit to build a waste transfer station off Pittston Avenue and Main Street in an area zoned for light industry. Several representatives from Big Rocks LLC, the company that applied for the special permit, […]

The Secret Service temporarily closes Judy Lowe Park


The Secret Service temporarily closes Judy Lowe Park

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — The Judy Lowe Neighborhood Park at 1 & 7 E. Del Ray Avenue in Alexandria will remain closed until further notice. Alexandria city officials say these closures are at the request of the U.S. Secret Service. In addition to the park, the block of E. Del Ray Ave. between Commonwealth Ave. […]

Residents of Avoca protest against planned waste transfer station in residential areas


Residents of Avoca protest against planned waste transfer station in residential areas

Avoca, Lucerne Co. — Some residents and a state representative are raising concerns about a waste transfer station that could potentially be built in Avoca after an LLC applied for a special permit to build a waste transfer station off Pittston Avenue and Main Street in an area zoned for light industry. “This does not […]

Homeless camps in Cottage Grove face eviction and will be relocated to a nearby dog ​​park


Homeless camps in Cottage Grove face eviction and will be relocated to a nearby dog ​​park

EUGENE, Arch — About 140 residents of two licensed homeless camps in Cottage Grove will be evicted Thursday morning. The residents of these camps were given two weeks’ notice. Most of those who packed their things were long-term residents. Ashlie Armstrong, a homeless woman who lives on 12th Street, says, “A lot of people are […]

Overland Park City Council approves new apartment complex on 75th Street, Metcalf


Overland Park City Council approves new apartment complex on 75th Street, Metcalf

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – The Overland Park City Council voted 10-3 Monday night to approve a proposal for a new apartment complex in the city, despite concerns and a petition from dozens of neighbors. Thomas Thrift The vote was a continuation of an agenda item from the Aug. 5 council meeting that would have allowed […]

Hundreds come to the National Night Out event at Rocky Point Park in Warwick


Hundreds come to the National Night Out event at Rocky Point Park in Warwick

(WJAR) — Hundreds gathered at Rocky Point Park in Warwick on Saturday to take part in this year’s National Night Out event. The annual campaign is carried out by thousands of communities across the country and aims to promote long-term partnerships between police and neighborhoods. The weather held out and it was a fun event […]

There are plans to help residents who could be displaced by the construction of a new stadium


There are plans to help residents who could be displaced by the construction of a new stadium

SAN ANTONIO — A new baseball stadium is being planned for the Missions downtown. On Thursday we learned that the Missions’ move could potentially lead to people moving away. On the outskirts of downtown you will find Robert “Rocky” Lopez. “We love San Antonio. We love being downtown,” Lopez said. Lopez said there have been […]

Park fire cools as Mineral residents return


Park fire cools as Mineral residents return

MINERAL, California — After days of slowing the Park Fire, officials were able to let people in Mineral return home on Tuesday, and by Wednesday many of them were back on the streets and things were returning to normal. But officials say there is more work to be done before the Park Fire is fully […]