In the Spotlight is ongoing, in-depth coverage from the Belleville News-Democrat on issues that matter most to metro-east residents. Belleville police and Ward 1 residents agreed on two major points at a recent public meeting: Transient people are terrorizing neighborhoods by occupying derelict homes and committing crimes, and a property on North Church Street is […]
The warmer weather is bringing the crowds back to Boston’s open-air drug market, and neighbors say it’s fanning out deeper into neighborhoods. The concerns were addressed Tuesday evening at the June community meeting of the Working Group on Addiction, Recovery, and Homelessness. Some South End residents said their quality of life issues are already proving […]
Get ready to feel the heat. A dangerous and potentially record-breaking heat wave is expected to spread across the central and eastern parts of the U.S. this week. The combination of heat and humidity will result in heat indices ranging between 100 and 105 degrees on Monday and around 100 Tuesday through Thursday. As heat spreads across […]
Growing gun violence is sparking concern and outrage throughout the city of Seattle. Since June 6th, Seattle Police officers have responded to 21 shootings or shots fired calls. Several neighborhoods like Belltown, Greenwood, Central District and beyond have delt with their fair share of gun violence recently, especially after the deadly shooting outside Garfield High […]
Lakeway, TEXAS (KXAN) – The police in the City of Lakeway are searching for vandals who sprayed Nazi swastikas throughout neighborhoods this weekend, including on a person’s vehicle. It’s the latest in a string of antisemitic vandalism in the city, officials confirmed. The graffiti was first reported to city officials on April 7, but since […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Parts of the north side of Montgomery are defined by what it has lost: restaurants, grocery stores and a convenient pharmacy, the latter of which closed five years ago. People who still live in the historically Black neighborhood of Newtown, like Sharon Harris, are frustrated. She goes to a different location […]
For nearly two decades, Mark Weitekamper has lived in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. For years, Weitekamper said, he’s been able to enjoy wildlife in the heart of the city. “You can spot turtles, you can spot herons, you can sometimes get lucky and there’s mink, and river otter,” Weitekamper said. “We can, of course, see […]
For nearly two decades, Mark Weitekamper has lived in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. For years, Weitekamper said, he’s been able to enjoy wildlife in the heart of the city. “You can spot turtles, you can spot herons, you can sometimes get lucky and there’s mink, and river otter,” Weitekamper said. “We can, of course, see […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Graffiti plagues the entrance walls to the Whitney Heights community, indicating the crime occurring nearby, gang-related or not. It is a rise that residents of the northwest valley have messaged 8 News Now about for months following several reports of shootings, auto thefts, burglaries, assaults, and other crimes there. Las Vegas […]
In a mostly quiet neighborhood of older homes and small apartment buildings, some residents have drawn their own no-go zones around what might sound like a crash pad for traveling backpackers: hostels. At least two of them have popped up on West View Street in Mid-City Heights in the past few years, with more in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Two shootings broke out overnight in Salt Lake City’s Glendale and Poplar Grove neighborhoods, according to Salt Lake City Police. The first incident occurred at around 3:15 a.m. Saturday morning, when police received reports of gunfire near 1750 West and 1700 South. Based on the initial investigation, a fight broke […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — As the temperatures rise, so do bugs. According to residents, there have been some reports of scorpion sightings inside people’s homes, specifically in the Mountain’s Edge and Southern Highlands communities. Mountain’s Edge resident Cassidy shared that her neighbor was bit just a couple weeks ago in their backyard while hanging out […]