A South Carolina man was arrested Monday for distributing vulgar, obscene and antisemitic materials in multiple neighborhoods, the Florence County Sheriff’s Office said. Jamin Christian Fite, a 48-year-old Myrtle Beach resident, was charged with seven counts of communicating obscene messages and seven counts of littering, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday in a news release. No […]
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This L.A. neighborhood’s ‘cool pavements’ help it beat the intense heat
LOS ANGELES — Street vendor José Damián has lived in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacoima for the past five years and has felt temperatures hit 105 degrees as he’s pushed his cart of Mexican street snacks and shaved ice in the blazing midday sun. But the heat had never stopped him from doing his job until […]
Menlo Park police report increase in home break-ins, suspects targeting ‘affluent neighborhoods’
(KRON) — Residential burglaries are on the rise in Menlo Park, the city’s police department said Wednesday. Police confirmed there have been 14 residential burglary instances since the start of 2024. Many of the burglaries happened in the Sharon Heights neighborhood, police said. Police added extra patrols to that neighborhood and other areas of Menlo […]
Pimps control San Diego neighborhoods as residents fear speaking out amid brazen prostitution: business owner
Pimps in San Diego are controlling neighborhoods by leveraging the fear of retaliation against locals in exchange for their silence on the parade of nearly-naked women working the streets, a business owner in the heart of a prostitution hotspot said. “Prostitutes will walk inside of the properties to say, ‘What are you looking at?,’ ‘quit […]
Orlando’s most sought-after neighborhoods in Winter Garden and Windermere, based on sales data
Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. Winter Garden and Windermere were the most popular places to buy a home last year with 1,199 and 663 houses sold, respectively. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS But other Central Florida areas — like […]
Big Mountain neighborhoods look to create resort tax
Feb. 4—A group of Big Mountain residents would like a resort tax implemented for the area as a way to pay for infrastructure needs. The funds would likely be largely directed toward the Big Mountain Fire District. Steve Cosby, one of the residents and a member of the fire district board, said the proposal was […]
Kansas City said trash pickup was back on schedule. But some neighborhoods still waiting
Reality Check is a Star series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email realitycheck@kcstar.com. After winter weather caused delays in trash and recycling collection in Kansas City in recent weeks, the city said Monday the schedule was back to normal, with […]
Tesla claims over 600 ‘solar neighborhoods’ as part of home builder program — here’s what that means for potential buyers
In December, Tesla announced that its plans to produce homes with built-in solar roofs and Tesla Powerwalls have moved forward at an incredible pace. According to the company, it has launched more than 600 “solar neighborhoods,” Electrek reported. A Tesla neighborhood is one wherein each home includes some or all of Tesla’s electrical system features. […]
Two San Diego-area neighborhoods among ‘friendliest’ in US: study
SAN DIEGO — Tired of rude baristas or disgruntled store clerks? Then you may want to consider moving to one of these San Diego areas. According to a recent study by home improvement company All Star Home, two local neighborhoods have been ranked in the top 10 friendliest in the country. Researchers with All Star Home […]
Internet is about to get a lot faster in some Fort Worth neighborhoods. Here’s the plan
It’s about to get a lot easier to get high speed internet in Fort Worth. Dallas-based Sprocket Networks is about to begin work on a roughly 300-mile fiber optic cable network that will extend high-speed internet to areas of the city where it’s not already readily available. The Fort Worth City Council approved a $7.5 […]
10 most dangerous neighborhoods in Los Angeles, according to PropertyClub
LOS ANGELES – When it comes to relocating, safety is often top of mind. While Los Angeles is known for its great weather, sports, beaches, entertainment and food scene, its reputation has also been plagued by crime, with several incidents occurring in broad daylight. However, data from the Los Angeles Police Department reported crime was […]
A neighborhood’s message to the city of Corpus Christi: ‘Hillcrest will not yield.’
The message was loud, emblazoned on signs and shouted from the lips of more than 40 who marched: a desalination plant isn’t wanted. Hillcrest is home, declared some of the signs carried by those who rallied Thursday evening – several participants characterizing plans to construct the proposed plant near the boundaries of the Northside neighborhood […]