A South Side alderman temporarily halted his publicity campaign to have the city address an open-air drug market in his ward after a weekend shooting occurred a block from where he was camping out in a vacant lot in West Englewood. Ald. David Moore, 17th, said he resumed his efforts Monday, one day after the […]
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New Open-Air Pavilion Enhances Ocala Wetland Recharge Park
The City of Ocala has completed construction for the new open-air pavilion at the Ocala Wetland Recharge Park (OWRP). ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The park will host a grand opening from 9 to 11 a.m. on Feb. 23. The event is free and open to the public. The project broke ground in August […]
Migrants struggle against the elements in San Diego’s open-air desert camps
JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — For the last three months, residents in this remote border community in southeastern San Diego County have seen their population nearly double, climbing from 600 to 1,200 as migrants from around the globe cross over from Mexico. They cross into the punishing desert terrain at a point where the 30-foot steel […]