Home values are topping $1 million in a handful of North Carolina locales, including one in the Charlotte metro area. The housing market in Charlotte and across much of North Carolina has been on fire in recent years, but new numbers from Zillow reveal an interesting detail. North Carolina has four “million-dollar cities” where Zillow […]
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2 officers, suspect dead after shootout in Syracuse, N.Y. suburb
Two officers and a suspect are dead after a shootout Sunday night in Liverpool, N.Y., a suburb of Syracuse, authorities say. Syracuse Police Chief Joseph Cecile told a news conference that at about 7 p.m., two Syracuse officers “initiated a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle” that took off. The officers “lost sight of the […]
Late-night shooting at popular outdoor mall in Miami suburb leaves two dead, 7 injured
A shooting at a bar in a popular outdoor mall in a Miami suburb early Saturday left two dead and seven injured. According to local law enforcement, an altercation at a martini bar at the CityPlace Doral complex broke out around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, prompting a security guard working the scene to intervene. A man […]
Chicago suburb tops list of ‘2024 Best Cities to Live in America’
CHICAGO – A new report released by Niche has identified the top cities to live in America, with a Chicago suburb claiming the number one spot. According to the “2024 Best Cities to Live in America” report, west suburban Naperville ranked the highest. Naperville received an overall grade of A+ in the report, which cited […]
Haiti suspected gang members set on fire as conflict spreads to capital suburb
By Ralph Tedy Erol and Sarah Morland (Reuters) -Suspected gang members were killed during an attack on the Petion-Ville neighborhood on the southern outskirts of Haiti’s capital, as a clash with police and locals pointed to a resurgence of vigilante justice while the state remains absent. The latest outburst of violence comes as the political […]
Approaching retirement? This Tennessee suburb is ranked the best in the country, here’s why
A Nashville suburb has been named as the best place in the United States to retire in. Home enthusiast brand, This Old House, analyzed suburbs nationwide across 13 key livability factors for seniors, taking into account essentials like quality of life, financial well-being and amenities. Out of the hundreds of suburbs analyzed, Brentwood claimed the […]
$3M winning lottery ticket sold in Chicago suburb
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. – A lucky Illinois Lottery player bought a winning ticket worth $3 million in suburban Chicago. The winner, who requested to remain anonymous, clinched the top prize of $3 million with a 200X Payout Instant Ticket that was purchased at a 7-Eleven, located at 606 W. Northwest Highway in Mount Prospect. “I’m […]
Police identify relationships between suspect and family members slain in Chicago suburb
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Seven family members who were slain over the weekend in a Chicago suburb were the mother, brother, three sisters, aunt and uncle of the suspect, who later fatally shot himself during a confrontation with police in Texas, authorities said Wednesday. Joliet police said via Facebook that the victims killed by 23-year-old […]
Dropped off in suburb wearing T-shirts and sandals, migrants finally reach Chicago by Metra train
After they missed their train from Glen Ellyn to Chicago early Friday morning, migrants wrapped themselves in thin white blankets on the concrete platform. They were left at the Metra station after a ride in a large charter bus from El Paso, Texas, and given train tickets by their bus driver. They ran toward a […]
‘Debtor’s prison’ lawsuit filed against St. Louis suburb resolved with $2.9 million settlement
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri city will pay nearly $3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it and six other St. Louis suburbs of violating the constitutional rights of residents by jailing them and forcing them to pay fines and fees amounting to millions of dollars, often for minor traffic violations. The $2.9 million […]