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On Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 4 p.m., Columbia Fire Department (CFD) companies were dispatched to a commercial structure fire in the 200 block of South Providence Road.

CFD arrived within two minutes to find smoke and flames show

The Tacoma City Council unanimously voted to adopt Resolution 41977 to allocate $15,000 in Council contingency funds to support St. Leo Food Connection's pilot partnership with Tacoma Public Library. This resolution was sponsored by District 2 Council...
Long Beach, CA – Due to excessive temperatures forecasted on Tuesday, Aug. 4, Acting City Health Officer Dr. Cliff Okada has issued a Heat Advisory through Wednesday, Aug. 5 and is advising community members to take precautions to avoid heat-related...
The Tacoma City Council is currently seeking applicants to fill three positions on the Urban Design Board: One Development and Design Professional – individuals with professional experience related to site and building design and development from...
Lisa Gardner, City Council Communications Director, WHAT: Join Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer and local officials for an informative session on insurance and navigating the recovery process for those who lost their homes in the devastating Spokane..
ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the following judicial and prosecutorial appointments: Charles B. "Brad" Dixon to the Superior Court of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable...

At about 10 p.m. on July 25, Columbia Police responded to a shots-fired call at the 300 block of North Providence Road. 

Upon arrival, officers found an adult male victim with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transpor

The Mesa International Film Festival returns this year Aug. 12-16 at the Mesa Convention Center. The festival will screen over 130 independent films, including shorts, documentaries and music videos
Governor Abbott Announces Over $2.4 Million Job Training Grant To Workforce Solutions Permian Basin
The Invasive Plant Advisory Committee (IPAC) has a meeting scheduled for 8/18 9:30am-11:30am at MDA Headquarters room 260. For more information, please contact David Grow at david.grow@maryland.gov.
Led by Mayor Michelle Wu and Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune, 104 signatories, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, Denver, Seattle and eight cities in Ohio, alongside dozens of mayors, cities, and local officials, join B
Governor Abbott Activates Additional State Wildfire Response Resources Ahead Of Increased Fire Danger
FREMONT COUNTY — Today, Governor Polis and the Business Funding and Incentives (BF&I) division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that SteadyFlow LLC, a designer and manufacturer of fully...
August 4, 2026 "Good morning, I'm Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway. I want to start by saying that the death of Corey Ruiz is, tragically, another wake up call for Madison. Even one community member killed during interactions with the police is too...
N Broom Street will be closed between W Johnson Street and W Gorham Street from Friday August 7 to Sunday August 9 for Findorff to dismantle a tower crane at the site of the private development project. The closure will begin at 10:00am on Friday, and...
August 3, 2026 "For almost two weeks now, City of Madison staff and elected leaders have been on the ground and communicating to and through community leaders to peacefully resolve extremely complex, emotionally fraught circumstances that started with...
Has Pool Restoration Effort Now Morphed into Trump's Poolgate