A man named Travis Bonn was caught on video using a hateful slur against a Black woman while riding his bike. The incident happened near a fast‑food spot on 44th Street SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The woman was just getting out of her car after work and was waiting to enter a one‑way street. She s
The Vatican plans to tighten safety inside St Peter’s Basilica after a few vandal incidents, but officials want to keep the site from feeling like a military base. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti said that more than 20 million people visited the basilica last year, and that the recent trouble was a tiny
The Albuquerque Journal is shaking things up. They're ditching the old way of doing things behind closed doors. Now, they're bringing the conversation out into the open. On March 2, they're hosting a live town hall with Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman. The focus? Crime, safety, homel
Portland's city council finally passed a law to create an independent police review board. This happened four years after people voted for it. The board is supposed to keep an eye on the police. But the council made some big changes to the plan. They did this after talking to the police for a long t
The mayor and her team are already making changes that people want. They fixed street lights in the East, made sure the police budget is fully paid, and began a new streets program in Tremé. These moves show that the city cares about improving neighborhoods. Yet outside the city, national politics
The Northeast is in for a rough ride as a swift winter storm sweeps through. Seven states—New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Maine—are under winter weather advisories. This storm is expected to dump up to 7 inches of snow, with the heaviest downpour happe
Maine faces a serious issue that often goes unnoticed. While there's a lot of talk about illegal immigration, domestic violence is a much bigger problem. The state's own reports show that violent crime is going down, but domestic violence is not. In fact, it's a major part of many serious crimes in
The city will ring in the Seahawks’ victory with a trophy ceremony at 10 a. m. PT on Wednesday, followed by a parade along 4th Avenue at 11 a. m. PT. Despite the excitement, Seattle Public Schools will keep its doors open and students who miss class for the festivities will receive an unexcused a
The city of Auburn shows a steady decline in criminal activity during 2025. Police reports indicate fewer thefts, assaults and vandalism compared to last year. Officials say the trend is thanks to community programs that keep kids busy after school. Neighborhood watch groups also play a rol
San Bernardino is getting a tech boost to fight crime. The city's police department just got over a million dollars from the federal government. This money is for a cool project called the Mobile Crime Prevention Program. The goal? To make the city safer by adding more eyes on the streets. Right no
