Even though their 9-year-old daughter has a rare condition, the Prattville family is persevering. As Libby Barrett and her family face a difficult journey ahead, the community is banding together to support them. Libby and I initially met in 2023. When she was eight years old, she spent her entire birthday budget on materials for…
A new initiative was started by Tampa police to interact directly and individually with the community. Known as “Signal 87 Summits,” they convened for the first time. Sometimes a citizen will call Tampa police first, regardless of the problem or query. “The gist of it is that we go to a lot of community meetings…
Through neighborhood connections and a steadfast belief that the crisis affecting American veterans is preventable, a nonprofit organization located in Florida is addressing veteran suicide. The three tenets of the Fire Watch are that communities must actively participate in prevention, that suicide is preventable, and that prompt access to support can save lives. “It takes…
Miami-Dade Animal Services is asking the public to provide foster homes and temporary volunteer homes to assist reduce the overpopulation at its shelters. With too many animals and not enough room, the institution is in crisis mode and is hoping that animal lovers will hear its message. “This is a challenge and it’s a challenge…
One U.S. Navy veteran who lost his house to the Palisades Fire was given a unique tribute on Monday as many Americans remember the deaths lost while serving their country this Memorial Day. The 93-year-old John Lehne worked as a cryptographer and radio operator during the Korean War. He was among a number of veterans…
A $1 million donation is being made by Los Angeles Dodgers player Freddie Freeman and his wife, Chelsea, to a children’s hospital in Southern California, where their kid received treatment for several weeks in 2024. Children’s Hospital of Orange County, where their son Maximus recovered from a severe case of Guillain-Barré syndrome, will receive a…
Landlords are legally obligated to provide hygienic and safe living conditions in Colorado. Many tenants of Liggins Tower, a senior living facility in the Park Hill district of Denver, meanwhile, feel powerless as a result of months of unresolved bed insect problems. The 67-year-old Nora McClain has been fighting bed bugs in her apartment for…
The Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver has been embroiled in a controversy because a number of historical relics were taken down from public display, which has angered and alarmed the local community. The removal was a misunderstanding, according to library personnel, who further explained that the objects were removed to prevent any harm…
South Floridians are gathering together to remember the two Israeli embassy staff members who were killed in Washington, District of Columbia, this week in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has referred to as an act of terrorism. At the vigil that took place in Aventura on Friday, dozens of people recalled the lives…
Farmer Tyler Crawford lives in Knox County, which is approximately thirty minutes away from the location where the tornado struck Laurel County on Friday night. Through various social media platforms, he made his land, feed, and care available to anyone who had been affected by a tornado and was unable to find a safe place…
