Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

As the New York Times reported in 1998, it was Les Crane who first spotted the woman who would be Mavis. Crane was a former disc jockey who went on to host ABC's The Les Crane Show for one year ...
Bay News 9

Pinellas unveils hurricane recovery programs for vulnerable residents

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Pinellas County will launch its People First programs next week, which will prioritize vulnerable residents with lower incomes who have been struggling to recover from last year’s ...
News4Jax

Gov. DeSantis, first lady announce launch of first carbon ion therapy program in the country to treat cancer

Read full article: 1 killed when side-by-side carrying 6 adults flips on Fort Caroline Road after colliding with SUV, police say Read full article: Woman killed in head-on crash on I-95 north after ...
Houston Chronicle

See the first Texas private schools that have been approved for the state's $1B voucher program

Hundreds of private schools have been approved to participate in Texas' new voucher program, many of them Christian institutions located in the state’s largest cities, according to a new map released ...
KITV

First Tee — Hawaii opens registration for youth golf programs statewide

HONOLULU (Island News) -- First Tee — Hawaii has opened registration for its first youth programs of 2026, offering children and teens across the islands an opportunity to build confidence, character ...
Marine Corps Times

Marine master sergeant redesignated to first sergeant in pilot program

Marine Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker is the first to change rank from master sergeant to first sergeant this month as part of the new E-8 pilot redesignation initiative. (Staff Sgt. Scott ...
The Post-Crescent

Grand Chute police pilot autonomous drone-as-a-first-responder program

Reader question: Green Bay just approved an autonomous drone program for its police department. Do any police departments in the Appleton area operate autonomous drones? Answer: I am aware of only one ...
Tampa Bay Times

Florida city using ‘drone-as-first-responder’ program

The program, already with nearly 200 drone deployments since its launch, is expected to further expand as the city booms in size and population. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Volunteers launch wheelchair repair, donation program in Wisconsin

After 18 years working as an assistive mobility technology repairman, Tim Kiley grew sick of watching people wait for weeks or months to have their wheelchairs repaired. When he read a story in the ...
The New York Times

Trump Says ‘Housing First’ Failed the Homeless. Here’s What the Evidence Says.

The Trump administration has sought to move away from the model, which supporters call “evidence based” but opponents consider overly permissive. By Jason DeParle When the Trump administration ...
News Medical

Federal cuts to Housing First programs could sharply increase homelessness

Eliminating federal funding for Housing First programs, initiatives that provide people experiencing homelessness (PEH) with stable housing without requiring sobriety or treatment, could lead to a ...
EurekAlert!

Potential changes in US homelessness by ending federal support for housing first programs

About The Study: In July 2025, an Executive Order was issued that ended support for Housing First and sought to eliminate discretionary federal spending on such programs. Though not all housing ...