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Danbury mayor proposes $349 M budget with 1. 52% tax hike
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (580+ words) Mayor Roberto Alves attends the Democratic Town Committee nominations meeting at Danbury City Hall in Danbury, Conn. , on Tuesday July 15, 2025. DANBURY" City taxpayers would see only a slight tax increase in Mayor Roberto Alves" near $349 million proposed budget. Alves presented…...
Danbury's plan to build a dog park near Candlewood Lake would be city's third in 10 years
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (232+ words) Hatters Park in Danbury may be home to the city's third dog park. A grassy area in the northern part of Hatters Park in Danbury, where the city is proposing a new dog park. The dog park would be on…...
Miniature art transforms an alley into a surrealist wonderland at 'Mississippi's Tiniest Museum"
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (513+ words) Taylor and her husband, Rick, opened the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum " also known as "Mississippi's Tiniest Museum" " in 2020, hoping to bring joy and traffic to the city's downtown during the COVID-19 shutdown. The surreal scenes she creates have helped transform a…...
CT state police warn of text scammers impersonating law enforcement, other officials
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (201+ words) State trooper police cruisers are parked at the Connecticut State Police Troop G barracks in Bridgeport, Conn. on Thursday, May 29, 2025. State police are warning Connecticut residents to be on the lookout for text message scammers posing as law enforcement and…...
Peruvians choosing a president from 35-candidate pool in Sunday's election
57+ min ago (652+ words) You can't trust anyone anymore, nothing's going to change," construction worker Juan G'mez, 53, said as he carried two heavy bags with potatoes and rice to feed his five children. (Criminals) come on motorcycles, put a gun to your head" you…...
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6+ hour, 3+ min ago (12+ words) Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that's now paused'News-Times...
After Trump's Iran ultimatum and a fragile ceasefire, Iranian Americans brace for what's next
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (732+ words) Zainab Haider was making the drive home after work with her two young children Tuesday as she contemplated what might come from the deadline President Donald Trump had set for Iran to concede to U. S. demands. Would her relatives in Iran…...
New Yorkers flock to Manhattan park for lovable woodcocks' bobbing strut
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (485+ words) The curious birds, known for their bobbing walks and kazoo-like calls, have drawn a crowd to Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan since arriving in late March. Dozens of spectators are gathering at the park every day to try to catch…...
North Korea says its latest weapons tests included missiles with cluster-bomb warheads
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (389+ words) The report by North Korean state media came a day after South Korea's military said it detected North Korea firing multiple missiles from an eastern coastal area in its second round of launches in two days. North Korea's official Korean…...
Brooklyn activist pleads guilty to setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (243+ words) Jakhi Mc Cray, 22, admitted to the June 12 arson spree, which New York City police officials said caused $800, 000 in damage to department vehicles. He faces a mandatory minimum of 5 years and up to two decades in prison when sentenced. "By deliberately…...