India's historic city of Ahmedabad will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, a landmark event for a metropolis that is a power ...

Los Angeles dethrones Chicago as the “Rattiest City” in America for the first time in Orkin’s Top 50 Rattiest Cities List Shift in rankings tied to urban density, climate, and human behavior ...

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There are only a few weeks left until the holiday season — and with vacations, deadlines time off, it can creep up sooner than expected. Not sure where to host your holiday party yet? Here are a few ...

After acquiring Party City for a reported $20 million earlier this year as part of a bankruptcy auction, the specialty retailer’s new owners are focused on making it “easier, faster and more fun than ...

HERRIN — Herrin Park Board members told a standing-room-only crowd Wednesday they need about $150,000 in immediate filtration work to reopen the city pool next summer but stressed that no decision has ...

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Democrats will host a forum for Port Angeles City Council candidates at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The hybrid forum will be at the party’s headquarters, 124A W. First St., ...

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday Sept. 17 to explore the possibility of withdrawing all legally allowable homelessness funding from the Los Angeles Homeless Services ...

How do you celebrate upsetting the 12th-ranked team in the nation? You could storm the field. You could throw a party. But Georgia Tech ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠had other plans. After the Yellow Jackets stunned No. 12 ...

The city of Los Angeles has settled several lawsuits against operators of illegal short-term rentals and party houses in Hollywood. The lawsuit includes the settlement over allegations that a ...

Parollee Dawain Hopson lived a free life for about five weeks before landing back behind bars, this time for allegedly stabbing two people to death at a Detroit pool party over the summer and injuring ...

A new renovation project will revamp the pool at Johnson City's West Family Branch YMCA. The renovation is funded by a $1.2 million New York State Assembly grant. The project will revamp locker rooms, ...