West Valley High School standout Wyatt Reginato’s college team won in NCAA Division II baseball game on Thursday, Feb. 13

The California Legislature has approved a bill that waives state income taxes for wildfire survivors who received settlements from entities found responsible for starting wildfires, mainly electric utilities.

In January 2025, Mecklenburg County Magistrate Teresa Stokes signed the release of DeCarlos Brown Jr., a repeat arrestee later accused of fatally stabbing Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light-rail.

Mecklenburg County received $3.3 million from a Chicago-based political foundation after leaders agreed to “reduce the use of incarceration” for repeat criminals like DeCarlos Brown, Jr.