The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) will give community land trusts and other community groups first dibs at buying distressed properties. Supporters expect it to pass with support from housing officials. John Leyva at a rally for the bill … Continued
By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Babson College has instructed faculty and staff to provide “academic and community support” to a student who was deported to Honduras when she tried to fly home to visit family for … Continued
A pedestrian has died after a driver struck her as she crossed St. Paul’s Summit Avenue, police said Monday. Janet Mary Stevens, 75, of St. Paul, was hospitalized since the collision and passed away Saturday, according to Alyssa Arcand, a … Continued
By JOHN RABY, Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia National Guard member who was shot last week in a brazen daytime attack in Washington, D.C., remains in serious condition but showed positive signs by giving a thumbs-up that … Continued
By George Hobica, Tribune News Service Did Dorothy Parker, the steadfast New Yorker and celebrated wit, once wisecrack that “L.A. is 72 suburbs in search of a city,” or is the quip merely attributed to her? Whatever the case, it … Continued