The mayor of Grand Rapids spoke about how the city is moving forward. He said that progress means keeping what works and adding new ideas. Crime has fallen in the last year. Shootings dropped 18 percent and stolen cars fell 27 percent. Police took away almost five hundred guns that people were no
The District Attorney of Staten Island spoke to the New York City Council this week, asking for extra money to help keep the borough safe and curb crime among young people. He joined other borough attorneys and a special narcotics prosecutor to discuss the upcoming budget for 2027. During the mee
Morgan County now uses a new gadget that checks for weapons at school doors. The system, called Xtract One Gateway, was put in five high schools first: Brewer, Falkville, Priceville, West Morgan and Danville. It works by letting people walk through without stopping; the machine looks for any dangero
The county is in shock after three women of different ages were found dead, suggesting a serious crime that has yet to be fully understood. The first two victims were discovered along a local hiking trail, while the third was located inside her own home. Authorities have not released names but noted
The local newspaper opened a fresh style of discussion last week, letting people ask questions face‑to‑face with county officials. The first session featured the district attorney, who is also chasing a governor’s seat. He talked about crime statistics and urged tougher penalties for young offenders
A man named Travis Bonn was caught on video using a hateful slur against a Black woman while riding his bike. The incident happened near a fast‑food spot on 44th Street SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The woman was just getting out of her car after work and was waiting to enter a one‑way street. She s
The Vatican plans to tighten safety inside St Peter’s Basilica after a few vandal incidents, but officials want to keep the site from feeling like a military base. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti said that more than 20 million people visited the basilica last year, and that the recent trouble was a tiny
The Albuquerque Journal is shaking things up. They're ditching the old way of doing things behind closed doors. Now, they're bringing the conversation out into the open. On March 2, they're hosting a live town hall with Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman. The focus? Crime, safety, homel
Portland's city council finally passed a law to create an independent police review board. This happened four years after people voted for it. The board is supposed to keep an eye on the police. But the council made some big changes to the plan. They did this after talking to the police for a long t
The mayor and her team are already making changes that people want. They fixed street lights in the East, made sure the police budget is fully paid, and began a new streets program in Tremé. These moves show that the city cares about improving neighborhoods. Yet outside the city, national politics
