Fairfax County police and the Community Service Board’s co-responder program continues its expansion, enabling teams to provide direct mental health treatment to individuals in crisis. The ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s Central Java province has set its provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2026 at Rp2,327,386, or about Rp2.33 million, marking a 7.28 percent increase from the 2025 level.

Licensed dog owners in Oakland County now have an added layer of security in case their pet wanders away from home, officials announced Monday. The county has partnered with DocuPet, a pet ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to fast-track reviews of two experimental Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) drugs with potential blockbuster sales. Merck's cholesterol treatment ...

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - For more than a decade, the Jessamine County Detention Center has been trying to prepare inmates for life beyond jail. That includes the work they’re doing within and the ...

A Fairfax County pilot program that aims to make it convenient for residents to recycle textiles is expanding. In January, the Northern Virginia suburb launched the program with the company Helpsy.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) – Developmental Disabilities of Clark County has partnered with various first responders to once again run their Blue Envelope program. The envelopes are utilized to help ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Mayor-elect Zohram Mamdani wants to deploy social workers instead of police officers to respond to 911 calls — but the controversial plan has already been operating in the Big Apple and is failing.

Coloradans looking to make their homes more climate-friendly can now apply for up to $14,000 in rebates for electric appliances and energy upgrades. On Thursday, the Colorado Energy Office opened ...

Emmanuel Lamacchia, the program manager for Tesla’s Model Y, its best-selling car, announced that he is leaving the automaker. Tesla has now lost two program managers on the same day. Earlier today, ...