The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter recently received a $6,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to spay, neuter and vaccinate pets for adoption, a ...

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Nearly two weeks after San Jose began dismantling its largest homeless encampment, the city is set to open its first-ever safe sleeping site, which will provide tents for dozens of the approximately ...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offers sandy dunes and beaches along Lake Michigan shores. You can buy passes from several sites in or near the national lakeshore or online. The National Park ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – While the Albuquerque International Sunport is getting national recognition as one of the best airports in the country, now a northern New Mexico city is being called the best ...

Summer nights in Santa Clarita can feel more like a sauna than a sanctuary—too hot, too restless, too exhausting. If you’re waking up drenched and tired despite late-night AC runs, it may be time to ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Lompoc Valley Medical Center was awarded reaccreditation for its Sleep Disorder Center from the Accreditation Commission for ...

EMPIRE, MI — It can be difficult to maintain trails, clean bathrooms, check-in campers and protect endangered species without adequate staff or supplies. Impossible might be a better word. Nonetheless ...

A recent visit to Chicago had Janet Heller wishing the hotel she booked had come with a warning label. After she checked in, she started hearing sirens. And that’s when she looked outside her window. ...

The Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund hosted its annual Site Visit Sign-Up Meeting Feb. 13 at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. The “Galantine’s” themed luncheon featured Reynold Hoover, the CEO of the LA28 ...