Marooned Off the English Coast: Lots of Bananas

Containers of bananas, avocados and plantains fell off a cargo ship off the Isle of Wight. A soggy fruit harvest ensued.
Los Angeles Daily News

Susan Shelley: Taxpayers prevail as Long Beach’s money grab fails

Taxpayer protections are under attack in California, but they’re not dead yet. Under Proposition 13 (1978) and Proposition 218 (1996), voters have the right to vote on local taxes. Last week, the city ...
WVEC

Virginia Beach mayor claims Obamacare was 'designed to fail,' urges lawmakers to end shutdown

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer has sent a letter to U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, as well as Congresswoman Jen Kiggans, calling for an immediate end to the federal ...
7News Miami

Deerfield Beach residents disappointed after city’s drainage project fails to prevent weekend flooding

DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Several residents in Deerfield Beach are disappointed and picking up the pieces after the drainage project the city promised would mitigate flooding in their ...
WOKV

Fernandina Beach commissioners fail to decide on sending paid parking to a public vote

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — Fernandina Beach city commissioners took no action Tuesday night when faced with a vote to stop the process of implementing paid parking so that the program could be decided ...