Black-owned Burr Oak Cemetery, resting place of Emmett Till, heads toward National Register listing

The Alsip cemetery is the final resting place of Mamie and Emmett Till, rapper King Von, singer Dinah Washington and generations of other prominent figures.

Immigration enforcement on North Side leads to tense confrontations, soft lockdowns at schools

A confrontation between North Side residents and masked federal agents ended with volleys of tear gas sending the residential ...
Napa Valley Register

Infested oak tree in St. Helena could be cut down any day

Carlos Uribe, an arborist and assistant operations manager for St. Helena public works, confirmed at the end of a virtual ...
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Heritage oak tree on Gum Avenue removed without city’s permission

In September, many residents became aware that one of these Heritage Valley Oak trees was cut down in the middle of a large vacant parcel at the southeast corner of Bourne Drive and Gum Avenue in ...
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Mighty oak tree is a crucial keystone plant

Fall is an ideal time to consider planting an oak tree. The mighty oak, America’s National Tree, is visually appealing, with this wide leafy crown and broadly spreading limbs. Yet, it is more than a ...

Outdoors column: Shrubs, understory trees colorful in autumn

Horticulturist Michael Dirr, author of  “Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs,” calls the hues “shades of fluorescent pink and rose-red to grape-juice purple-red.” ...
Nine News Australia

Massive tree smashes cars in ritzy street

Multiple cars were hit when a tree fell down in Ascot in Brisbane's north-east. AddedOct 1st, 2025 The Wanneroo man has been jailed more than 30 years after he sexually assaulted two teens in Perth’s ...