Two 10-year-old girls who were turned down for the “boys only” National Tom Sawyer Days Fence Painting Contest in Hannibal, Missouri, still plan to show off their painting skills -- with handmade ...

The Ventura City Council voted 6-1 on June 26 to approve a Community Autonomy, Rights and Equality, or CARE, policy.

The former La Quinta Inn in Ventura is transforming into housing for the homeless. Backers and the first residents celebrated the conversion June 26.