Florida grandmother accused of stealing inflatable Halloween ghost while babysitting

article The Brief A 53-year-old grandmother was arrested after surveillance footage caught her stealing an inflatable ghost decoration from a Lakeland porch, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said the woman took the holiday display while driving her three young grandchildren...

San Francisco brings free sandbags to flood-prone neighborhoods ahead of El Niño winter

San Francisco residents turned out Saturday for the city's first neighborhood sandbag giveaway, part of an effort to protect homes and businesses ahead of what could be a record-setting El Niño winter. The city distributed about 800 sandbags during the event at Marina Green by noon, with officials...