MDAR confirmed spotted lanternfly in Greenfield, Mass. The city wants residents to check trees, grapevines and car wheel wells for egg masses and report them.
A man smashed beehives and tore up crops at an Aurora community garden while 911 callers waited more than three hours for police, newly released calls show.
Wisconsin’s DATCP confirmed bird flu in a Racine County backyard flock on Oct. 6, the county’s second October case in two years. All birds were depopulated.
Bird flu was confirmed in two Sacramento County backyard flocks on Oct. 5 and Oct. 23. California wants poultry kept indoors through Dec. 31.
Denver Water approved 2027 rates and higher drought charges Oct. 28, raising the average single-family bill about $3.24 a month as the lawn-watering ban stays on.
Michigan bans untreated out-of-state firewood on Jan. 1, 2027. Only certified heat-treated wood may enter, a rule aimed at pests like the maple-killing beetle.
A black bear attacked an Index, Washington woman walking her leashed dog in her backyard Oct. 25. Two days later, WDFW Police killed two bears raiding trash.
A large tree vanished from the yard of an empty Rose Park home listed for sale, and Utah’s consumer protection chief says it could have been a check scam.
Kim Siems’ home in northeast Raleigh was untouched by the Oct. 11 tornadoes, so she helped Neuse Crossing and Massey Preserve neighbors clear fallen trees.
Arkansas confirmed bird flu in a Baxter County backyard flock on Oct. 27, its first case this season. The state urges chicken keepers to keep wild birds out.