City council votes to increase minimum wage for municipal workers

Weather forecasters predicted a severe thunderstorm with strong winds for the weekendA hotel chain announced it will offer free stays to healthcare workers during holidays

The country’s unemployment rate fell to 4 percent thanks to new jobs in tourismA historical museum opened an exhibit about the first women to work in spaceResearchers found that playing board games improves social skills in young children

A music festival announced it will ban single-use plastics from all its eventsThe city council voted to increase funding for public libraries to stay open later

A car manufacturer revealed a new electric truck with a towing capacity of 10000 pounds

Local police started a campaign to reduce speeding in residential areasA tech company released a language-learning app that uses gamification to make learning fun

A local theater hosted a comedy night featuring 5 local comedians, selling out the venueA school started a debate club that competes against other schools in regional tournaments

A coffee shop began selling fair-trade coffee, ensuring farmers receive a living wageA wildlife conservation group worked with local communities to protect forest habitats from deforestation

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• ·A wildfire in a national park was fully contained after 12 days of firefighting
• ·Study reveals that family game nights improve communication between children and parents
• ·A university research team found that daily stretching can reduce back pain by 25% in office workers
• ·Ice cream shop makes small batch ice cream with flavors like lavender honey
• ·Gardening experts share tips for growing vegetables in small spaces
• ·Hardware store offers DIY home repair workshops for beginners
• ·Doctors successfully performed a rare organ transplant on a 4-year-old child giving them a new chance at life
• ·Study finds that learning sign language improves communication skills in kids
• ·Scientists developed a new method to grow vegetables in space using recycled water
• ·Park rangers offer guided hikes to teach visitors about native plants
• ·Park rangers lead guided tours to observe wildlife in their natural habitat
• ·A hospital purchased new medical equipment to improve patient care
• ·The national tennis team won the Davis Cup for the first time in 30 years
• ·Florist partners with local flower farms to provide fresh seasonal arrangements
• ·The national postal service said it will increase delivery speeds with most packages now arriving within 2 days
• ·A charity organization launched a campaign to end homelessness