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City officials say next year’s budget is tight, with inflation driving up costs. Fire trucks alone have nearly doubled in price in recent years.

Newly released Mecklenburg County tax data suggest areas of Charlotte heavily impacted by last November’s Border Patrol surge saw a sharp decline in business activity.

Listener Richard McCurdy of Sherman Oaks, Calif., plays this week's puzzle with New York Times puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Officials say the new maps, which rezone about 12% of student addresses, will improve transportation efficiency and reduce splits in school feeder patterns.

A Massachusetts woman gave birth in traffic this month, then cut the umbilical cord in the most New England of places: a Dunkin' parking lot.

The crew aboard the boat Marlin Fever is dominating this Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament after reeling in a massive 919.9-pound blue marlin. The giant fish breaks the previous tournament record of 914 pounds set back in 2019.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with guest puzzler Greg Pliska and listener Tom Gould from Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Winston-Salem’s City Council is one step closer to implementing a temporary curfew for teens after recent late night disturbances. The measure is headed for a final vote next week.

NPR member station reporters have been stationed along the path of totality — in Arkansas, Ohio, Texas, Maine, and elsewhere — and they're bringing us reactions from observers at these watch-parties.

What proper names begin and end with the same two letters? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with NPR Puzzle Master Will Shortz and listener Rick Tett from Plano, Texas.