Eugene, Oregon: The Register-Guard reports Lane County commissioners on Tuesday voted in favor of launching a pilot program to match up to 10 people or families with property owners who are willing to host them outside the city. Businesses, churches and other entities could also agree to host the person or family under the program. The parties would enter into a contract outlining the camper's responsibility to maintain order, and a third-party organization would provide oversight. To read...

“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” That was the advice Dr. Jerome Adams, U.S. surgeon general, gave to public health and law enforcement officials Monday during his first visit to Southern Maryland as the nation’s top health official. The elephant in the room of Building B on the campus of College of Southern Maryland in Prince Frederick was the escalating opioid epidemic penetrating communities across the region, the state and the nation. [For more on this story by DANDAN...