As Halloween kicks off, some Calcasieu Parish families started the day with a different kind of treat, one focused on health and education.

Anchorage School District Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt told attendees at a town hall that a decision to close Fire Lake and Lake Otis Elementary Schools has not been finalized.

With the federal government shutdown freezing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November, Arizona and New Mexico scrambled to deploy emergency aid while Utah warned that it could ...