The Lompoc Rotary Club will donate $50,000 toward replacing the aging stage at Ryon Memorial Park, and Community Development Block Grant funds are expected to cover most of the $525,000 project.
Experts say brief exposure to morning sunlight — about five to fifteen minutes soon after waking — can help regulate the body's sleep-wake cycle, and Banner Health recommends natural light within 30 to 60 minutes of waking.
Rally, a dog who spent three years at the Animal Charity of Ohio, was adopted and given a red carpet send-off; the shelter says he was rescued from a neglect case and his fellow dogs were also adopted. The shelter is caring for over 260 animals and is offering 50% off adoption fees through the end of February.
World Pangolin Day on Feb. 21, 2026 draws attention to pangolins, which are heavily trafficked for meat and keratin scales, and all eight species now receive the highest trade protections under CITES.
The Montreal Canadiens announced a weeklong online 50/50 raffle to benefit the Jewish General Hospital Foundation, concluding live at the Bell Centre during the Feb. 26 Canadiens-Islanders game.
The Greater Binghamton Chamber honored Mercy House of the Southern Tier with the 2026 Transformative Award after the organization expanded its facility by six bedrooms, increasing capacity by about sixty percent; Mercy House will mark its 10th anniversary on Feb. 28.
The Wang Contemporary, founded by Alexander Wang and Ying Wang, opens Feb. 20 at 58 Bowery in a restored historic bank and will present cross-disciplinary programs to amplify Asian and Asian‑American creative work.
The Beverly Hills Unified School District held Kindness Week across its five school sites in partnership with the Beverly Hills Health and Human Relations Commission. Beverly Vista Middle School received a Kindness Award and students at El Rodeo and Horace Mann made a banner to thank local first responders.
Two recent studies report that COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy was associated with lower odds of preeclampsia—especially with a booster—and found no increased risk of miscarriage before 20 weeks among recipients of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
On CBS Mornings, comedian Druski said he reached out to Jaxson Smith-Njigba after repeatedly mispronouncing his name while presenting at the NFL Honors and expressed remorse.
