“To an extent, local Facebook groups do serve a similar need for local information, getting oriented in your environment and staying on top of your community,” said Katherine Ognyanova, an assistant ...

A sign for the City of Carlsbad, April 4, 2018. The Carlsbad City Council gets a lot of emails. They’re typically from concerned constituents about upcoming meetings. But in the lead-up to the July 15 ...

Capital Region (WRGB) — Jackie Silvestri-Edwards, the owner of the popular Facebook group "518 Foodies," has filed a defamation lawsuit against Frank and Alyssa Cappello, the owners of the Latham ...

Times are tough for many people right now, and a local Facebook group is helping people in the community get items for free that they might need. It's also an opportunity for people to let go of items ...

REXBURG – Jess Goudy has been described by those who know her as a “collector of people,” with a gift for bringing people together to serve a common cause. The 40-year-old Rexburg woman is the face ...

Lauren Buchbauer asked her local Facebook group for a birthday cake a few days before her son’s birthday party Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

PITTSBURGH (RNS) — The Jewish community here is haunted by the specter of the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting, when a gunman killed 11 worshippers in deranged retribution against HIAS, a Jewish ...

IDAHO FALLS — If you’ve ever wondered how bad the local roads are in the winter, or where the cheapest apartment in Idaho Falls is, you’ve probably checked out this Facebook page for the answers. The ...

As the Trump administration continues its crackdown over Washington, D.C., a Spanish-language Facebook group is documenting federal immigration enforcement activity across the city. President Donald ...

The group, which has been circulating a petition to put the refugee issue to a city-wide vote, has been visible and vocal both on social media with a Facebook page and in various peaceful ...

YORK, Maine — In an era when keyboard warriors take jabs at each other from behind their phones and computer screens, one local Facebook group is calling it quits to quell “divisiveness.” “York, Maine ...