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Federal Court Slaps Down Rhode Island Town's Surprise Seizure of Family's Land

A district court ruled that Johnston, Rhode Island, can't use its own bespoke eminent domain process to block an affordable housing development.

Reason · Jul 29

Lawsuit Challenges Use of Eminent Domain as NIMBY Tool to Block Housing Project

A Rhode Island town seeks to use eminent domain to block construction of a large-scale affordable housing project.

Reason · Mar 24, 2025

Town Secretly Seizes Developers' Property Then Threatens Them With Trespassing Citation

The owners, who were planning an affordable housing project on the site, first learned about the seizure from the mayor's social media post.

Reason · Mar 18, 2025

Body found on Scots street as police cordon off public square

Officers were called to Houston Square in Johnstone shortly before 3am on Saturday.

Daily Record · May 13, 2023

Ian claimed four lives in NC, Cooper says. Thousands still without power in Triangle, NC

Tropical Storm Ian has claimed four lives in North Carolina thus far, Gov. Roy Cooper said Saturday, including the victims of two traffic accidents and a carbon monoxide poisoning, all in Johnston County.

Tribune News Service · Oct 1, 2022

Residents in a troubled group of Palmerston rental properties were warned to evacuate if a cyclone struck

Residents of a group of defective Top End rentals — intended to house low and middle income-earners — were warned they would need to evacuate their homes if a cyclone warning was issued for Greater Darwin.

ABC News · Jan 22, 2022

Broadband firm Ogi reveals the next areas in Wales to get full-fibre

Cardiff-based Ogi is planning to connect Monmouth, Dinas Powys, Milford Haven and Johnston to its high-speed broadband

Birmingham Post · Jan 19, 2022