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As UConn faces the reality that a majority of its on-campus housing is decades-old, the state’s flagship university has plans to demolish and renovate at least a half-dozen residence halls, and would like to bring more housing to its other campuses, including possibly its Hartford branch. Two major projects are already in the works. UConn’s Board of Trustees recently approved a $215-million investment in a new 657-bed South Campus Residence Hall that is expected to open in 2024. It will feature suite living units and a 500-seat dining hall.

As UConn faces the reality that a majority of its on-campus housing is decades-old, the state’s flagship university has plans to demolish and renovate at least a half-dozen residence halls, and would like to bring more housing to its other campuses, including possibly its Hartford branch. Two major projects are already in the works. UConn’s Board of Trustees recently approved a $215-million investment in a new 657-bed South Campus Residence Hall that is expected to open in 2024. It will feature suite living units and a 500-seat dining hall.

Pleasanton ISD just hired a home-grown Police Chief.

The first Michael Gilbert, a 67-year-old rock climber and bellman, heard of the hearth in Yosemite National Park was from a mom and daughter who drove up

Firefighters are working hard to save the giant sequoias of Mariposa Grove inside the Yosemite National Park.