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Tennessee Volunteers football assistant coach William Inge has received what he described as positive news in his ongoing battle with a health issue. The university confirmed the update, prompting messages of support from fans and the college football community for the assistant coach.

Volunteers in Washington, DC took part in Ocean Conservancy's 2026 International Coastal Cleanup at the Anacostia River, joining a global effort to remove trash from waterways and shorelines. The annual event draws participants worldwide to collect and log litter, with the Anacostia site highlighting ongoing local efforts to restore one of the region's most polluted rivers.

A man in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has spent 100 days cleaning one city block each day, and neighbors have started joining his effort. The story has drawn attention for showing how a single person's consistent volunteer work can build community participation and improve shared public spaces in a New York neighborhood.

In Honolulu, volunteers and conservation workers are stepping in after storms to help manu-o-Kū, the white terns that are the official bird of the city, return to their nests in trees. Chicks and eggs knocked down by high winds are being placed back safely, part of an ongoing community effort to protect the seabirds in urban Honolulu.