PSU's choir professor Coty Raven Morris is a semifinalist for the GRAMMY 2025 Music Educator Award, recognized for her contributions to music education.

San Francisco is being considered as the future home for "The Saga Museum of Star Wars Memorabilia," which would feature over a million items and serve as an educational hub.

The USS Stewart, a WWII destroyer wreck off the Northern California coast, has been discovered by a research team using autonomous underwater vehicles.

Two Massachusetts professors won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their groundbreaking discovery of microRNA, advancing genetics and disease treatment.

Atlanta's rainbow crosswalk at 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue has been updated to include black, brown, and transgender flag colors, symbolizing the city's commitment to LGBTQ diversity ahead of the 2024 Pride celebrations.

Adrian Pena, 18, pleaded not guilty to murder and firearm charges in the June 15 shooting of Kai Burgos in Lynn. Held without bail, Pena was extradited from the Dominican Republic.

Eaze, a prominent Bay Area cannabis startup, will shut down by December 31, 2024, after selling off its assets and laying off nearly 500 workers. CEO Cory Azzalino confirmed the closure amid California's challenging cannabis market.

Protesters rally at Georgia State Capitol demanding closure and accountability from Conyers BioLab after a toxic fire, while over 8,000 sign a petition for action.

A Seattle apartment fire in Queen Anne displaced 40 residents, but no injuries were reported. The blaze was quickly controlled; the cause remains under investigation.

San Francisco’s DBI released new code guidelines to simplify office-to-residential conversions, aiming to transform 5 million sq ft of office space into 5,000 homes by 2030.

Andrew McCormick from Ukiah pled guilty to identity theft, money laundering, and grand theft in a case involving defrauding a Pleasant Hill victim of nearly $20,000.

A man is critically injured following a shooting in Nutbush, Memphis; a witness describes a dispute and a woman firing shots into a vehicle. The suspects remain at large.

Escaped inmate from San Diego's MCRP, Michael A. Jacobson, has been found and apprehended at the US/Mexico border.