A barricaded man has prompted a multi‑agency SWAT standoff on Jada Lane in Villa Rica. Police say county deputies are assisting and have not released the man's identity or motive.

San José closed what it calls California's first standalone ADU condominium this month: a 749‑sq‑ft two‑bed that sold for $530,000. City officials and a developer call it a test of a new path to ownership under AB 1033.

Terence Shepherd says KPBS fired him after he flagged a reporter’s on‑air protest sign; the complaint names KPBS and the SDSU Research Foundation and seeks damages.

A juvenile was sentenced to five years in juvenile custody after pleading guilty to the 2024 killing of Chicago letter carrier Octavia Redmond.

A Williamson County jury sentenced Daniel Rodriguez III to 18 years after a child testified the abuse began when she was about 7 and continued through 2023.

Vassilis Syrmos begins as UH Mānoa’s chancellor today as the Board of Regents restores a standalone campus leader to manage an $800M+ budget and 5,000+ staff. He arrives after a nationwide search and months of planning.

Spinning Dough's ube pizza has a new permanent home inside Modern Eats in Millbrae, pairing Jeff Chin's Filipino-inspired pies with a beer list and a planned patio.

Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away will play a limited run at Downtown L.A.’s Ahmanson Theatre in September–October 2027. The original Japanese production features towering puppets and a live orchestra.

The Chicago Plan Commission will review Amazon’s proposal for a roughly 235,000‑sq‑ft delivery station that the company says would hire about 200 people at $21.50 an hour and begin deliveries in late 2027.

Austell officials have proposed a 4.82% tax‑rate increase to 8.50 mills and scheduled three public hearings in early July. The move follows a 158% hike last year.

Adult Swim will turn Bayfront Park into a free, adults-only festival during Comic-Con, with giveaways, screenings and nightly DJ sets.

A Travis County judge has allowed a challenge to the county’s 9.12% post-flood property-tax increase to proceed, saying factual questions require discovery. The ruling keeps open the possibility of refunds or limits on how the money is spent.

An estimated 1,000 gallons of wastewater spilled near the Kapaia pump station, prompting a DOH advisory for waters around Līhuʻe while crews disinfect and test the area.