Thirty-five state attorneys general want the federal hemp crackdown to arrive on time. A Senate funding plan could buy the industry one extra month.

A Volusia County audit found permit irregularities, thousands of expired permits and roughly $400,000 in potential annual revenue loss. Three employees resigned during the fallout.

A San Elizario man faces four livestock-cruelty counts after authorities rescued 100 animals from two properties. A court awarded 69 animals to a local rescue ranch.

Chicago’s NBC Tower could add hundreds of apartments as its owner targets a dozen mid-rise floors for conversion.

A luxury Moab resort was ordered closed after Utah regulators found its water-treatment system had failed and guests may have received unsafe water.

Fort Worth’s projected 2027 budget shortfall has jumped to $77 million after property-tax growth missed expectations. City leaders now face a high-stakes choice between cuts, reserves and higher taxes.

In Charlotte County, missing 2-month-old Bonnie Dudley is believed to be riding with her mother in an older Hyundai hatchback.

Plainfield runners will weave through an active firehouse at mile 15 during September's Back Your Badge Marathon.

An unidentified man is wanted after police say he exposed himself to a 14-year-old at a Bronx subway station. Crime Stoppers is offering an anonymous tip route and possible reward.

A Category 5 dust storm sent Phoenix-area pollution readings soaring, triggering a health advisory and no-burn day across the Valley. Another round of dust may arrive this week.

A rare fire whirl in southeast Oregon pulled smoke and flames into a dramatic rotating column as the state endured a punishing wildfire season.

A 13-year-old girl is missing in Lake City, and police are asking residents to help locate her. Leah Pager was last seen wearing a teal skirt.

Proceeds from Austin's Hot Sauce Festival have funded nearly 1.3 million meals for the Central Texas Food Bank since 1990.