A 14‑year‑old was arrested after allegedly threatening an elderly woman with a machete in Waianae, stealing her running car and crashing near Kapiʻolani. Police say the teen now faces first‑degree robbery and vehicle‑theft charges.

A $4.7M BUILD grant will fund planning for a new I‑77 exit at Westmoreland Road. Local officials and health-system partners say it’s a planning step, not construction money.

Police released images after an armed robbery at a North City Dollar General Monday. Detectives are asking the public to call CrimeStoppers or the 4th District with tips.

New nonprofit data shows the average Florida client seeking help carries about $31,000 in unsecured debt as living costs rise faster than pay. Counseling calls are climbing statewide.

Fragments pulled from Arlington Canyon on Santa Rosa Island date to about 13,000 years and bolster a coastal‑migration story of early Americans.

Illinois has expanded resident‑directed cameras to assisted living and shared housing, changing consent, signage and disclosure rules and taking effect Jan. 1, 2027.

Apache County will stop printing Spanish translations on paper ballots and shift bilingual help to in‑person vote centers, a move voting advocates say could limit mail‑ballot access for Spanish speakers.

A Selma man received a minimum eight-year sentence after pleading guilty to selling counterfeit pills that killed 19-year-old Alesha Meshaw in August 2025.

A Brandywine man was killed in a head-on collision on Croom Road in Upper Marlboro; investigators have opened a probe.

State conservancy cleared a plan to transfer Pedro Point parcels to the National Park Service; advocates say federal management could bring new trails, rangers and long-term protection.

Columbus has opened Fire Station 36, a modern four‑bay house on Central College Road funded with bond dollars. City records and a Division of Fire video outline costs and contractors.

Bradley Collins, 21, was arrested after detectives executed a search warrant at his East Bridgewater home and police say electronic devices were seized as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation.

Louisiana State Police are investigating an early-morning officer-involved shooting on U.S. 171 near U.S. 84 in Mansfield. Detectives are urging anyone with tips or video to come forward.