A True Texas Project conference in Fort Worth scheduled for Aug. 1 has sparked criticism for sessions on "Islamization," remigration and immigration and lists local and national conservative figures on its agenda. Critics and civil‑rights groups say the lineup risks stoking anti‑Muslim sentiment.

AB 1948 lengthens California CCW license terms from two to three years. The change takes effect Jan. 1, 2027 and counties are updating renewal schedules.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after prosecutors tied a sawed-off shotgun to a March 2025 incident that endangered a child.

A PSEG outage near Rockville Centre left the LIRR Babylon Branch running 15–35 minutes late Thursday morning, snarling commutes to Penn Station and Grand Central.

SSFPD recovered more than 400 pounds of illegal fireworks after reports at Alta Loma Park on July 4; arrests and citations followed, officials said. No injuries were reported.

A traveler with measles passed through Tom Bradley Terminal B and a Hertz shuttle last Friday; people at LAX Gate 155 between about 3–4 p.m. and shuttle riders between 3:30–4:30 p.m. should monitor through July 24.

Nagomi Bento, which began at farmers’ markets and Bow Market, has opened a Cambridge dine-in on Massachusetts Avenue serving bento boxes, onigiri and matcha drinks.

Contractors say interior water damage at Detroit’s Lee Plaza was unusually severe, forcing near‑full rebuilds even as the first phase of the senior‑housing rehab nears completion.

A roughly 5‑acre grass fire burned along eastbound I‑80 near 7200 South, and crews from Salt Lake City Fire and UFA were working to contain it.

Trade winds gust into the mid‑20s with spotty windward showers. Small Craft Advisory in effect through Friday, July 10; King Tide nuisance flooding possible Sunday.

A Sarasota lawsuit pushed a change to state law that prevents collection fees from eating into voter-approved school-tax dollars, freeing more money for classrooms.

A 34-year-old man was killed Wednesday night in Woodlawn after people in two SUVs opened fire on the 6700 block of S. Cottage Grove; Area One detectives are investigating.

NOPD posted photos of two men it says are tied to multiple burglaries and asks the public to call Eighth District detectives or Crimestoppers with tips.