A man and a woman were found shot inside a Westwood home Friday. LAPD says detectives are treating the deaths as a possible murder‑suicide.

Flagler deputies arrested two Miami men after finding two dogs and two pigeons suffering inside a U‑Haul whose cargo area hit 102 degrees. The animals were taken for emergency care and the sheriff warned against leaving pets in hot vehicles.

A new state bill would speed certifications and give hiring preference to formerly incarcerated firefighters, aiming to turn trained hand‑crew members into career Cal Fire hires.

Two St. Cloud teens were charged after an alleged ambush last Thursday left a man hospitalized with a punctured lung.

A 32-year-old was arrested nearly a year after a West Rogers Park shooting that killed a 29-year-old. Authorities charged him with first-degree murder and set a detention hearing this weekend.

Long Beach is exiting the WRAP after‑school program it helped run, putting more than 80 city staff at risk as the district searches for a new operator.

A pickup ran off County Road 464 near Ocala Friday morning and collided with an SUV; troopers say the crash left one person dead and two others hurt. Officials are investigating.

Prosecutors say former Argo superintendent William Toulios charged at least $13,000 in personal expenses to a district card, including payments to adult websites.

The U.S. Forest Service has banned tents and pop‑up campers at West Winnie Campground from July 1–Oct. 13, 2026, citing frequent black bear activity; fines apply.

Apple sued OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT maker of soliciting and using confidential Apple hardware materials. The complaint names two former Apple employees and asks a San Francisco federal court to block use of those materials.

NWS Miami issued a Spanish‑language special marine warning for Lake Okeechobee through 3:15 p.m. EDT, warning of 34+ knot gusts, marble‑sized hail and possible waterspouts.

A judge dismissed the City of Burbank from a harassment suit by two former DeBell servers, leaving Touchstone Golf to face the case at trial.

A local nonprofit has taken over management of Māliko Bay and is raising funds and volunteers to repair a storm‑damaged boat ramp that serves fishers and first responders.