Long Island Cafe is expanding to Marshall, opening beside Johnny's Markets at I‑94 Exit 110 and keeping its popular breakfast menu with a hoped‑for mid‑September debut.

APD, AFD and ATCEMS will post monthly overtime and leave reports to give Council and the public regular, comparable snapshots of staffing and overtime use. The files will include hours, leave breakdowns and other operational metrics.

A 14-year-old was shot near Avondale Boulevard and Broadway Road; police say a 15-year-old friend is in custody and there is no threat to the community.

A man was arrested after a police chase that crossed nine Portland neighborhoods and ended with a PIT stop; police say no one was hurt.

A Pennsylvania developer filed plans for a seven‑story, 245‑unit mixed‑use building at 250 Patton St across from Covenant Health Park, including retail and a 263‑space garage.

A barricaded-person standoff at the Lowell in First Hill ended when a man with outstanding warrants fell nine stories and died while being taken to Harborview.

Boynton Beach police raised the reward to $9,500 for information in the 2025 killing of 16‑year‑old Charles “CJ” Morris Jr. as investigators renew an appeal for tips.

Forecasters warn deep Gulf moisture will raise flash‑flood risk across Houston this weekend, with slow‑moving storms capable of producing intense, localized rainfall.

Park Maui launches July 15 at Kamaʻole I and III in Kīhei: Hawaiʻi drivers park free and get priority mornings while non-residents pay set daily, weekly and monthly rates.

A convicted participant in the college‑admissions scandal donated to Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio campaign, drawing criticism about the campaign’s meritocratic message.

Deep Vellum’s inaugural Music & Literature Festival fills Deep Ellum July 10–12 with free daytime programming, panels and a Saturday headliner show featuring Hanif Abdurraqib and Jamila Woods.

Dozens rallied at Brooklyn Borough Hall after the Supreme Court cleared the way to end TPS, urging senators to back S.4814 to protect Haitian immigrants.

NASCAR will hold a public celebration of life for Kyle Busch at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, Oct. 9 after the Craftsman Truck Series race. The event is free and open to the public; more details will follow.