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.

Surveillance footage obtained by local reporters appears to show a plainclothes Fulton deputy did not identify himself until after shots were fired; Atlanta police closed the case without charges.

A Boston Globe investigation found most city council staff are temporary, with uneven pay, few leave protections and routine short-term reappointments.

WareSpace bought a vacant Downers Grove warehouse and will convert it into dozens of micro-bay units to serve suburban small businesses. Design and contractor hires are still pending.

Colliers moved its D.C. team into roughly 18,000 sq ft at 1919 Pennsylvania Ave NW, signaling a renewed commitment to transit‑served, amenitized downtown offices.

A Canoga Park nail salon owner and her husband are accused of taking cash investments from neighbors that prosecutors say were never repaid. Several victims report six‑figure losses.

A man arrested after a Waterford crash that left two motorcyclists critically injured now faces federal illegal re‑entry charges.

A state settlement forces Montgomery County SPCA to replace its board and overhaul operations after a probe found poor conditions and avoidable euthanasia.

City staff approved a six-story Japantown project that pairs 65 apartments with a taiko performance studio and ground-floor commercial space.

An Idaho man was sentenced to life after prosecutors say he drugged and assaulted a partner and posted videos to an online chat tied to an international probe.

Orlando developer Chuck Whittall is under contract to buy La Fontana, a 140‑unit West Palm Beach co‑op, for roughly $200M amid rising waterfront buyout activity.

Denver-born Birdcall is courting Northeast Ohio franchisees and aims to open in Cleveland within about 12 months. Company materials map a multi-city Ohio plan while asking for franchise partners.

Longtime Bern’s executive chef Chad Johnson has died; he was a major figure in Tampa’s fine‑dining scene and led new restaurant projects.