State health inspectors closed Black Rock Pizza in Kailua‑Kona after finding rodent droppings and other critical violations. The shop must fix problems and pass a follow‑up inspection before reopening.

Labor leader Lillian Roberts, a formative force at DC 37, has died. City and union leaders offered immediate tributes to her decades of organizing.

Santa Monica police used the city's SMART Center and a K9 to locate a vehicle wanted in a Whittier armed‑robbery probe; one person was arrested and later turned over to Whittier police.

Sketches of Spain will close July 19 and its owners plan to turn the Zang Boulevard space into an expanded Wild Detectives concept while keeping the Oak Cliff bookstore open.

A D.C. Council hearing over a proposed 10‑cent bottle deposit exposed sharp divides: environmental advocates tout river cleanup while businesses warn of steep startup costs.

State police are investigating after a passenger said a rideshare driver assaulted them before a Logan Terminal C drop-off. The passenger was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The 10th Ed Murphey Classic brings 60+ Olympians to Memphis this weekend, with Friday competition at U of M and Beale Street events Saturday. Tickets fund local youth programs.

UChicago Law will bar phones and laptops in first‑year classrooms under a new AI strategy that emphasizes core legal reasoning and supervised AI training. Professors may name scribes and permit limited tech in specific activities.

A man wanted in the 2001 Farmington Hills killing of Gordon Machek was arrested in Guatemala and returned to the U.S.; arraignment is set for Friday.

Surveillance shows two people using power tools to remove an ATM from a Quintana Road barbershop early Friday; police are reviewing video and seeking tips.

MLB and the Phillies are funding a renovation at Tree House Books that will double its children’s library and add a teen center in North Philly. Construction is underway as All‑Star Week approaches.

Advocates say videos show ICE agents detaining people in Homestead and West Palm Beach; the city's 287(g) tie and a national enforcement surge have locals uneasy.

A man and woman are wanted after they allegedly stole a delivery driver’s vehicle on Delta Avenue; police say the male flashed a handgun and the investigation is ongoing.