A Charter Review Commission advanced a two‑thirds County Council vote requirement for taxes to the November ballot after a close commission vote.

A crystallized picric acid bottle found in a donation box at Brooksville’s May-Stringer House prompted a bomb-squad response and a temporary museum closure.

Multiple brush fires along northbound SR 167 in Auburn closed lanes Thursday and backed up traffic toward Sumner and Pacific as crews worked to contain the blazes.

St. Johns County planners unanimously denied a rezoning request for a Daily’s gas station after neighbors raised traffic, safety and study‑deficit concerns. The decision is the latest setback for the developer.

Cambridge police arrested a 52-year-old Somerville man after a shoplifting call at Alewife; officers say they found a loaded handgun and suspected drugs.

Atlético Dallas opened a pop‑up street court and fan plaza on Exposition Avenue near Fair Park, where World Cup crowds watched matches, played pickup games and sipped at a temporary bar. The activation precedes the club’s planned HQ and supporters bar in Expo Park.

City crews cleared piles of tires and rotting trash at Highland Hills Apartments as the city moves to recover cleanup costs and press legal action against the owner. Management changes and court filings complicate the fix.

A Newark man has been arrested and charged after detectives say a child was abused at an in‑home daycare run from his house; investigators are asking for tips.

Samuelian Group paid about $5.3M for a Silver Lake lot and has started work on Silver Lake Flats, a six‑story, 105‑unit affordable housing project at 825 Hyperion Ave.

State filings show a 2,115‑sq‑ft Taco Bell is planned at 16355 FM 1314 in Conroe with a $1.5M build and a fall construction window.

A longtime Grant Park preschool will relocate to Terminal South’s Building Two and a small restaurant lease is being finalized ahead of an early‑2027 opening.

A wildfire near Cordes Lakes forced evacuations for Yavapai County's Zone YCU-2336 as crews worked to contain the Rolling Ridge Fire.

A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh indicted 32‑year‑old Robert Hlovchiec after alleged YouTube posts threatened a member of Congress and other groups.