The Minnesota BCA says its Violent Crime Reduction Unit is on Minneapolis streets this week to help seize illegal guns and arrest violent offenders during Operation Safe Summer.

A Mackinac County man's road‑trip scratch‑off ritual paid off when a Two Million Dollar Cashword ticket won the $2 million top prize; he took a ~$1.3M lump sum.

Slow‑moving thunderstorms Wednesday night prompted flash‑flood warnings across Miami‑Dade and Broward as intense downpours raised the risk of rapid urban flooding. Officials warned drivers to avoid flooded streets.

Bodycam shows Nassau County deputies charging into a Yulee house fire to pull an elderly man and the family dog to safety. The kitchen blaze was contained and no one was hurt.

Baltimore County water bills rise 7.25% on July 1 — an average small‑meter household will pay about $2.90 more each month. Assistance options are available through 211 Maryland.

The Austin HOPE Center will bring pediatric specialty and behavioral‑health services to Austin, putting Lurie Children’s clinics and community programming on the West Side.

A West Valley man received two life sentences without parole for murders that stunned the community in 2018 after a retrial that began in February 2026.

Dulce Diabla has filed for an occupancy permit to move into 1537 S. César E. Chávez Drive, the building now occupied by Don Julio’s, proposing a bar, dance club and sit‑down restaurant. The plan will need Licenses Committee and Common Council approval before it can open.

Boston Scientific plans a $138M facility in Plainfield and will bring about 300 jobs, local and state sources say. The investment ties into Indiana’s broader life‑sciences push.

A fireworks blast in Dyker Heights Sunday injured three men on 7th Avenue near 90th Street. Police say the victims were hospitalized and are expected to recover.

A jury found Clifford Chaun Loyer guilty of killing two unhoused men in downtown Los Angeles; sentencing is set for June 26. Advocates point to wider risks for people living on the streets.

Jazz in June returns to Andrews Park June 18–20 with free concerts, workshops and a lineup that includes Mike Stern and bassist Vincen Garcia.

Austin boosted the senior and disabled homestead exemption $12,000 to $204,000, preserving relief for many older homeowners while nudging typical city bills up slightly. The change trims taxable value and shifts a small cost onto other homeowners.