The Columbus council unanimously reclassified the city’s data‑center zoning to require public hearings and case‑by‑case board review for future projects.

Speedway firefighters say a 10th Street trash-truck blaze involved more than 600 aerosol sunscreen cans; crews extinguished the fire and no injuries were reported.

President Trump removed the leaders of the Election Assistance Commission, leaving the federal agency that certifies voting machines and distributes election grants without commissioners ahead of the 2026 midterms.

A late-night bomb scare at the FBI's South Side office sent police to East Carson Street; officials later said the threat was unfounded and the origin is under investigation.

Alvin Bragg’s office repatriated 59 antiquities — including dozens seized from the Met — to Italy, Iraq and Indonesia after multi‑year investigations.

Insomnia Cookies opens in Sugar Land Town Square this Saturday with late-night delivery and grand-opening freebies, including a free cookie for rewards signups.

Mayor Mary Sheffield and DDOT officials dedicated a new $160M Coolidge Terminal on Detroit's west side, a 200,000-square-foot campus to centralize storage, maintenance and operations.

State troopers and Border Patrol stopped a smuggling attempt in Maverick County; nine people were detained and the driver faces a 10-year-minimum smuggling charge.

Denver police are asking for help after a man was fatally shot near East 12th Avenue and North Syracuse Street; tips may be eligible for a reward.

A Pennsauken man was beaten with a bat and shot on July 2; a Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder.

SouthState plans a five‑story, roughly 40,000‑sq‑ft office at 233 Central Ave that will bring about 125 operations staff to downtown Winter Haven.

A Chandler physician was arrested July 8 after two patients said he inappropriately touched them during exams; he faces felony counts and is due back in court July 15.

Southside neighbors and conservationists are battling a petition that would allow a truck‑repair operation to fill part of the Pleasant Run Creek wetland. The MDC will revisit the case this summer.