CNBC's 2026 "Top States for Business" study put Hawaii last, prompting a DBEDT task‑force plan and a legislative bill aimed at cutting costs and improving competitiveness. Lawmakers would fund studies and set staged targets to climb the rankings.

Surveillance video shows a person slashing multiple car tires in Georgetown; D.C. police say they’re investigating and do not suspect a hate crime.

SFO has opened an RFP for a private terminal at Plot 42 offering private TSA, a luxury lounge and tarmac valet — but prices could rival LAX’s private suites.

A 43-year-old Delaware man faces kidnapping and indecency charges after police say he exposed himself to a juvenile in the Marysville municipal pool locker room.

Parents in Ladera Ranch say several children were diagnosed with rare Ewing sarcoma; county officials will re‑review cancer data as families demand answers.

Tacoma now projects the Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge will stay closed until about 2033; a $7.6M federal BUILD grant will fund design work, but a multihundred‑million-dollar funding gap remains.

A Chicago college football player says he was beaten by officers while rescuing his brother during a Douglass Park teen takeover. He faces aggravated-battery and resisting charges and is due back in court on July 13.

St. Paul will begin dismantling its largest homeless encampments on Aug. 5, starting at Fish Hatchery Road; outreach teams will assist residents with housing and ID help.

Fate Yards, a roughly 50‑acre commercial district, would bring shops, a movie theater and Fate’s first hotel to the I‑30/Memorial Parkway corner. City and developer materials promise family amenities and new traffic signals.

Polk County Public Schools needs roughly 70 full‑time bus drivers before classes begin Aug. 11, and is offering paid CDL training plus $19.46/hour and benefits to attract hires.

A pre-dawn crash on westbound I-10 near 63rd Avenue left at least one person dead and closed multiple lanes during Thursday’s morning commute.

A gas leak closed northbound lanes on Route 413 in Middletown Wednesday; southbound lanes were reopened while crews worked.

Chick-fil-A opened at 7411 Fair Oaks Blvd in Carmichael on July 9, bringing roughly 60 jobs and a $25,000 donation to the Sacramento Food Bank. The new spot offers drive‑thru and mobile ordering.