A large house fire on Lone Pine Road in Delray Beach drew city and county crews; the cause remains under investigation. Neighbors captured video as crews fought the blaze.

Ocoee canceled its free two-day Music Fest as officials brace for possible multimillion-dollar property-tax revenue losses and rising event costs.

Downed power lines and fallen utility poles shut inbound Freedom Drive near Ashley Road on Wednesday. Crews are on scene and drivers should expect delays.

Recent sales show $1M in Sarasota buys a park‑view townhouse, a Siesta Key canal lot or a Lido Key cottage — depending on lot and location.

Tarrant County deputies and Benbrook SWAT executed a search warrant early Wednesday in the 8100 block of Tumbleweed Trail. Authorities say the action followed a months‑long investigation and the probe remains active.

One of two women charged in a downtown Raleigh fatal run-over posted a $75,000 secured bond and was released this week while the case continues.

Timnath Reservoir has been opened temporarily to anglers under an emergency salvage authorization as water levels fall and a large fish kill becomes likely. Officials have suspended bag limits and waived certain permits to let people harvest fish now.

A three-week-old harbor seal pup shot near Bellingham is recovering at SR3; rescuers and NOAA are seeking tips. Veterinary scans revealed a projectile and a CT is planned.

Janice McNair, co-founder and senior chair of the Houston Texans, died Tuesday at 89. Family and the team praised her role bringing the NFL back to Houston and decades of philanthropy.

San Francisco is weighing a $1.975M payout after a 70-year-old cyclist was doored by a city vehicle. Advocates say the case highlights the need for employee training and protected bike lanes.

HudsonAlpha will lead the BRIDGES Engine after an initial $15M NSF award to turn switchgrass and miscanthus into manufacturing feedstocks, promising jobs and farm income in Alabama and Tennessee.

A Baton Rouge court order pauses a law that would have erased three Orleans judgeships, keeping Judges Fuller, Levine and Goode‑Douglas on the bench while the state appeals.

A Texas man was arrested after authorities say he tried to bring pistols and rifles onto the National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency’s St. Louis campus. Police have identified the suspect and the case is under investigation.