Christopher Ford pleaded not guilty in Clark County after an October shooting that killed his partner. Prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty and a jury trial is set for March 8, 2027.

A Brooklyn caver says he was pinned for six hours inside Merlin's Cave in Canaan before forest rangers drilled away rock and he slipped free.

Needham Parks chair Christopher Gerstel was arrested and indicted on federal charges after prosecutors allege he siphoned roughly $250,000 from a little-league account.

A 43-acre 'village center' with 300 apartments and more than 95,000 sq ft of retail is proposed off U.S. 70 in Garner, prompting tax and density questions.

The Park Service quietly contracted a Maryland gilding firm for roughly $5M to regild the equestrian statues near the Lincoln Memorial ahead of July 4, prompting procurement questions.

Blue Sky Landing opened a 180‑unit LIHTC development in College Park, offering income‑tiered rents minutes from Hartsfield‑Jackson Airport.

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell warns teen group assaults are rising and says prosecutions and prevention must ramp up as summer begins.

Air Products cut the ribbon on a $70M expansion in Maryland Heights, boosting PRISM membrane production and adding dozens of jobs in the St. Louis region. The facility will now build GreenSep and N2Sep units for biogas, nitrogen and marine markets.

Federal agents announced arrests tied to a large‑scale drug distribution probe in San Angelo, officials said. The FBI and the U.S. Attorneys Office led the briefing.

An IBA review finds overtime — not bike‑lane striping — is the major pressure on San Diego’s Transportation Department as the council readies a Tuesday budget vote.

Miami Beach rolled out a pink carpet this week to thank the people who helped stage World Cup programming. Copa Del Sol, beach watch parties and a June 11 kickoff concert join a month of beachfront activations.

A Honolulu judge found that pre-session closed‑door meetings by a House rules committee violated the state constitution, raising fresh transparency questions.

A federal indictment unsealed June 5 accuses two New Castle–area men of conspiring to distribute cocaine and fentanyl. Arrests were made before the charges were unsealed.