Wai Kai will stage a Team USA Olympic surfing qualifier on July 11; open division winners earn Team USA spots and a trip to Lakeside Surf. The event precedes Honua Finals week in Honolulu.

A man was critically wounded after a late-night shooting outside a southeast Houston corner store; police are reviewing surveillance footage as they search for suspects.

A fast-growing wildfire south of Scipio forced evacuations, cleared Maple Grove Campground and closed U.S. 50 as crews mobilized to protect homes and travelers.

Twenty-two alleged Blitz Gang 4 members were arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on conspiracy and attempted murder charges tied to a string of shootings and a courthouse stabbing. Prosecutors say surveillance and online posts helped build the case.

A multi‑agency pursuit in western Arizona ended with two arrests and nearly $500,000 in stolen train cargo recovered after a suspect dove into the Colorado River.

The Sacramento News & Review’s website is being transferred to The Sacramento Observer, with publisher Larry Lee overseeing the digital operation and founders staying involved initially.

A one-tenth‑percent public-safety sales tax will be on Stanwood’s August ballot; the city says it would raise roughly $300,000 a year to cover rising policing and court costs.

Montgomery County has its first confirmed human West Nile case of 2026 — a woman in her 50s diagnosed with neuroinvasive disease. Officials urge residents to take mosquito precautions.

Belmont-Redwood Shores plans to draw down COVID-era reserves to cover an estimated $5.7M shortfall while naming an interim superintendent to lead the transition.

A Bronx man accused of slashing a subway conductor’s face went on trial Friday; prosecutors say surveillance and the conductor’s testimony will be central.

NWS Raleigh issued a flood advisory Friday for five central North Carolina counties as heavy rain produced ponding and hazardous roads in low‑lying areas.

Two Scottsdale brothers face felony counts after a June 24 baseball game at Salt River Fields allegedly turned into an ambush that left a man with a gunshot wound and a traumatic brain bleed.

FBI Sacramento says Edy Mendez‑Penuelas was extradited from Mexico and booked in Sacramento on nine counts of lewd acts with a minor.