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Body‑cam video shows Tampa officers freeing a child locked in an SUV at a gas station; officials urge parents to call 911 and never leave kids unattended.
Two South Florida players each hold Fantasy 5 winning tickets worth $53,512. One was sold in North Miami and the other in Palm Beach County.
A UC Berkeley‑backed Civic Assembly will pay 40 Oaklanders to help reimagine thousands of vacant lots and storefronts. Twenty thousand households were mailed invitations.
Atlanta rolled out PromisePay, a new program that lets customers split past‑due water bills into two‑ to 12‑month plans and change payment dates to avoid shutoffs.
A payroll database shows Westerville City Schools' top earners were district administrators, led by Superintendent Angie Hamberg at about $238,538 in 2025.
A Grantville resident says dozens of camps along the San Diego Riverbed are a wildfire threat and is pressing city officials to act.
Kaylee Hottle, the deaf actress who played Jia in Godzilla vs. Kong, died at 18 after a car crash in Maryland, her father said. Her family announced the loss in an ASL livestream.
El Paso’s long‑running gay bar The Tool Box has opened Tool Box East at Sunfire Village on Zaragoza Road, aiming to bring nights out closer to eastside neighborhoods.
After years of pushback, employees at Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh secured NLRB certification to join the United Steelworkers, setting up contract talks.
Six Flags Over Texas’ new Tormenta coaster is hauling crowds — and viral clips of stalled trains and stair evacuations. Riders and social posts say cars were paused multiple times since the ride’s July 9 debut.
A non‑verbal 13‑year‑old was found dead in an irrigation canal in the Salt River Pima‑Maricopa Indian Community. His mother is urging parents to be vigilant as police investigate.
An outside review says the Gates Foundation made no payments to Jeffrey Epstein. The finding follows months of scrutiny and leaves donors and lawmakers watching for more details.
Pre‑Enact returns to Polk Stables on July 30 as organizers pair a neighborhood festival with a $5.5M community investment tied to the Martindale‑Brightwood plan.
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