Henry County's Henry Connect fixed-route bus starts July 13, linking McDonough, Piedmont Henry Hospital and Stockbridge. The county will offer a free-ride introductory period.

A $4.7M BUILD grant will fund planning for a new I‑77 exit at Westmoreland Road. Local officials and health-system partners say it’s a planning step, not construction money.

A yellow Barnacle device is immobilizing cars at Pier 19 until drivers pay a fine and deposit.

Austin Energy’s Power Partner Battery pilot pays homeowners to share stored energy and aims to add distributed capacity to blunt summer price spikes.

A mid‑morning blackout hit east and southeast Durham, knocking out traffic signals and leaving about 3,000 customers in the dark while crews worked to restore power.

Hidden basements and coal chutes under Natural Bridge sidewalks have delayed MoDOT’s safety upgrades; the agency is asking residents to weigh a lane‑reduction option.

Storm-swollen sewers in Washington Township sent raw sewage into basements on Linn Drive, leaving families without heat or hot water.

Muni trains near Civic Center slowed after SFMTA said controllers were checking the trackway following a report of an intruder. Expect delays through the Market Street subway.

A North St. Louis woman says she fell into an uncovered manhole last weekend and was treated for minor injuries, while the city told reporters the opening isn't its responsibility.

A transmission‑related outage knocked out power to roughly 27,000 Holy Cross Energy customers across the Vail Valley; crews from Holy Cross and Xcel are working to restore service.

DOE and AEP say up to $3.26B will fund transmission rebuilds in Texas, aiming to improve reliability and cut costs for households and businesses.

Commissioners heard that Mountain Valley Transit is squeezed by Medicaid‑linked funding cuts and an aging fleet, while an SS4A study flagged thousands of crashes and lane‑departure hotspots.

Glenwood Avenue is closed both directions between Pinecrest Drive and Ebenezer Church Road after flooding. Drivers are urged to avoid the area.