Cities pause approvals for new data center construction

 

Charlotte this week enacted a 150-day moratorium after the City Council voted unanimously Monday night to pause new data center construction. Council member Dimple Ajmera said the pause "gives us the time that we need to do our homework," adding that the 150-day break can prevent years of unintended consequences....

City, County Sue DHS Over Proposed ICE Warehouse

 

Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County filed a lawsuit on Monday against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeking to prevent conversion of an 833,000-square-foot warehouse near Salt Lake City International Airport into an immigration detention facility. The purchase, made by DHS in March 2026 for $145.4 million, was...

Nevada Sunrise Announces $1.26M Private Placement for Exploration

 

Vancouver, British Columbia. Nevada Sunrise Metals Corporation announced a private placement of up to $1,260,000 through the issuance of 42,000,000 units at $0.03 per unit. Each Unit comprises one common share and one common share purchase warrant, and each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share at $0.05...

Seattle opens tiny homes as social housing acquires building

 

Seattle opened the first 50 temporary tiny-home units in an Interbay village this week as Mayor Katie Wilson celebrated a milestone in a delayed program that had originally promised 500 units before the World Cup on June 15; the units were presented at a ceremonial event Sunday and will be...

Kentucky football player Nic Smith dies at 20

 

LEXINGTON, Ky. On Monday the University of Kentucky announced that defensive lineman Nic Smith, a 20-year-old redshirt freshman, was found dead in a residence hall after a 10:03 a.m. call to campus police, the school said, and the football program posted the notice on its official website. The university said campus...

Local jurisdictions adjust EMS operations amid staffing pressures

 

United States. This week multiple local jurisdictions reported changes to emergency medical services: West Virginia OEMS director Jody Ratliff was appointed as the state's voting delegate to the national EMS Compact; Saxton, Pennsylvania announced a temporary partnership with AMED to provide weekday daytime coverage beginning June 15; Eaton City Council...

Buffalo Potash Upsizes Private Placement Following Strong Demand

 

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Buffalo Potash Corporation announced on June 8, 2026 a non-brokered private placement with a minimum aggregate of C$5,000,000, offering hard dollar units, flow-through shares, and charity flow-through units; unit prices were set at C$0.45 for hard dollar units, C$0.52 for flow-through shares and C$0.558 for charity FT units. On...

California primary counts, Trump alleges fraud, officials respond

 

Los Angeles this week saw early returns from the June 2 California primary that briefly showed Republican Steve Hilton and Republican Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt ahead in key contests, prompting President Trump to publicly question the counting process on national television; officials and reporters emphasized that mail-in ballot...

Maine primary centers on Senate, governor, scandals, alliances

 

Augusta, Maine. Voters head to the polls Tuesday as the state’s midterm primary centers on a high-profile U.S. Senate contest and an active gubernatorial race; local reporting notes revelations in 2025 that Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner faced allegations of physical abuse and sexting while newly married, drawing intensified national...

Texas activates emergency center over screwworm outbreak

 

Texas has activated its State Emergency Operations Center after officials confirmed infestations of the New World screwworm parasite in livestock, prompting a coordinated containment effort across affected regions. Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to mobilize multiple agencies to protect the state’s agricultural sector and limit...