LAURENS, N.Y. officials declared a 30-day state of emergency at 8 a.m. on July 1 after severe weather on June 30 left roads blocked, while Pittsfield's 10s and 12s Little League teams opened the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament this week, posting 15-2 and 12-4 wins on Wednesday and Thursday...
Hamden, Ohio. Authorities executing a search warrant on Ohmer Street this week removed 16 children from a single home after describing the residence as severely neglected; Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson and Vinton County Sheriff Ryan Cain publicly detailed the conditions and said multiple family members were arrested and charged. This...
Denver: Gov. Jared Polis dismissed two members of Colorado's Executive Clemency Advisory Board on Wednesday after they publicly disclosed that the board had twice voted against commuting former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters' sentence, which Polis commuted on June 1. The terminations followed the members' June 18 op-ed criticizing the...
Belleville, Illinois — Firefighters diverted to alternate routes this week after crews and a FOX2 reporter documented holes and delamination in an I-beam under the South 74th Street overpass, and visible deck holes at the nearby Werner Road bridge; inspectors declared the South 74th Street span unsafe for vehicles over...
United States communities including Batesville, Mississippi, Carbondale, Illinois, Syracuse, New York, and Virginia officials held time capsule ceremonies this week as part of America's 250th anniversary. City leaders opened a 1976 capsule in Batesville and dedicated new capsules in Carbondale and Syracuse, while Virginia contributed artifacts to the national capsule...
Santa Clara — The United States defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 at Levi's Stadium on July 1, with Folarin Balogun opening the scoring just before halftime and Malik Tillman adding a free-kick in the 82nd minute. Balogun was sent off in the second half, leaving the U.S. to finish with...
Washington: The Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials approved a two‑year salary schedule in March 2025 and applied cost‑of‑living adjustments of 3% on July 1, 2025 and 2% on Wednesday, producing combined raises that amount to 7% this year for Gov. Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown and...
OPELOUSAS, La. — A judge issued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction Wednesday that stops the St. Landry Parish School Board from advancing the closure of Krotz Springs Elementary, just hours before the board was scheduled to take administrative action. The order bars discussion, voting or any steps inconsistent...
Lansing — Michigan lawmakers missed a self-imposed July 1 deadline and continued negotiating a new state budget this week, as Republican-led House and Democratic-led Senate leaders worked past the deadline Thursday and into Friday to finalize an approximately $84 billion spending plan and attached policy measures for schools, universities and...
Ann Arbor, Mich. Four-star cornerback Monsanna Torbert Jr. committed to the University of Michigan on Wednesday after decommitting from Indiana on May 18; the Cincinnati Princeton High School senior announced his decision during a live YouTube broadcast, selecting Michigan over Ohio State and more than 30 other programs. The commitment followed...
