The ACLU of West Virginia has filed a Cabell County court challenge to Huntington’s $2.1 million agreement with Flock Safety, alleging procedural defects in the contract award.
Puerto Rico authorized a roughly $2 billion luxury coastal development in the island’s southwest on July 31, as Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón separately declared a water-use emergency and activated the National Guard.
CSX has removed the remaining cars from an elevated track near Dock and 20th streets after a 200-car freight train derailed July 3, but track repairs and city traffic detours remain in effect.
Raleigh City Council directed staff to draft a curfew ordinance for people 17 and younger after holiday-weekend incidents involving large juvenile crowds. The proposal was scheduled for further discussion Aug. 18.
New York City’s Summer Streets program returned across all five boroughs in 2026, with selected avenues designated for pedestrians and cyclists on five Saturdays in July and August.
South Burlington voters will decide Aug. 11 whether to authorize up to $16.4 million in additional borrowing for wastewater improvements at Bartlett Bay, Airport Parkway and four pump stations.
Virginia Beach voters are approaching Virginia’s Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 primary election, with city notices and election-period deadlines highlighting the need to confirm individual voting details.
Philadelphia’s Citizens Police Oversight Commission has opened a citywide inquiry into police interactions described as “mere encounters,” following complaints and internal case reviews and seeking public input.
Columbus’ Power CIPs program says it expected a July 2026 notice to proceed for Phase 1 of the Circuit 7221 voltage-conversion project, with construction anticipated to take about 15 months.
Gov. Josh Stein signed Senate Bill 257 on July 7, making North Carolina’s 2026-27 budget law. The measure includes teacher and law-enforcement raises, more than 1,000 state-position cuts cited by the governor, a new capital-finance agency and an Oct. 1 Highway Patrol reporting deadline.