Spokane-area fires destroy about 600 structures as evacuations continue
Fast-moving fires near Spokane destroyed about 600 structures and drove large-scale evacuations as Washington declared a statewide wildfire emergency.
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UNC Charlotte launches Student AI Fellows program to pilot campus uses for large language models
UNC Charlotte’s Office of OneIT selected six computer-science students for its inaugural Student AI Fellows cohort, which worked with university units on supervised pilots using licensed large language models.
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Buffalo’s general-obligation bond rating falls to A as comptroller cites fiscal pressure
S&P Global lowered Buffalo’s general-obligation bond rating from A+ to A on July 7, 2026, while changing the outlook from negative to stable.
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Maryland special session to weigh constitutional language on congressional redistricting
Maryland lawmakers are scheduled to meet in Annapolis Aug. 3-5 to consider constitutional language that could exempt congressional districts from certain redistricting criteria and potentially allow maps to be revisited for 2028.
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Kanawha County Board of Education schedules Aug. 3 special session in Charleston
The Kanawha County Board of Education has scheduled a special session for 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Charleston.
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Kentucky courts begin major staffing and program changes after budget cuts
Kentucky’s Administrative Office of the Courts is restructuring statewide programs under the 2026-28 budget, with estimated annual savings of $5 million and an expected net loss of about 60 jobs.
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Cuyahoga County property-tax bills carry new Aug. 13 payment deadline
Cuyahoga County has set Aug. 13, 2026, as the new payment deadline for 2026 real-estate property-tax bills, including for Cleveland property owners.
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Michigan man arrested in Fairbanks cold-case murder more than 30 years after disappearance
Christopher Popps, 54, was arrested in Michigan and faces an Alaska second-degree murder charge in the 1993 disappearance of former Fairbanks coworker Patrick Orville Dearth.
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Charlotte council faces renewed I-77 South toll-lane vote amid repayment risk
Charlotte City Council is expected to revisit I-77 South toll lanes by Sept. 23 after reversing its earlier support, while a state budget provision raises the prospect of local governments repaying NCDOT investments if the project does not move forward under required terms.
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Northern Strike 26-2 set to bring more than 9,000 personnel and five international participants to Michigan
Northern Strike 26-2 is scheduled to run Aug. 3-14 at the Michigan National Guard’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center, with more than 9,000 personnel expected from 36 states and territories and five international partners.