Hundreds of new Virginia laws take effect Wednesday after Gov. Abigail Spanberger acted on more than 1,100 bills approved by the Democratic-controlled General Assembly.

Heat scorched the region day after day for at least 10 days, with little overnight relief. On June 28, Portland hit a record high of 116 degrees. That night, temperatures only dropped to 75 degrees.

The Hubbard County Environmental Services Office (ESO) collects fees for new addresses ($110), road signs ($275), replacement E911 blue blades ($25) and replacement posts ($10). But these fees do not ...

U.S. homeowners installed a record 673 megawatts of battery storage in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

A multi-year effort by Mercy Housing Lakefront to provide energy-efficient housing for families across northern Illinois resulted in the organization receiving a Premier Partner Award from ...

A slate of new Georgia laws are now in effect, touching everything from HOA transparency and school-zone speed enforcement to ...

The Texas Legislature passed laws to shore up emergency sirens and mandate new camp regulations, but other bills failed.

Hundreds of new Virginia laws will begin taking effect Wednesday, after Gov. Abigail Spanberger acted on more than 1,100 ...

Kansas City could become one of the first cities in the nation to install artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition cameras on public buses.

Plans are in place for things like sirens, rain gauges along the river and a more modern flood warning system in flood-prone ...