Sandy Gas Check: Regular Near $4, Diesel Near $5.50
Current Sandy listings show regular gas at $3.96 to $4.389 and diesel at $4.80 to $5.499 at two checked stations, with diesel showing the wider gap.
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Sacramento’s Vision Zero draft plan is open for public comment through August 17
Sacramento residents can comment through August 17 on a draft street-safety plan proposing future priorities for high-injury corridors, sidewalks, speeds, crossings and other safety work.
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Tempe’s drink-spiking ordinance is now in effect as Safe Bars rollout continues
Tempe’s new ordinance requires qualifying late-night liquor establishments to make drink-spiking test kits available, post notices and keep kits unexpired as the city develops its Safe Bars program.
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Troy Council’s Emergency-Powers Hearing Returns Aug. 6 Amid Flock Dispute
Troy residents can comment Aug. 6 on proposed Local Law No. 4, which would replace the city’s emergency-powers charter provision amid a dispute over Flock license-plate-reader payments.
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Seattle voters will decide renewed transit measure after council approval
Seattle lawmakers approved and the mayor signed a proposed 10-year transit measure for the November 3, 2026, ballot. Voters—not the council—would decide whether the replacement tax takes effect.
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Three Garden City Fifth Graders Named Finalists in Assembly District 19 Law Contest
Patrick Burns, Julien Fitch and Alice Grant of Garden City’s Stratford Avenue School were among 20 finalists recognized in the 2026 “There Ought to Be a Law” contest, which drew 553 fifth-grade entries from nine local schools.
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Glendale Begins 3,500-Location Water-Meter Replacement Pilot
Glendale’s summer 2026 pilot will replace about 3,500 mechanical water meters with electronic cellular meters designed to provide more detailed usage information and leak alerts.
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Newton-based Sussex County commissioners adopt resolutions on election error and immigration laws
The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners adopted two certified resolutions July 29 in Newton, seeking a broader accounting of a statewide voter-registration software error and opposing three New Jersey laws involving immigration cooperation, officer identification and personal-information sharing.
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Muscle Shoals water report shows PFAS detections as utility begins state-funded treatment study
Muscle Shoals Utilities Board’s 2026 report lists 2025 PFOS at 17.0 parts per trillion and PFOA at 9.8 parts per trillion. ADEM has made $370,000 available for a proposed pilot study, while permanent treatment, costs and possible rate effects remain undecided.
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Albany school-zone speed cameras resume; citations begin Aug. 13
Albany school-zone speed cameras resumed Aug. 3 with warnings through Aug. 12. Qualifying civil citations can begin Aug. 13 at nine monitored locations.
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Raleigh’s new parking rates are now in effect: What changed downtown
Raleigh’s downtown parking rates changed Aug. 1. Here’s what commuters, workers, visitors and businesses need to know about the new prices and remaining free-parking rules.
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Toledo commuters face another check on Arlington Avenue sinkhole repairs
Arlington Avenue remains closed to through traffic from Detroit to Woodsdale as Toledo crews continue sewer-pipe installation and plan additional phased work through 2028.
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Antelope Valley College Lists August 3 Financial-Aid Disbursement for Palmdale Students
AVC’s August 3 summer aid disbursement date has passed. Remaining refunds are scheduled for release Friday, August 7, but eligibility, balances and enrollment changes can affect timing or amount.
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St. Petersburg voters face an August 18 mayoral primary with six candidates
St. Petersburg’s six-candidate mayoral primary is August 18. Mail-ballot requests are due by 5 p.m. Thursday, with early voting beginning August 8.
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Fort Pierce Port Master Plan Update Heads to County Briefing Aug. 11
St. Lucie County staff will brief commissioners Aug. 11 on the draft Fort Pierce port master plan update and stakeholder feedback from the June 1 public meeting.
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Comstock Park PFAS discussion separates local questions from Northeast Gravel site response
A July 16 Plainfield Township discussion explained Michigan’s PFAS response system, private-well and recreational-water guidance, and the active Northeast Gravel investigation without declaring township-wide contamination.
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Oshkosh City Center project moves into due diligence and public-feedback phase
Oshkosh’s proposed City Center purchase remains contingent on due diligence, with property reviews, tenant communications and public input continuing before the expected September 30 checkpoint.
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Texas LNG gets $500 million investment as Brownsville project advances toward final decision
Glenfarne says a $500 million investment will fund early Texas LNG work at the Port of Brownsville, but full construction still depends on a final investment decision.
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Collierville Burch Library and Civic Center groundbreaking scheduled for Aug. 12
Collierville will hold a public groundbreaking Aug. 12 at the Burch Library site for a planned expansion, civic meeting space, parking and related renovations.
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Wilmington Police-Shooting Investigation Remains Open After Kadir Skinner Body-Camera Release
Three redacted body-camera videos from the June 24 killing of 19-year-old Kadir Skinner are public, but Delaware’s investigation, legal analysis and charging decisions remain unfinished.
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Springfield Police recruitment open house set for Aug. 6
Prospective Springfield police applicants can meet department personnel Aug. 6 and review the Civil Service timeline before the Aug. 31, 2026 application deadline.
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Olathe-area primary results remain unofficial as Johnson County begins vote reporting
Johnson County’s available August 4 advance report shows early totals in Olathe-area legislative races and the county commission chair contest, but Election Day votes and the certification process remained outstanding.