The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its mid-season outlook that conditions have changed to allow for "above-normal" hurricane activity this year.
Gov. John Carney (DE) signed legislation at Vaughn Correctional Center that increases the penalties for individuals trying to use a drone to drop contraband into any of the state’s prisons.
California passed a new law that went into effect on July 1 that requires schools to print suicide prevention information on every student ID grades 7th-12th.
Investigations are underway after a man was caught on surveillance video breaking into an airplane at the Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport in Oklahoma.
Amnesty International issued a travel warning calling for possible travelers and visitors to the US to exercise extreme caution when traveling throughout the country due to "rampant gun violence."
A hacker claimed he or she had stolen the personal information of about 2,500 LAPD officers, trainees and recruits, along with approximately 17,500 police officer applicants, according to a news report.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, in a meeting with statewide officials and members of the El Paso state delegation following the shooting in El Paso on Saturday, August 3, announced that the state of Texas will be providing more than $5.5 million in immediate financial assistance through the Criminal Justice Division (CJD) of the Governor's Public Safety Office for law enforcement agencies and the community of El Paso.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation (S.231/A.951) establishing a speed camera program in school zones in the City of Buffalo. The program allows the City of Buffalo to enforce speed limits in school zones using cameras that record speeding violations in real time without the need for a police officer at the scene. The City can then use this evidence to impose liability on the owner of the vehicle for the speeding violation.