Hillsborough

Police in Hillsborough are searching for two burglars who broke into a home on July 18 around 9:30 p.m. in the 300 block of West Santa Inez Avenue. Witnesses reported an SUV was parked at the scene.

Florida counties will pay nearly $420 million for Medicaid this year, with projections showing an increase to $452 million if Amendment 3 passes. The amendment, which raises homestead exemptions for non-school taxes, could reduce county revenues by $5 billion, prompting opposition from the Florida Association of Counties.

A meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home in 2024 contains rare amino acids and a salty brine coating, offering insights into life's origins. Scientists identified extraterrestrial amino acids in the CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrite, which is only the second of its kind to fall to Earth.

Andy Burnham pledged to end the U.K.’s ‘cover-up culture’ and support the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, named after the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy. The legislation aims to impose a duty of candor on public officials and address historical injustices like the Grenfell Tower fire and nuclear test veterans’ cases.

A new law criminalizing public bodies and officials lying to the British public is set to pass in the Commons, linked to the Hillsborough tragedy. Andy Burnham is confirmed as the next UK prime minister after securing Labour MPs' support.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has let its contract with surveillance company Flock Safety expire due to privacy and civil liberties concerns. Multiple police jurisdictions, including Mountain View, Santa Cruz, and others, have also ended their associations with Flock since 2025 over data-sharing practices and errors in its license plate recognition technology, which have led to wrongful arrests and civil rights issues.

A $40 million mansion in Hillsborough featuring a ten-hole putting green is listed with high-end custom upgrades and a large lot with views, aiming to set a new record. The property is located in the Peninsula town where Elon Musk once lived.

A rare albino whitetail deer was spotted in Hillsborough, North Carolina, with footage captured by the local police department showing the deer eating grass on a residential lawn. The North Carolina Zoo notes that such occurrences are extremely rare, with only about one in [...] cases reported.