Local News from Thursday, July 31st, 2025

Jacob’s Pillow Cancels Remainder of Festival After Death at Center

A production manager died at the dance center last week in what the district attorney’s office in Berkshire County, Mass., described as a workplace accident.

Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch Jr. Advance in Detroit Mayoral Election

Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch Jr. will face off in a November election. Mike Duggan, Detroit’s mayor for a dozen years, is not seeking re-election.

Georgetown Scholar Reaches Deal to Return to Work While Fighting Deportation

In a settlement, the government agreed to reinstate Badar Khan Suri’s legal status amid litigation over the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him.

Trump Threatens Federal Takeover of D.C. After Member of DOGE Assaulted

President Trump shared a photograph that appeared to show a 19-year-old software engineer shirtless and bloodied, after an attempted carjacking.