More than half a million people rely every year on the ability to apply from within the United States for a green card, the government-issued ID that allows an immigrant to legally live and work in the country long term. The federal government has now issued a draft change to current policy that denies immigrants the ability to apply for a green card while in the U.S. Instead, they would have to return to their home country to do it.
Archives for July 2, 2026
Bryan Jackson, Deputy Who’d Accidentally Shot 11-Year-Old Boy, Resigns Ahead of Internal Affairs Sanctions
Bryan Jackson, the Flagler County sheriff’s deputy who took responsibility for firing a rifle bullet that accidentally grazed the neck of an 11-year-old neighbor boy last year, resigned today, effective July 15, just as the Sheriff’s Office was completing an internal affairs investigation that found him to have violated two policies.
July 3 and 4 Celebration of 250th Anniversary from Flagler Beach Parade to Palm Coast Fireworks at County Airport
Flagler County Government and the Cities of Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, and Bunnell invite all Flagler County residents and visitors to the 2026 United Flagler Community Celebration on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4, this time for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration and American independence. It’ll start with First Friday in Flagler Beach and culminate with a 15-16 minute firework show featuring thousands of shells at the county airport. All events are free.
Truck Driver and Pedestrian Killed in Separate Crashes Within 35 Minutes on SR100 and in Palm Coast
Three unrelated morning crashes in Palm Coast and Flagler County killed two people and hospitalized two others ahead of a record holiday travel weekend. A minivan struck an elderly pedestrian on Pine Lakes Parkway just before 8 a.m. A logging truck collision on State Road 100 killed the semi driver and injured a pickup driver a little after 8 a.m.. The Sheriff’s Office is deploying extra holiday traffic enforcement.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, July 2, 2026
The county and the nation are getting set for the 250th, so offices and activities are mostly closed and cancelled. Justice Kagan documents Donald Trump’s racism. An American in Turkey.