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Jul 4, 2026

WATCH: 101st Airborne celebrates America's founding

ABC News' Stephanie Ramos is at Fort Campbell Army base, home of the storied 101st Airborne, in Kentucky.

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Jul 4, 2026

WATCH: David Muir goes inside the vault holding America's founding documents

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia. David Muir is in the room where it all happened – and sees the first draft of the U.S. Constitution.

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Jul 4, 2026

WATCH: How family-run farms helped build the America we know today

Sara Haines returned to her home state of Iowa to examine the rich history of small, family-run farms.

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Jul 4, 2026

WATCH: Eagle-eye view of the Great American Fair

ABC News' Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce is atop the 110-foot-tall Ferris wheel that is the centerpiece of the Great American Fair.

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Jul 4, 2026

July Fourth fireworks may bring 'hazardous' air quality to Southern California. What you need to know

Hazardous levels of air pollution are expected across central and southern Los Angeles County, northern Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino counties from 5 p.m. Saturday evening through 3 p.m. Sunday.

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Jul 4, 2026

Noncitizen voting was gaining steam in L.A. Then fears of Trump backlash scuttled the plan

Some critics said the proposal lacked much-needed specifics, while others worried it would endanger the very people it was designed to help.

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Jul 3, 2026

Woman pregnant with twins dies in Apple Valley crash

Lorena Lopez, 33, was broadsided when a man ran a stop sign, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.

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Jul 3, 2026

California returns stretch of coast to Indigenous tribes. 'This is beyond huge'

State transportation officials recently approved the transfer of Blues Beach and the surrounding bluffs to Kai Poma, a nonprofit founded by representatives of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Round Valley Indian Tribes and Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians.

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Jul 3, 2026

Simi Valley police shoot suspect inside Thousand Oaks hospital, spurring huge police response

A person was shot and wounded by a police officer Thursday afternoon at Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks.

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Jul 3, 2026

California homicide rate hits lowest in decades, with violent and property crimes also down

The homicide rate for 2025 was 3.5 for every 100,000 people, the lowest since crime recording began six decades ago.

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Jul 2, 2026

Los Angeles to pay $20 million to teen who lost leg in Boyle Heights hit-and-run

Joshua Mora lost his leg at 13 after being hit by a motorcycle in a crosswalk. He sued the city, saying officials knew the intersection was dangerous.

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Jul 2, 2026

Residents demand warehouse be shut down after fire blankets Boyle Heights in smoke, putrid odor

Some residents and community groups urged Lineage, the company that managed a cold storage warehouse damaged in a massive fire, to clean up and leave Boyle Heights for good.