The Lowell Sun

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TYNGSBORO — There has been only two years since 2017 where one of the Smith sisters hasn’t been crowned champion at the Lowell Women’s City Golf Tournament. And only one golfer has come in their way. That would be Tracy Martin, who captured her second Cities title on Saturday afternoon at her home course of Vesper Country Club.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BEDFORD — Walls aren’t just going up on the nation’s border, they’re going up at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration office at 40 Middlesex Turnpike. The heightened security profile was seen this week with 8-foot black fencing recently installed around the perimeter of the site, as well as a guard booth at the entrance to the property.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Millions of dollars in coastal infrastructure and a booming fishing industry are at risk in South Florida as the region’s coral reefs continue to die off at a rate scientists call alarming. The threat has become more visible in recent weeks as South Florida endures a string of heat advisories and ocean temperatures keep climbing. The state’s coral reefs once covered roughly 50% of the sea floor; today, that figure is under 5%.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Jim Rossman, Tribune News Service I’m lucky that I get to review lots of cool new gadgets, both big and small. Larger or more complex things usually have enough going on that they take up all the writing space I am assigned, but sometimes I accumulate smaller or simpler gadgets, and I’ve learned to group those together. This week we are looking at a few smaller gadgets. EZQuest USB-C Dual Display 12-in-1 Multimedia Hub Pro Series.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, few states can claim a deeper connection to the nation’s transportation story than Michigan. From the railcar factories of the 19th century to the automobile revolution of the 20th century and today’s work on electric and autonomous vehicles, Michigan has repeatedly helped redefine how Americans move, work, travel and live.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... UMass Lowell Athletics recently announced its 2026 Hall of Fame Class, comprised of four individuals and three teams whose accomplishments helped shape some of the most successful eras in River Hawk history.

Here’s who is playing in the 2026 men’s World Cup today, July 18, in the third-place match. MORE: 2026 men’s World Cup bracket World Cup TV Schedule July 18 Third-Place Match France vs. England, 5 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. PT, Miami Stadium (FOX, Telemundo, Peacock) Note: Matches on Telemundo and Peacock are in Spanish.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Today is Saturday, July 18, the 199th day of 2026. There are 166 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 18, 1964, nearly a week of rioting erupted in New York’s Harlem neighborhood following the fatal police shooting of a Black teenager, James Powell, two days earlier. Also on this date: In 1536, the English Parliament passed an act declaring the authority of the pope void in England.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JON GAMBRELL, TOQA EZZIDIN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war, saying two were killed and another was missing in an attack on a base in Jordan. They were killed Friday as the U.S. and partner forces defended against ballistic missile and drone attacks, a statement said.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JON GAMBRELL, TOQA EZZIDIN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said on Saturday that it had launched new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service members, left one more missing and four requiring hospitalization.