Independence Eve

• Xcel Energy asks for two rate hikes; some customers say they're fed up

  

• Girls & Science Kick-Off Event gets new Teen Zone

  

• Texas airman gets life for kidnapping, sexually abusing Colorado girl he groomed online, prosecutors say

  

• Sacramento considers new parking meter hike to address $66 million budget deficit

  

• Pa. lawmaker introduces bill that would restore President's House Site

  

• Gillette Stadium parking to be drastically reduced for World Cup

  

• Dallas Cowboys place franchise tag on George Pickens

  

• Cook County providing free Uber rides to court for domestic violence survivors