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Love's Travel Stops: In the Love's Connect App, you can get a free hot dog each day through Friday, July 18. Find the deal daily in the app; once you add it, scan the barcode at checkout to get a hot dog or roller grill item. (Offer good at select locations in 42 states.)

The airspace above Vancouver International Airport had to be shut down on Tuesday after someone “hijacked” a small plane. The suspect flew a stolen Cessna 172 north for about 40 miles and then began circling, prompting air traffic controllers to divert nine planes to other airports.

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Another notable closure is at Walden Pond State Reservation’s main beach. The beach will remain closed for the entirety of summer 2025 as a new, state-of-the-art $6.1 million bathhouse is constructed. Red Cross Beach at Walden Pond will remain open with no lifeguards.

Season 9 of the popular BET drama, “Tyler Perry’s Sistas,” is slated to premiere Wednesday, July 16 at 9 p.m. ET.

Actor Rosa Salazar turns 40 and football great Barry Sanders turns 57, among the famous birthdays for July 16.

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