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News from across the USA

ALABAMA Montgomery: Alabama wildlife officials say hunters killed more than 82,000 deer in the state this past hunting season.

ALASKA Juneau: Alaska’s health commissioner says the state can’t absorb a shift in responsibility for health care costs back to the states.

ARIZONA Tucson: Crews working on flood prevention along Tucson’s Pantano Wash have pulled out 80 tons of scrap metal, KOLD- TV reports.

ARKANSAS Conway: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named Courtney Pledger as director for the Arkansas Educational Television Network.

CALIFORNIA Escondido: Six women at a San Diego County drug rehabilitation center became ill after drinking milk spiked with amphetamine, The San Diego Union- Tribune reports.

COLORADO Boulder: Boulder County is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the moratorium on oil and gas drilling in unincorporated areas.

CONNECTICUT New Haven: Yale University police are investigating the discovery of sodium azide in a coffee machine. The chemical is believed to have caused four people to become ill.

DELAWARE Lewes: Dale Thaxton, who drove into a utility pole was arrested for driving under the influence for the third time.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Scott Charney, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy will have his record expunged if he performs 48 hours of community service. He admitted discussing a plot to disrupt the Jan. 19 DeploraBall.

FLORIDA Springfield: Officials say their former website has been taken over by someone showing adult content, The Panama City News Herald reports.

GEORGIA Atlanta: The childhood home of Martin Luther King Jr. is temporarily closed for a public safety evaluation.

HAWAII Honolulu: Hawaii’s suspension of sales of Meadow Gold Dairies’ 2% reduced- fat milk over excessive bacteria has been lifted.

IDAHO Boise: The Idaho Department of Motor Vehicles is no longer allowing people to flash a big grin when they get their pictures taken for a driver’s license.

ILLINOIS Rockford: Boylan Catholic High School’s guideline on prom clothing contained this line: “Some girls may wear the same dress but due to body types, one dress may be acceptable while the other is not.”

INDIANA Evansville: A downtown Evansville business owner is working on a pedicab service.

IOWA Iowa City: The Department of Public Safety says 739 more firefighters were improperly issued certifications despite failing their written exams.

KANSAS Wichita: A Wichita car dealer will pay about $ 6,300 in restitution and other expenses after the engine in a car failed 25 miles from the dealership.

KENTUCKY Winchester: Organizers seeking to open a home for women veterans plan to hold a yard sale this weekend.

LOUISIANA DeRidder: The “Welcome to the City of DeRidder” sign has been stolen — again.

MAINE Augusta: A man who lived as a hermit in the woods for nearly three decades is the subject of a new book. The Stranger in the Woods.

MARYLAND La Plata: A former Maryland judge who ordered a deputy to shock a defendant in his courtroom has been sued in federal court, The Daily Record reports.

MASSACHUSETTS Hopkinton: Greyhound Friends director Louise Coleman is facing animal cruelty charges in an investigation of conditions at the group’s Hopkinton kennel.

MICHIGAN Lansing: Michigan officials say residents should be prepared to see dead fish and other creatures in the water because of the cold.

MINNESOTA Minneapolis: The Minnesota Twins are offering a $ 99 spring ballpark pass covering 30 games in April and May. But it’ss for standing room only.

MISSISSIPPI Pontotoc: Storm shelters are being built at the North Pontotoc and South Pontotoc high school campuses.

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ferson City: Missouri lawmakers are considering repealing a tax break for low- income seniors and disabled residents in rental housing.

MONTANA Missoula: Work has begun on a $ 2.7 million expansion of the cardiology center at Providence St. Patrick Hospital.

NEBRASKA Hardy: Firefighters and farmers saved two Nuckolls County homes from a blaze ignited by a sparking power line, the Hastings Tribune reports.

NEVADA Reno: NV Energy is seeking approval of a program that would offer customers with an alternative to rooftop solar.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: Police say a woman in labor demanded heroin and methamphetamine before 911 could be called. Felicia Farruggia was arrested last week, along with Rhianna Frenette.

NEW JERSEY Paterson: Mayor Jose Torres and three public works supervisors face corruption charges for work allegedly done at the mayor’s home, New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino says.

NEW MEXICO Carlsbad: New Mexico State Police are gearing up for the return of shipments to the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository.

NEW YORK Syracuse: A group that provides shelter for those in need says a homeless man spent nearly a decade living in a shack near Interstate 81.

NORTH CAROLINA Elon: The Alamance County Health Department says it was notified of a confirmed meningitis case in an Elon University student.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: Voters approved a $ 57.5 million bond to expand three middle schools and two high schools.

OHIO Columbus: A man known as the “Buckeye Bandit” has pleaded guilty to eight counts of armed bank robbery.

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City: The Oklahoma Supreme Court says the state Department of Public Safety is taking too long to revoke the driver’s licenses of suspected drunken drivers.

OREGON Grants Pass: A Grants Pass landmark is nearing a $ 5.3 million makeover.

PENNSYLVANIA Allentown: A man was convicted last week of failing to file his income tax returns for 21 years because he considered a Social Security number akin to using the “mark of the beast.”

RHODE ISLAND Providence: A freight train’s tanker car carrying ethanol derailed near Providence’s port last week. No one was injured.

SOUTH CAROLINA Sumter: A South Carolina woman died last week after she set herself on fire while burning trash.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sturgis: Black Hills State University has won a contract to research stories of veterans buried at the Black Hills National Cemetery.

TENNESSEE Nashville: The Gordon Jewish Community Center in Nashville held a security forum last week in response to recent bomb threats.

TEXAS McAllen: Prosecutors say a former U. S. Postal Service worker in Texas has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to provide addresses of some mail- in ballot recipients.

UTAH Salt Lake City: A lawsuit accuses Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah of negligence in allowing a boy to be sexually abused by a mentor. The suit is seeking $ 5 million in damages.

VERMONT Lyndon Center: Sen. Bernie Sanders will give commencement addresses at Lyndon State College and Johnson State College, which are merging into Northern Vermont University.

VIRGINIA Roanoke: Police say several students were peppersprayed after a fight at Patrick Henry High School.

WASHINGTON Tacoma: The City Council has approved an emergency ordinance to temporarily limit new or expanded correctional facilities.

WEST VIRGINIA Clarksburg: Eight West Virginia residents face charges of mail fraud involving staged vehicle accidents.

WISCONSIN Milwaukee: A former teacher’s aide shown in a video pushing a student to the floor has sued the Milwaukee Public Schools.

WYOMING Casper: A Wyoming law seeks to reduce liquor license purchases as an investment, The Casper Star- Tribune reports.