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ALABAMA Valley: An 82- year- old woman was arrested for not paying a $ 77.80 trash bill, court records show.
ALASKA Ketchikan: Federal accident investigators say the government should issue regulations to improve the safety of air tours in a part of Alaska where seven sightseeing planes have crashed since 2007, killing 31 people.
ARIZONA Tempe: A teenager was arrested after being accused of firing shots on the campus of Arizona State University, authorities said.
ARKANSAS Fort Smith: More than three months after a man was struck and killed on Towson Avenue and the driver fled, police continue looking for a white car caught on camera. Police have announced a cash reward to find the driver.
CALIFORNIA San Francisco: A suicide prevention net on the Golden Gate Bridge that is already years behind schedule will cost about
$ 400 million, more than double its original price, because of problems sparked by the government agency that manages the span, the lead contractors allege.
CONNECTICUT New Haven: Yale University is accused in a federal lawsuit of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring some to withdraw from the prestigious institution and then placing “unreasonable burdens” on those who seek to be reinstated.
DELAWARE New Castle: Four people are dead after a head- on collision involving a wrong- way driver on an interstate highway, authorities said.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington: The D. C. Council is eyeing changes to Metro rail and bus services, including free bus service next summer, a monthly subsidy for residents to use the rail service, and overnight rides for some major bus lines, WUSA- TV reports.
FLORIDA Melbourne: A man drove his SUV into a fireworks store, sparking a massive fire in a crash that also killed the driver, authorities said.
GEORGIA Blue Ridge: The widow of former Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, Sheree Ralston, announced she is running to fill his vacant legislative seat.
HAWAII Honolulu: The state is set to get $ 5.6 million in federal funding for high- speed internet access for more communities, HawaiiNewsNow reports.
IDAHO Moscow: Hundreds of students mourned together inside the University of Idaho’s stadium Wednesday night in honor of their four slain classmates. Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death Nov. 13 at a rental home near campus in the quiet university town, and law enforcement has yet to name a person of interest in the case.
ILLINOIS Springfield: A historical marker dedicated on the grounds of Illinois’ Old State Capitol commemorates the date when then- U. S. Sen. Barack Obama announced his 2008
presidential bid there.
INDIANA Indianapolis: Republican U. S. Sen. Mike Braun formally launched a committee for a 2024 campaign for governor in his home state, a move that would forgo a reelection bid for his Senate seat.
IOWA Iowa City: Several livestock producers have been fined by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for failing to comply with manure management requirements, according to DNR records, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reports.
KANSAS Topeka: A police officer shot and killed a man during a struggle over a handgun, Police Chief Bryan Wheedles said.
KENTUCKY Sandy Hook: The Kentucky Department of Corrections has broken ground on an expansion of Little Sandy Correctional Complex in eastern Kentucky.
LOUISIANA New Orleans: Two former officials have been sentenced to a year in prison as part of a scheme to pay voters during a federal election, authorities said.
MAINE Augusta: The secretary of state’s office has certified an adequate number of voter signatures for a referendum on a proposal to replace the state’s privately owned electric utilities with a consumerowned Pine Tree Power Company.
MARYLAND Annapolis: Gov. Larry Hogan raised money and launched a political action committee amid speculation he will run for president in 2024, telling hundreds of supporters he’ll make a decision after he leaves office in January.
MASSACHUSETTS Boston: The Boston Athletic Association named Jack Fleming as its new president and chief executive officer.
MICHIGAN Lansing: Deaths linked to COVID- 19 have now surpassed 40,000 in the state since the pandemic began in 2020, the state health department reported.
MINNESOTA Duluth: Nurses at 16 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth areas have authorized workers to go on a second strike, which union leaders said Thursday will begin on Dec. 11 if a contract deal is not reached in coming days.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson: The state is paroling fewer inmates now than it did before expanding parole eligibility in 2021.
MISSOURI St. Louis: A plan to divide more than a half- billion dollars in settlement money for the departure of the NFL’s Rams from the city received final approval.
MONTANA Helena: A prescribed burn began on Mount Helena as part of a multi- month project, the Helena Independent Record reports.
NEBRASKA Sutton: A man was ordered to pay a series of fines in connection with the collapse of a deck during a Fourth of July party last year that injured at least 17, the Lincoln Journal Star reports.
NEVADA Reno: A winter weather advisory was in effect for the Reno, Sparks, Carson City and surrounding areas with up to 2 inches of snow expected on the valley floors.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Merrimack: A man is accused of posting a fake Craigslist ad for a free trailer with a legislative candidate’s number on the day of the election, later telling investigators he meant it to be a joke after unwanted calls and texts jammed up the candidate’s phone.
NEW JERSEY Atlantic City: The Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! museum said that it will close on Dec. 31 after more than 26 years.
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has hired an expert from Colorado, Scott Groginsky, to serve as her education policy adviser as the state struggles to reverse a long- term trend in which the majority of public school students fall short of reading and math standards.
NEW YORK New York City: Seven children were injured when a school bus veered off the road in suburban New York, police said.
NORTH CAROLINA Burlington: A jacket hot from a dryer sparked a fire that damaged a home, a fire official said.
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: Public transportation grants are available, with the North Dakota Department of Transportation accepting applications for $ 12.8 million in federal aid, the Bismarck Tribune reports.
OHIO Cincinnati: The University of Cincinnati is paying $ 130,000 to former health commissioner Noble Maseru and his attorneys to settle a race discrimination lawsuit.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Five Native American dancers who rose to stardom will be immortalized on a golden coin. The U. S. Mint has announced that the ballerinas known as the Five Moons will be featured on the 2023 Native American $ 1 Coin.
OREGON Portland: City Council members have voted to allocate
$ 27 million of the city’s budget to build a network of designated camping areas for homeless people.
PENNSYLVANIA Hanover Township: Investigators say the pilot of a small plane spoke of a problem with the aircraft shortly before it went down, killing himself and another person.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: Customers started lining up to buy recreational marijuana in the state, a little more than six months after Gov. Dan McKee signed legislation permitting such sales to people 21 and older.
SOUTH CAROLINA Clemson: Former S. C. Gov. and U. N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said that she was evaluating a 2024 presidential run.
SOUTH DAKOTA Rapid City: The state’s attorney general announced that he has filled a position to coordinate efforts from state, tribal and local law enforcement agencies to tackle alarming rates of Indigenous people going missing or having their deaths remain unsolved.
TENNESSEE Nashville: The Tennessee Department of Education announced it is partnering with the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation to provide free books to children in kindergarten through second grade.
TEXAS San Antonio: A massive fire broke out at a truck stop, engulfing the convenience store in flames.
UTAH Salt Lake City: Police say a suspect is in custody after the discovery of cameras in the restrooms at the University of Utah recreation center, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
VERMONT Burlington: A 21- year- old man is facing federal charges that he purchased a handgun that was found less than 24 hours later at the scene of a fatal Massachusetts shootout.
VIRGINIA Chincoteague: The oldest pony in the Chincoteague herd has died, the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company announced.
WASHINGTON Bremerton: Kitsap Transit will offer several new roundtrip sailings, including some on Saturdays, on its Bremerton- Seattle route for the coming months.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Nearly $ 10 million in federal assistance will support three rural development projects, U. S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced.
WISCONSIN Madison: The election commission agreed to postpone its consideration of a massive data request until it is clear whether the Republican chair of the Assembly elections committee who wants the information will be replaced.
WYOMING Cheyenne: A woman who worked as a bookkeeper is accused of defrauding Cheyenne Little Theatre Players Inc. of more than $ 250,000, the Wyoming Tribune- Eagle reports.