STATE-BY-STATE
The following is an abbreviated States report. Not every state is represented.
ALABAMA Huntsville:
A new exhibit at the city’s Museum of Art showcases how artist Norman Rockwell “cast” paintings by staging photos and using the images as references. The exhibit run through Jan. 28.
ALASKA Anchorage:
The Port of Anchorage is now the Port of Alaska, and the Alaska Journal of Commerce reports that the cost of keeping it in service for the next 75 years is upward of $700 million.
ARKANSAS Little Rock:
A suspended judge accused of not filing or paying taxes for several years will resign.
CALIFORNIA Santa Clara:
Authorities clearing homeless camps along the Santa Ana River found makeshift underground bunkers, The Orange County Register reports.
COLORADO Denver:
University of Colorado officials are backing online programs that could let students earn college degrees for $15,000, Colorado Public Radio reports.
CONNECTICUT New Britain:
A drifter who killed seven people will spend the rest of his life in prison. Police say William Devin Howell traveled in a van he called the “murder mobile.”
DELAWARE Wilmington:
Gov. John Carney won’t release the state’s full pitch for Amazon’s second headquarters. But The News Journal reports that a redacted copy shows that New Castle County promises not to collect extra property taxes.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
Police are looking for a man suspected of breaking into a woman’s home and sexually abusing her early Saturday.
GEORGIA Atlanta:
Two nurses lost their licenses based on a video secretly recorded by the family of a man who died in their care. The video shows the World War II veteran repeatedly asking for help.
HAWAII Wailuku:
State officials are being urged to maintain the affordability of the Front Street Apartments complex. Rents could hit market rates in 2019 under a federal tax change.
ILLINOIS Chicago:
The Chicago Tribune will move from its landmark headquarters on Michigan Avenue next year.
INDIANA Indianapolis:
The city’s largest public animal shelter wants residents to consider adopting a cat or dog to prevent euthanizations for overcrowding, WISH-TV reports.
IOWA Des Moines:
Officials at Des Moines International Airport want a crackdown on the number of taxi firms allowed to pick up travelers, The Des Moines Register reports.
KANSAS Salina:
Kansas Wesleyan University has donated a Cold Warera aerial surveillance spy camera to the Kansas Aviation Museum.
KENTUCKY Louisville:
The University of Louisville is partnering with Kindred Healthcare to develop health care apps aimed at improving the lives of aging adults.
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge:
The commercial fishery for gray triggerfish in Louisiana is closed until Jan. 1.
MAINE Augusta:
Maine’s high court is weighing whether asylum-seeking immigrants who’ve been cleared to work but haven’t found a job yet are entitled to food stamps.
MARYLAND Annapolis:
Two medical marijuana firms are partnering to study how well vapor-inhalation devices work for patients.
MASSACHUSETTS Boston:
The Franklin Park Zoo held a farewell party Saturday for Okpara, a Western lowland gorilla who’s heading to a New Orleans zoo.
MICHIGAN Grand Rapids:
A man tripped up by his own DNA on a cigarette butt lost an appeal of a breaking-and-entering conviction.
MINNESOTA Walker:
The Associated Contract Loggers and Truckers of Minnesota have sued to block closure of a biomass power plant that burns wood chips and turkey litter.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson:
The Junior League of Jackson has promised a $1 million donation to ex- pand Mississippi’s only children’s hospital.
MISSOURI Columbia:
Gov. Eric Greitens has applauded the state Housing Development Commission for voting against lowincome housing tax credits, saying it will save money, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
MONTANA Billings:
A rancher was fined $1,000 and sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty to killing a bald eagle through a poisoned calf carcass, The Billings Gazette reports.
NEBRASKA Lincoln:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials say a graduate student and lecturer accused of harassing a conservative student won’t return to teaching, The Lincoln Journal Star reports.
NEVADA Las Vegas:
A hiker died in a weekend fall at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Campton:
Families of fourth-graders can get a free Christmas tree this year at the White Mountain National Forest.
NEW JERSEY Morris Plains:
Gov. Chris Christie has a road in his home county named for him. The Gov. Chris Christie Way is an access road to a Morris County park.
NEW YORK New York:
The city’s subways are doing away with “ladies and gentlemen.” Conductors are now making announcements with gender-neutral terms.
NORTH CAROLINA Huntersville:
An orange traffic cone with a weed growing out of it is getting local attention as the “Cone Weed,” and someone decorated it with tinsel and ornaments for Christmas, WBTV reports.
OHIO Toledo:
Scooby the camel is back home after a 90-minute jaunt that blocked traffic and offered an unusual photo op for local motorists, The Blade reports.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City:
State legislative leaders say they’re surprised that Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a budget plan to raid cash reserves and further cut state agency spending.
RHODE ISLAND Providence:
The state’s Family Court finalized 23 adoptions with 17 families on Saturday for National Adoption Day.
SOUTH CAROLINA Hilton Head Island:
Authorities say a marsh tacky foal born on Daufuskie Island on Nov. 10 is the first of the breed of horses to begin life there in at least 40 years, The Island Packet reports.
SOUTH DAKOTA Deadwood:
Officials say hunters who use road signs to site rifles are costing Lawrence County about $1,500 a year to replace, the Black Hills Pioneer reports.
VERMONT Plymouth:
The owner of a snowmobile rental company faces charges after police say he supplied alcohol to an underage worker who died in a snowmobile crash.
WASHINGTON Seattle:
A group dedicated to preserving the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trails purchased private land, the Seattle Times reports. The Pacific Crest Trail Association bought more than 400 acres in the Stevens Pass area for $1.6 million.
Compiled from staff, wire reports