STATE-BY-STATE
ALABAMA Hoover: Two teens were arrested after police say they robbed a pizza delivery driver with a BB gun that was a “very realistic replica of an assault rifle.”
ALASKA Juneau: A 107-foot tugboat has been stranded on a sandbar in the Gastineau Channel since May 5, and there is no timeline for removal.
ARIZONA Peoria: The police department has implemented the Smart911 program to help expedite information during an emergency call.
ARKANSAS Little Rock: Human remains discovered in a drainage pipe were identified as those of Ebby Steppach. She went missing in October 2015 at the age of 18.
CALIFORNIA Sausalito: Scientists say injuries caused by humans killed two whales found last week in the San Francisco Bay Area.
COLORADO Denver: Recreational marijuana sales in the state eclipsed $105 million in March, the highest monthly total for adult-use sales in the program’s history.
CONNECTICUT Stamford: The city is about 200 residents away from passing New Haven and becoming the second-largest in the state.
DELAWARE Dover: Robin Morgan has been named the first female provost at The University of Delaware.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Julia LouisDreyfus will receive the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for a lifetime in comedy on Oct. 31.
FLORIDA Tallahassee: The state crime rate has hit a 47-year low.
GEORGIA Gwinnett County: Dillard’s in the Mall of Georgia was evacuated as police inspected a suspicious bag.
HAWAII Hilo: Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim, 78, who had at least one heart attack in April, has been diagnosed with walking pneumonia.
IDAHO Nampa: Lawmakers abandoned plans to build a new governor’s mansion and will instead hand over the land to the city for a park.
ILLINOIS across the Chicago: state will Fifteen share more libraries than for remodeling $700,000 and in grants renovation. to help pay
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KANSAS Manhattan: The extent of damage at the main Kansas State University library where a blaze broke out is unknown.
KENTUCKY Louisville: Danny Alvarez, a 43-year-old lawyer running for judge, collapsed and died the day after he won a primary election. No cause of death was released.
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: A record 23,517 public high school graduates enrolled in college for the fall.
MAINE Portland: The state’s baby eel fishery shut down early because of concerns about illegal sales.
MARYLAND Wheaton: Montgomery County firefighters rescued 50 cats from a home after it caught fire.
MASSACHUSETTS Nantucket: Nantucket Cottage Hospital has agreed to pay a $50,000 settlement for lax handling of narcotics.
MICHIGAN Grand Rapids: A burglar broke into Old to Gold Hardwood Floors, stealing fake promotional gold bars.
MINNESOTA Rochester: A wellknown wild turkey has been killed by police after it attacked a child on a bicycle. Police had received complaints about “Jake” pecking at slow-moving cars, chasing motorcyclists and causing traffic problems.
MISSISSIPPI Starkville: Researchers plan to exhume the remains of as many as 7,000 bodies buried at a former mental asylum to memorialize them and learn how the mentally ill should be cared for today.
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NEBRASKA Lincoln: A hearing will be held about whether to restore a mountain lion hunting season next year after a five-year absence.
NEVADA Las Vegas: A survey found more than two-thirds of small businesses find it difficult to recruit qualified candidates.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: State housing authorities are set to receive $7.9 million in U.S. Housing and Urban Development funds.
NEW JERSEY Monmouth Beach: The Jersey shore town has voted unanimously to ban plastic bags and straws.
NEW MEXICO Roswell: The New Mexico Senior Olympics is looking for 500 volunteers to help with the games, which run July 18-22.
NEW YORK Lufkin: Walter Diggles and his family have been sentenced to federal prison for using hurricane relief funds to pay for personal expenses and fund their church.
NORTH CAROLINA Vass: A leatherback sea turtle built her nest at Fort Fisher Recreation Area, the first nest in the state since 2012.
NORTH DAKOTA Fargo: Honey production in the state last year was down 11% from 2016, but it still led the nation for a 14th straight year.
OHIO Norwalk: A man who delivered a bag of marijuana to the wrong car in a store parking lot faces drug trafficking charges.
OKLAHOMA Tulsa: A teenager is expected to recover after accidentally being shot in the back by a friend while re-creating a music video.
OREGON Salem: A new online tool allows residents to track wildfire risk to any location in the state.
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TENNESSEE Memphis: Explore Bike Share launched this week, providing 600 rental bikes throughout the city.
TEXAS San Antonio: Supermarket chain H-E-B donated more than 1.5 million apples to the San Antonio Food Bank.
UTAH Salt Lake City: The University of Utah soon will become a tobaccofree institution.
VERMONT Barre: A blaze destroyed a building built in 1844, the oldest in the city.
VIRGINIA Lynchburg: Ella Washington graduated from Liberty University with an associate degree in interdisciplinary studies at age 89.
WASHINGTON Selah: A brush fire is responsible for burning 14 vehicles and a roughly half-square-mile area.
WEST VIRGINIA Clarksburg: The FBI this week honored state law enforcement officers who died while on duty.
WISCONSIN Lodi: Authorities say 20 people were hurt, including four seriously, when a semi crashed into a school bus.
WYOMING Cheyenne: The Game and Fish Commission approved the state’s first grizzly hunt in 44 years, amid a debate about whether the animal’s population could thrive while being targeted.