Around the nation
News from every state.
ALABAMA Auburn: Jordan Langdon, 19, a sophomore at Auburn University, is running for mayor.
ALASKA Fairbanks: Ansel Adams’ photograph of Denali and Wonder Lake is being sold in an online auction that ends Thursday.
ARIZONA Tucson: People caught smuggling marijuana into Arizona from Mexico will also face penalties for crossing the border illegally.
ARKANSAS Pine Bluff: Two teens have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a 71-old woman who was later found dead.
CALIFORNIA Los Angeles: Michael Kimbrew, a former congressional aide who took a $5,000 bribe, has received 18 months in prison.
COLORADO Denver: A federal court will decide whether Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge should stay closed to the public.
CONNECTICUT Stamford: Tax firm KPMG is opening a new office which brings with it 110 jobs.
DELAWARE Ogletown: Comcast has signed a 10-year lease and will move the majority of its Delaware workforce to a call center in Ogletown.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Police say they’ve identified the person leaving anti-Semitic flyers around Washington but will not pursue a criminal investigation.
FLORIDA St. Petersburg: Florida’s economy has topped $1 trillion.
GEORGIA Roswell: Mayor Lori Henry said it was “inexcusable and unprofessional” for two of her city’s police officers to use a simulated coin toss to decide whether to arrest a woman after a traffic stop.
HAWAII Lihue: Kauai’s mayor may lift a ban on legal transient vacation rentals on the north shore if owners agree to house families displaced by flooding and landslides.
IDAHO Boise: Add the Words, a group that has pushed for legislation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination, has shuttered its political action committee.
ILLINOIS Springfield: The new Illinois Secure Choice program will deduct money from the paychecks of about 1.2 million Illinois residents for retirement savings.
INDIANA Knightstown: A historic gym that was featured in the 1986 film “Hoosiers” needs a new roof, brick repairs and new windows.
IOWA Mason City: Thein Moving Co. has begun a feasibility study on relocating the historic Mason City Depot.
KANSAS Lawrence: The University of Kansas School of Engineering has launched a scholarship program that aims to increase the number of underrepresented students.
KENTUCKY Louisville: A $3.4 million grant will help fight youth homelessness in the city.
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: Civil service board has signed off on pay raises for the state’s prison guards.
MAINE Portland: Maine rapper Milo surprised moviegoers with free tickets to “Sorry to Bother You.”
MARYLAND Oxen Hill: MGM National Harbor opened a $48 million expansion Sunday.
MASSACHUSETTS Boston: Eight state pools and two spray decks will have extended hours on Thursdays.
MICHIGAN East Lansing: Michigan State University plans to turn a power plant built in the 1940s into the STEM Teaching and Learning Facility.
MINNESOTA Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota is looking for ways to bolster admissions to its system campuses.
MISSISSIPPI Greenville: The city plans to seek state permission to knock down a landmark building in favor of a park that will be the site for a new federal courthouse.
MISSOURI St. Louis: Several Trans World retirees are disassembling an old training simulator.
MONTANA Helena: Gov. Steve Bullock’s Good Jobs for All Americans initiative will look at whose contributing to create jobs of the future.
NEBRASKA Omaha: The Millard school district will be training staffers on how to maintain professional boundaries.
NEVADA Las Vegas: Caesars Entertainment has broken ground on a meeting and event space complex.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: The Department of Corrections’ K-9 unit handled 93 calls since January and seized a range of drugs, the department said.
NEW JERSEY Camden: The Victor Talking Machine Co. building is being turned into something that will honor its past.
NEW MEXICO Las Cruces: The Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces continues to investigate a Virgin Mary sculpture that appears to weep.
NEW YORK Albany: A third set of 100 New York college students and construction workers is headed to help rebuild Puerto Rico.
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte: The City Council voted 6-5 in favor of a bid to host the 2020 Republican National Convention.
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: Six attorneys have applied for a judgeship in the state’s South Central Judicial District.
OHIO Columbus: Gov. John Kasich dedicated a state park and wildlife area named for Olympic great Jesse Owens.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Testing more than 7,000 unsubmitted rape kits in Oklahoma could cost more than $9 million.
OREGON Medford: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to allow hunters and anglers to buy licenses and tags online.
PENNSYLVANIA York: Police say an
85-year-old man had $800 worth of
50-cent pieces along with $10,700 stolen from his home.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: Parking at all state beaches will be free for the Governor’s Bay Day on July 29.
SOUTH CAROLINA Orangeburg: The last of three men who escaped from a county jail in May has been captured.
SOUTH DAKOTA Rapid City: A Vatican official is headed to the state to consider promoting the case of sainthood for a Lakota man who converted more than 400 people to Catholicism.
TENNESSEE Nashville: Nashville International Airport set a record, serving more than 14.9 million people in the recently ended fiscal year.
TEXAS Tyler: Luna, a rare 7-week-old white lion cub is at the Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary.
UTAH Lehi: Authorities are considering demolishing an old iron bridge after a teenager jumped to his death.
VERMONT Berkshire: Aires Hill Farm is the state’s Dairy Farm of the Year.
VIRGINIA Richmond: The state is aiming to increase the number of actively managed bee colonies by offering beehive equipment.
WASHINGTON Seattle: The University of Washington is expecting its largest incoming freshman class.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Pledges totaling $1.1 million have been made for the Kanawha County Public Library expansion and renovation.
WISCONSIN Madison: Republicans watching the Senate race are planning a unity fundraiser three days after the Aug. 14 primary.
WYOMING Laramie: The Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge is expanding by 581 acres.