STATE-BY-STATE
ALABAMA Hollywood: Plans for completing an idled Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Jackson County were to be unveiled soon, Al.com reported.
ALASKA Anchorage: A new project will examine ticks found in Alaska to see if they carry the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, tularemia or other illnesses, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
ARIZONA Grand Canyon National
Park: Grand Canyon National Park will use a $10,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to purchase a device to read bloodalcohol content.
ARKANSAS Springdale: The city will use a $96,000 grant from Tyson Foods to create a welcoming plan that focuses on the area’s various cultures.
CALIFORNIA San Francisco: California Highway Patrol Sgt. David Fawson, who rescued a month-old fawn from the Redding, Calif. wildfire is an internet sensation. Photos posted on Facebook of the fawn sitting in his lap have been shared more than 16,000 times.
COLORADO Greeley: At least 24 people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a generator at a taco stand leaked exhaust into a building.
CONNECTICUT Wallingford: Gina Nero, 37, is one of the five finalists vying for the title of “chief donut officer” in a contest by Entenmann’s.
DELAWARE Delaware City: Residents are warily watching as renovations of Fort DuPont historic structures and new constructions are underway. The plan will add 80 new homes; refurbish military barracks; and add downtown shops, apartments, a marina, a boutique hotel, and a brewery in the fort’s bunker.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Police have collected more than 1,000 firearms so far this year, WTOP reported.
FLORIDA Orlando: SunRail has added four stops and 17 miles as it moves into Osceola County.
GEORGIA Social Circle: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has released a new guide to hunting seasons and regulations in the state.
HAWAII Lihue: A Kauai Island Utility Cooperative sent out a request for proposals looking for developers who want to build a renewable energy facility.
IDAHO Twin Falls: A recent inspection of a small stream and stretch of river in Twin Falls found several noxious weeds and invasive species.
ILLINOIS Monmouth: Monmouth College will launch a major academic shift to better position its students to be competitive in careers dealing with science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
IOWA Mason City: The Community Health Center of Fort Dodge will open a Mason City location in October.
KANSAS Kansas City: The House recently passed legislation that could make Quindaro Townsite in Kansas a National Commemorative Site through the National Park Service, The Kansas City Star reported.
KENTUCKY Frankfort: Kentucky State Police are being outfitted with kits to help protect them from coming in contact with dangerous drugs. The fentanyl response kits include Tyvek suits, respirator masks, fentanyl protective gloves, safety glasses and a portable gear bag.
LOUISIANA New Orleans: The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says its latest bald eagle survey shows a high number of nests and healthy chicks in them.
MAINE Belfast: Front Street Shipyard is receiving more than $650,000 in federal money to make improvements.
MARYLAND Leonardtown: Charles
David Downs, 58, died Monday after his boat flipped over during a race just off Chesapeake Bay. He was going 80 mph when the boat’s bow went up and flipped over.
MASSACHUSETTS North Attle
borough: “Afghans,” a painting that hung unnoticed in a Massachusetts school for decades is returning to town after 11 years in storage. The artwork by Russian artist Alexandre Iacovleff, will be displayed in the police station lobby.
MICHIGAN Detroit: A group of 12 individuals and organizations whose projects aim to strengthen their communities have been selected for a talent development program.
MINNESOTA Gilman: The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the deaths of six horses that it has linked to tainted feed. The FDA says the feed came from a single batch of feed from the Gilman Co-Op Creamery in Gilman.
MISSISSIPPI Meridian: The Meridian Housing Authority has named a multipurpose recreation for Sgt. Eddie Lee Griffin Jr., one of the first African-American police officers in an eastern Mississippi city, WTOKTV reports.
MISSOURI St. Louis: Gas Mart is closed for a week, and employees will receive sensitivity training, after two workers were accused of kicking a woman who was standing in front of the store. The employees have been fired.
MONTANA Butte: The EPA says an agreement has been reached over the cleanup smelting waste in Anaconda.
NEBRASKA Omaha: Animal health technology startup Corbyt has proposed a 90,000 square-foot indoor
dog park, Nebraska Canine Commons.
NEVADA Reno: Kenneth Gibson, 47 has been sentenced to four years in prison for using stolen identities to create more than 8,000 fraudulent online accounts and bilk victims out of $3.5 million.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: The state is set to receive a $140,000 federal grant to help communities address asbestos in schools.
NEW JERSEY Sea Girt: Migrating cownose rays have been spotted by beachgoers along the Shore.
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: A federal judge has found the city’s vehicle seizure program to be unconstitutional.
NEW YORK Montauk: Margaret Winski, 62, who has been living for free in the 222-year-old Montauk Lighthouse for 31 years, is moving to Maine. She’s being replaced by Joseph Gaviola, 63.
NORTH CAROLINA Hatteras: Officials are investigating after photos shared on social media showed a pro-Trump flag on a state-operated ferry on the Outer Banks.
NORTH DAKOTA Minot: Officials say the nine-day North Dakota State Fair drew 318,348 people, the second-highest total in the history of the fair. The record was set in 2013 with 320,486 people.
OHIO Columbus: Former congressman Pat Tiberi is donating his official papers to his alma mater, Ohio State University. The papers from Tiberi’s 17 years in Congress will become part of the Ohio Congressional Archives administered by the Ohio State University Libraries.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: At least seven Oklahoma public school districts plan to make Election Day a holiday this year to encourage teachers and staff to vote.
OREGON Portland: A push to open a homeless shelter downtown has run into budget issues over the cost of cleaning up the site.
PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh: The Allegheny County health department says a fox brought into a county facility has tested positive for rabies.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: Eight Rhode Island fire departments are getting about $765,000 in federal funding to replace breathing equipment for firefighters.
SOUTH CAROLINA Greenville: Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport is seeing a booming business in cargo. Tonnage flown out of the airport has doubled since 2016, and logistics firm Senator International has no more room in its 20,000square foot warehouse so the airport is clearing land for a building five times as big to open next spring, airport President Dave Edwards said.
SOUTH DAKOTA Rapid City: Rippin’ Rapids Water Park & Resort is going on the auction block. Construction on the indoor park began in 2014, but stalled due to financial woes. An auction will be held Aug. 14.
TENNESSEE Nashville: A program that rewards Tennessee State Parks visitors for participating in outdoor activities has received an award for integrating time spent outdoors with health care.
TEXAS Tyler: Three Austin men have been arrested on charges they used devices known as skimmers on pumps at a gas station to obtain customers’ credit card information.
UTAH Logan: Kennels for stray animals are being set up at the police station after a split with the local Humane Society left the city without an animal shelter. The split began after the humane society asked for a “modest” rate increase to help pay for becoming a no-kill shelter.
VERMONT Montpelier: The fourth annual open farm week from Aug. 13 through Aug. 19 will include 43 farms.
VIRGINIA Richmond: Former Gov. Douglas Wilder has dropped a lawsuit filed against officials at Virginia Commonwealth University, whose school of government and public affairs bears his name. Wilder’s lawsuit claimed an investigation at the school found credible evidence that former dean John Accordino engaged in racial and sexual discrimination.
WASHINGTON Seattle: The City Council unanimously passed legislation that makes permanent a oneyear pilot bike-share program.
WEST VIRGINIA Point Pleasant: Officials say they will likely rebuild after a July fire damaged the Point Pleasant River Museum.
WISCONSIN Madison: Shoppers won’t have to pay sales taxes on clothing, computers and school supplies today through Sunday.
WYOMING Laramie: The UW Foundation has asked to be dismissed as a defendant in the lawsuit by a former human resources business manager whose position was eliminated. Mandy Davis contends in her lawsuit that her layoff was in retaliation for filing a discrimination complaint.