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News from every state.
ALABAMA Bay Minette: The Alabama Ethics Commission says former Sheriff ’s Deputy Carl Griffith violated ethics law by falsifying time cards, WALA-TV reports. He may have to repay more than $7,500.
ALASKA Anchorage: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake was recorded at the Aleutian Islands.
ARIZONA Tempe: Nicholas Van Varenberg, a son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for holding his roommate at knifepoint at their apartment. Sentencing is Oct. 3.
ARKANSAS Camden: Nearly 550 pounds of marijuana – with a street value of $500,000 – was seized from a railroad car.
CALIFORNIA Los Angeles: The famous Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle will be full again after being drained in 2014 because of excessive leaking.
COLORADO Colorado Springs: New Jersey-based Conduent is closing its call center, eliminating 410 jobs.
CONNECTICUT Truro: A 61-year-old man was bitten by a shark near Long Nook Beach.
DELAWARE New Castle: Officials say eight people have died of suspected overdoses over four days in the state.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Reagan National Airport experienced a power outage for more than hour.
FLORIDA Jacksonville: The University of North Florida said it would close its Confucius Institute in 2019.
GEORGIA Albany: Marion Fedrick has been named Albany State University president.
HAWAII Honolulu: Hawaii will allow ride-hailing services to operate at the Honolulu airport permanently.
IDAHO Boise: Due to overcrowding in prisons, 105 inmates were moved to a correctional facility in Texas.
ILLINOIS Chicago: Two women have been indicted on charges they stole 56,000 hydrocodone pills from em-
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KANSAS Wichita: The state’s Department of Revenue seized three locations of a dry cleaners for failing to pay taxes.
KENTUCKY Louisville: Reproductions of two of Christopher Columbus’ ships – the Pinta and Nina – are open for tours until Aug. 28.
LOUISIANA New Orleans: The New Orleans Civil Service Commission has found former worker Donald Theodore’s 2016 firing over theft allegations excessive and ordered his rehiring.
MAINE Isle Au Haut: An island inn is for sale for $1,975,000, but it doesn’t come with the lighthouse, which is a tourist attraction.
MARYLAND Pasadena: Anne Arundel County has found lead in water sources of at least nine schools.
MASSACHUSETTS Boston: According to a Morning Consult poll, no state dislikes President Donald Trump more, giving him a net approval rating of minus-27.
MICHIGAN Chesterfield Township: The state plans to build a veterans home on the site of a former military housing complex.
MINNESOTA St. Paul: Passengers on a city bus helped a woman deliver a baby after she went into labor.
MISSISSIPPI Guntown: A train car derailed, but no one was injured.
MISSOURI Jefferson City: A jury has awarded $113.7 million to 13,000 corrections officers for unpaid work performed before and after shifts.
MONTANA Missoula: Smithfield Foods Incorporated and Albertsons
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Bellevue NEBRASKA West Bellevue: High student A 15-year-old was found faces several with a handgun charges. at school. He
NEVADA Reno: Smoking and tobacco have been banned in city parks. Vaping is also prohibited.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: Home value has risen 10.7 percent in a year to a statewide average of $298,850 in July.
NEW JERSEY South Brunswick: Curtis Brown Jr. has been arrested in connection with more than 60 car burglaries during the past month.
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: University of New Mexico leaders are warning that enrollment could be significantly lower than projected.
NEW YORK Albany: Albany International Airport and the roadway that connects it to nearby highways will get a $92 million upgrade.
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte: Charlotte TV chef Troy Gagliardo has ended his popular “Troy’s Everyday Eats” show after 11 years.
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: An Army National Guard unit has been notified it could be mobilized.
OHIO Toledo: A firetruck got stuck in a sinkhole during a run, causing for the road to be closed.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Police say a rodeo bull broke free from a stockyards and charged through streets and chased people, including one person who jumped into a river to escape the animal. Cowboys used lassos to help police corral the bull, which collapsed and died after it was captured.
OREGON Portland: Special Olympics of Oregon has canceled statewide athletic events and laid off about half its staff.
PENNSYLVANIA Erie: Mayor Joe Schember says the city is facing a deficit of $1,087,810 for the year.
RHODE ISLAND Cranston: A plain green telephone President Dwight D. Eisenhower used at his Rhode Island summer home sold at an auction for $1,375.
SOUTH CAROLINA Spartanburg: A man has been charged with kidnapping after a woman told police he held her in a motel room for about a month.
SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: Police have received reports about Ku Klux Klan recruitment literature being found around town.
TENNESSEE Nashville: The new Tennessee State Museum, set to open Oct. 4, is expected to host more than 220,000 visitors annually.
TEXAS Galveston: The Coast Guard rescued three boaters found clinging to the hull of their capsized 24-foot vessel. The men were unharmed.
UTAH Salt Lake City: City Council will allow the voters to decide in the fall on an $87 million road reconstruction bond.
VERMONT Montpelier: Gov. Phil Scott says 239 schools will share $4 million for school safety upgrades.
VIRGINIA Christiansburg: The city is seeking bids from companies to determine whether it’s worth outsourcing its trash collection.
WASHINGTON Seattle: More than 400 teachers rallied outside the Seattle Public Schools headquarters in an attempt to get higher pay.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Officials say people who who attended a cookout at Lee Street Lounge on Aug. 6 may have been exposed to hepatitis A.
WISCONSIN Milwaukee: The city will have its first hologram concert Oct. 18 with “In Dreams: Roy Orbison In Concert — The Hologram Tour.”
WYOMING Casper: According to a Morning Consult poll, no state likes President Donald Trump more, giving him a net approval rating of plus-31. From staff and wire reports