Around the nation
News from every state.
ALABAMA Birminghan: Sheriff ’s deputies in Jefferson County are now armed with body cameras.
ALASKA Homer: After decades of serving independent movie selections, Barb’s Video and DVD is closing its doors this month.
ARIZONA Phoenix: A man, 59, is accused of killing his girlfriend and putting her body in a gun safe he welded shut and buried in the desert.
ARKANSAS West Memphis: A sheriff who risked death by ramming his truck into the van of a father and son who killed two police officers in 2010 is featured in the newly opened National Law Enforcement Museum.
CALIFORNIA Bodega Bay: A deputy’s patrol car slammed into a house and burst into flames during a chase that reached speeds of 100 mph.
COLORADO Durango: Authorities say a rock climber was critically injured after falling 65 feet in the San Juan National Forest.
CONNECTICUT Hartford: Yale and Quinnipiac universities have begun allowing applicants to self-report SAT and ACT test scores.
DELAWARE Dover: A judge struck down some regulations on carrying guns in state parks and on state forest land.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: A Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority official says a man fell to his death when he attempted to ride an escalator in a wheelchair.
FLORIDA Orlando: A school bus plowed through a fence and into a backyard pool after a collision, but no one on board was hurt.
GEORGIA Savannah: The city is searching for a vandal who put googly eyes on the historic Nathanael Greene Monument, which the government says “is no laughing matter.”
HAWAII Honolulu: Officials fear a strike involving about 2,700 Marriott hotel workers in Hawaii could continue into next year.
IDAHO Boise: An Idaho Fish and Game Commission member is under fire after he shared photos of himself posing with baboons he killed while hunting in Africa.
ILLINOIS Chicago: The Lyric Opera of Chicago says it reached a multiyear deal with striking musicians.
INDIANA Vincennes: Knox County has landed a $500,000 federal grant that will allow officials to nearly double its drug court.
IOWA Des Moines: State law enforcement officials are warning of a scam in which callers pretend to be state police and demand payment.
KANSAS Dodge City: Groundbreaking for an expansion project at Boot Hill Museum is scheduled for Nov. 1.
KENTUCKY McKee: A man is suing three state police troopers who he says came to his home and harassed him after he complained about a traffic stop on social media.
LOUISIANA New Orleans: The state has stepped up boll weevil trapping after two were found in Mississippi.
MAINE Augusta: The numbers indicate campers in Maine are happy. A state agency says a record number of visitors have camped in Maine state parks this year.
MARYLAND Upper Marlboro: A firefighter has been convicted of killing a man with his SUV, in what prosecutors call an act of revenge.
MASSACHUSETTS Peabody: A house where a victim of the Salem witch trials once lived is on the market for $600,000.
MICHIGAN Ann Arbor: A street will be temporarily paved with 10,000 illuminated books as part of a onenight public art installation Oct. 23.
MINNESOTA Minneapolis: A University of Minnesota report shows rising numbers of sexual assault reports on campus.
MISSISSIPPI Biloxi: A rare roughtoothed dolphin washed up on a Mississippi beach.
MISSOURI Springfield: Officials at the Springfield Art Museum propose a multimillion-dollar renovation.
MONTANA Livingston: Neighbors of a planned wind farm are suing to block the project.
NEBRASKA Beatrice: Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., is seeking to reclassify the Homestead National Monument as a National Historical Park.
NEVADA Reno: The 1872 Reno Mercantile and Masonic Lodge, downtown’s oldest building, has been found too unstable to save.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester: A New Hampshire Fish and Game official says a biologist shot and killed two bear cubs because they were causing a safety issue.
NEW JERSEY Trenton: The state’s minimum wage is going up by a quarter to $8.85 an hour Jan. 1.
NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: Volunteers say a “lucky cat” is recovering after she was stolen from a pet store and returned with singed whiskers and dilating eyes, barely able to stand.
NEW YORK Buffalo: State health officials say 39 children have been found to have a virus that, in rare cases, causes a polio-like condition. NORTH CAROLINA Greensboro: The city says flooding caused more than 1 million gallons of untreated wastewater to overflow.
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: As part of the “Imagine Bismarck” project, residents are being asked to take an online survey.
OHIO Columbus: An exhibition of veterans’ art will showcase works by former military service members from across the state.
OKLAHOMA Tulsa: Officials say over 300,000 people have visited the Gathering Place riverfront park since it opened last month.
OREGON Portland: Authorities are investigating assaults that stemmed from a street brawl between demonstrators with a right-wing group and left-wing counterprotesters.
PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh: Authorities say a pizza deliveryman was shot and killed during a daytime robbery.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: Sen. Jack Reed is helping to kick off a new apprenticeship program for people who want to help build submarines.
SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston: A new study shows high levels of a banned chemical compound in fish caught near the coast.
SOUTH DAKOTA Mitchell: An advisory committee is exploring philanthropic measures to help fund upgrades to troubled Lake Mitchell.
TENNESSEE Bristol: A man police say was run over with a lawn mower while trying to kill his son with a chain saw had his leg amputated.
TEXAS Houston: Former President George H.W. Bush is back in Texas after spending the summer in Maine.
UTAH Salt Lake City: Juab County Sheriff ’s officials have arrested a man who allegedly killed a Sandy woman.
VERMONT Montpelier: Gov. Phil Scott announced a grant program to help communities strengthen their economies via outdoor recreation.
VIRGINIA Richmond: A report shows over 675,000 offenses haven’t been entered into a criminal record database because of missing fingerprints.
WASHINGTON Cougar: Forecasters say strong winds are expected to blow volcanic ash on Mount St. Helens to nearby communities.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: A coal mine that employs about 400 is closing after a deal to sell it fell through.
WISCONSIN Madison: The University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeing an increase in international graduate students, bucking a nationwide drop.
WYOMING Laramie: The name of a Republican regional political candidate who died last week will still appear on ballots Nov. 6.