Around the nation
News from every state.
ALABAMA Valley: Police say an Alabama man threw hot sauce on a 73year-old store clerk during a holdup.
ALASKA Utqiagvik: Changing sea ice patterns are affecting fall temperatures in the far northern city formerly called Barrow, scientists say.
ARIZONA Page: A prized fishery below Glen Canyon Dam is getting more rainbow trout. The Arizona Game and Fish Department says it will stock trout below the Lees Ferry boat ramp.
ARKANSAS Mountain Home: Carter’s Jewel Chest will conduct its annual “Carat Cake” fundraiser Friday and Saturday. A $5 donation gets a cupcake that could contain up to a
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CALIFORNIA Ventura: Efforts to publish a book written by children affected by the Thomas Fire got a financial infusion last week from an unexpected source: local bartenders competing in a mixology contest.
COLORADO Denver: U.S. Olympic Committee officials have toured Denver aiming to choose a city for the bid for the 2030 winter games.
CONNECTICUT Groton: The federal government has provided a $75,000 grant to advance the goal of restoring shellfish beds in Long Island Sound.
DELAWARE Wilmington: Residents who gathered Monday to learn about the impacts of a massive highway project argued that Interstate 95 split the city into isolated neighborhoods and suggested a roof be placed over a segment of I-95 below street level.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washing
ton: The Village Cafe, a new establishment in Union Market, makes it a goal to give local vendors a chance to showcase their products. Customers will find breakfast and lunch made from DC UrbanGreen produce and coffee from Southeast Roastery.
FLORIDA Miami: Florida wildlife officials are reminding boaters to slow down and watch out for manatees as they begin their annual trek toward warmer water.
GEORGIA Lawrenceville: Inmates at a Georgia detention center have sent a letter expressing their condolences to the family of a slain police officer. The Gwinnett County Sheriff ’s Office says it’s “deeply appreciative.”
HAWAII Honolulu: More than 100,000 rides were taken last month through Honolulu’s self-service bicycle rental platform, marking a record, operator Bikeshare Hawaii said.
IDAHO Lewiston: Farmers in Idaho saw above-average returns on wheat crop this year, but lentil prices are plunging, officials say.
ILLINOIS Springfield: A contest to name the historic Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum is underway through Dec. 14. Current members of Illinois 4-H, FFA and the Junior Horseman’s Council are eligible.
INDIANA Indianapolis: John Mellencamp will appear Dec. 14 at Indiana University. He will play a solo acoustic set as part of the 40th anniversary celebration for the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center.
IOWA Redfield: Lerynne West of Redfield has made a national splash as the recent winner of a huge Powerball jackpot. She appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Wednesday, announcing she will give $500,000 to a foundation that assists wounded veterans.
KANSAS Manhattan: Kansas State will offer a new bachelor’s degree in education studies beginning in August. It offers specialized education courses for people not wanting to teach in a traditional classroom, with courses such as pop culture and educational psychology.
KENTUCKY Frankfort: Gun regulation isn’t the solution to mass shootings, Gov. Matt Bevin says – America’s culture of death, illustrated by the obsession with zombie TV shows, is more to blame.
LOUISIANA Lafayette: Fans are still buzzing about a local tribute two years ago, when the concert film “The Last Waltz” celebrated its 40th anniversary. Guitarist and organizer Blayze Viator simply had to call a few friends to make it happen in Lafayette, home of dozens of Grammy nominees. Now, Viator and friends aim for more accolades with a return appearance of “The Last Waltz” Nov. 20-21 at the Acadiana Center for the Arts.
MAINE Portland: Maine’s largest city will kick off its celebration of the holiday season Thursday with the annual arrival of a tree to Portland’s Monument Square
MARYLAND Ocean City: Pull out your sweaters and warm up some hot cocoa: Ocean City’s 26th annual Winterfest of Lights is here. The special holiday festival kicks off Thursday with a tree lighting at 5:30 p.m.
MASSACHUSETTS Newburyport: Aidan O’Connor, a sophomore at Newburyport High School, is taking his coming-of-age film to the big screen Friday after it was selected for the Boston International Kids Film Festival. “Life is a Movie” focuses on his experiences making short movies and finding his voice as an artist in the past 10 years.
MICHIGAN Detroit: Two of Detroit’s largest public art pieces will soon be gone from the city’s skyline. A pair of towering 184-foot murals by street artist Shepard Fairey and brother-artist duo How & Nosm will be permanently blocked from view as construction begins next door.
MINNESOTA Rochester: The Mayo Clinic has received its largest gift ever – $200 million. The medical center announced Tuesday that its School of Medicine will be named for the philanthropist, Jay Alix.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson: This deer season may be one of the better ones the state has seen in a while because of a poor acorn crop pushing animals out in search of food.
MISSOURI Kansas City: City health officials allowed a group of volunteers to feed the homeless in parks across the city a week after some health inspectors threw homecooked chili, sandwiches and soup into trash cans and poured bleach on some of the food.
MONTANA Kalispell: Glacier National Park had more than 92,000 visitors last month, up by nearly 9 percent after a wildfire led to closures in August and September.
NEBRASKA Bayard: The Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation expects to close this week on its purchase of land at the base of pioneer landmark Chimney Rock.
NEVADA Genoa: A deer got out of a jam with an assist from a pair of biologists. The young buck’s problems started after it decided to chow down on some chicken food it found in a backyard. But the top portion of the food bucket came loose and got stuck on its neck.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: A 5month-old turkey named Brook will survive past Thanksgiving. Gov. Chris Sununu requested a pardon for the scofflaw bird, convicted of “theft by unauthorized taking” for stealing feed from a fellow turkey.
NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: The feature film “Rattlesnake” is being filmed at a handful of locations around northern New Mexico.
NEW YORK New York: A family from Ireland is thanking a police officer for helping them see Broadway musical “Hamilton.” The officer aided a woman who’d waited four days in line, only to come up $20 short, so “she didn’t have to throw away her shot” – a reference to a song in the show.
NORTH CAROLINA Newland: The farmer who raised the Christmas tree bound for the White House this year says the Fraser fir “got the last laugh” after he “basically abandoned it.”
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: Water officials say a company developing an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park has supplied adequate information to justify drawing water from an underwater aquifer.
OHIO Columbus: Ohio State University temporarily drained Mirror Lake in advance of a home game to end the unsanctioned and dangerous tradition of the Mirror Lake jump.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: The Oklahoma City School Board will name its future administration building after Clara Luper, who organized civil rights sit-ins to integrate city businesses.
OREGON Bend: The St. Charles Health System has removed the gender designation from patient identification bracelets, the Bulletin newspaper reports.
PENNSYLVANIA York: The first-annual Froggy for Firefighters will honor York County’s fallen Sunday at the Capitol Theatre of the Appell Center for the Performing Arts.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: A 7year-old boy is the newest recruit to the Brown University men’s basketball team. Christian Berardi, of North Providence, officially signed his “letter of intent” with the Brown Bears.
SOUTH CAROLINA Greenville: The Tony Award-winning musical “Dear Evan Hansen” comes to the Peace Center next July, and fans can see their faces in artwork for the show if they submit selfies online.
SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: At the Co-Op Natural Foods, Jacob Fokken brews unique, fruit-forward twists on kombucha that are reportedly flying out the door.
TENNESSEE Memphis: Shelby County Sheriff ’s Office deputies were able to reunite a dog with his 12-year-old owner after the dog was stolen from him while on a walk.
TEXAS El Paso: Volunteers are putting finishing touches on floats for the 82nd Annual Sun Bowl Parade.
UTAH North Ogden: The remains of a Utah mayor killed in Afghanistan have returned to the state. A public viewing will be held Friday night.
VERMONT Stowe: The Vermont Agency of Transportation says Smugglers Notch is closed for the season.
VIRGINIA Norfolk: The U.S. Navy will expand areas off the East Coast where it limits the use of sonar and explosives to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
WASHINGTON Seattle: The Woodland Park Zoo will introduce twin red panda cubs at a public outdoor exhibit opening Nov. 23.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central West Virginia has closed amid a funding shortage.
WISCONSIN Hortonville: A business that produces glassware embedded with bullets recently decided to give every employee a handgun as a Christmas present.
WYOMING Cheyenne: A new case of brucellosis was found in a cattle herd, which was placed in quarantine.