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STATE-BY-STATE

- News from across the USA From staff and wire reports.

ALABAMA Montgomery: The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a memorial to victims of lynching, has drawn more than 100,000 visitors in its first three months.

ALASKA Bethel: With a museum opening this week, the community of Quinhagak is hoping for the return of about 60,000 Yupik artifacts sent to Scotland to be cleaned.

ARIZONA Phoenix: The state will add nearly 543,000 net jobs through 2026, based on an estimate from the state Office of Economic Opportunit­y.

ARKANSAS Fayettevil­le: Artists can participat­e in a survey that asks what type of affordable living, working or display spaces they want to see.

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles: Keith Walton, the leader of a robbery ring that stole $6 million in watches from Southern California jewelers, has been sentenced to 55 years in prison.

COLORADO Denver: Larry Wolk will step down at the end of the month as the state’s chief medical officer.

CONNECTICU­T Norwich: Connecticu­t officials have asked the state of Virginia to pardon Aaron Dwight Stevens, who was executed after John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harper’s Ferry.

DELAWARE Newark: The state plans to install cable barriers along Route 1 and Interstate 95.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: The Newseum pulled a T-shirt that said “You Are Very Fake News” from its gift shop and online.

FLORIDA Miami: DUI arrests made by the Miami-Dade County police were down 65 percent in 2017 from four years earlier.

GEORGIA Atlanta: The Federal Aviation Administra­tion is looking into a report that Atlanta used airport funds to pay legal expenses in an investigat­ion of corruption.

HAWAII Oahu: A judge has ordered the eviction of the tenants of a rental home that advertised naked parties.

IDAHO Boise: Kevin Rhoades, a Re-

publican candidate for the Idaho Statehouse defended the use of a Muslim slur on his Facebook page. The post has been deleted.

ILLINOIS Fairview: The post office will bre renamed the Sergeant Douglas J. be Riney Post Office. Riney was killed in Afghanista­n in 2016.

INDIANA Bloomingto­n: A law that took effect July 1 allows pharmacies and pharmacist­s to provide patients with informatio­n about their cost options for prescripti­ons.

IOWA Newton: The chairman of the Newton Hometown Pride Committee has proposed converting a wind turbine blade into a sculpture.

KANSAS Topeka: Kansas has adopted a law requiring motorists to use caution around garbage trucks by making driver carelessne­ss a fineable offense.

KENTUCKY Murray: A Republican fundraiser featuring NRA President Oliver North was met with protesters.

LOUISIANA Baton Rouge: A school district has obtained approval to rebuild two of three schools that were damaged in 2016 flooding.

MAINE Freeport: The Maine Coast Heritage Trust Maine conservati­on organizati­on has launched a $25 million fundraisin­g campaign.

MARYLAND Westminste­r: Paul and Melissa Trapani have been sentenced to 30 years in prison in part for keeping their youngest children locked in a cage-like room.

MASSACHUSE­TTS Webster: Debris whipped up from a tornado injured a woman when it hit her car.

MICHIGAN Garden City: Mark Johnston, who faced fines after a wild turkey moved into his backyard, has decided the bird can stay.

MINNESOTA Minneapoli­s: A new summer camp at the University of Minnesota is aiming to help Native American high school students explore opportunit­ies at the school.

MISSISSIPP­I Jackson: City council has approved $200,000 to cover the Jackson Zoo's "depleted" budget.

MISSOURI Springfiel­d: A brewery has removed artwork from Bombay Brown beer depicting Hindu deity lord Ganesha holding a drink.

MONTANA Roundup: The state has recorded its first case of West Nile virus this year, this time in a horse.

NEBRASKA Lincoln: University of Nebraska scientists want to install 10 seismomete­rs to study an earthquake swarm.

NEVADA Las Vegas: Two patrons of chef Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant were taken to a hospital for treatment for injuries involving a drink.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: The Conservati­on Law Foundation plans to file a lawsuit against Powder Mill Fish Hatchery over allegation­s that runoff is polluting rivers and lakes.

NEW JERSEY Jersey City: A man was arrested after the crash of a car reported stolen with a baby inside.

NEW MEXICO Bloomfield: State Police officer Daniel Capehart, accused of trying to give meth to a woman and marijuana to a 16-yearold girl, has resigned.

NEW YORK Syracuse: The Trucking Associatio­n of New York is opposed to tearing down Interstate 81.

NORTH CAROLINA Kill Devil Hills: The Wright Brothers Memorial visitor center reopens Sept. 29.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: Phillip Schultz’s Feed the Youth initiative will hold a free concert next month.

OHIO Warren: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will give a free performanc­e Aug. 13 with the Warren Philharmon­ic Orchestra and the Youngstown Symphony.

OKLAHOMA El Reno: Adam Kolar faces a first-degree murder charge after allegedly leaving his son, 3, inside a hot truck.

OREGON Salem: This fall, residents will decide just five ballot measures,

the fewest since Ronald Reagan was president, The Oregonian reported.

PENNSYLVAN­IA Pittsburgh: The bishop of Pittsburgh’s Roman Catholic diocese will release names of any clergy accused of sexual misconduct after a grand jury releases its report.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: State Sen. Cynthia Coyne will offer a ban on 3D-printed plastic guns in the next legislativ­e session in January.

SOUTH CAROLINA West Columbia: Air Wisconsin is adding 150 jobs at Columbia Metropolit­an Airport.

SOUTH DAKOTA Belle Fourche: The grandstand­s at the Black Hills Roundup fairground will be replaced with steel-and-aluminum stands.

TENNESSEE Nashville: A truck slammed through the front of the Midway Motel on Saturday.

TEXAS Stonewall: Former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s home will be temporaril­y closed as crews look for structural weaknesses.

UTAH Moab: Boy Scout Kyler Wood, 15, reported missing since Friday, was found safe the next day.

VERMONT Randolph: A hospital employee is accused of poisoning a co-worker at Gifford Medical Center.

VIRGINIA Richmond: A statue of Confederat­e Gen. Robert E. Lee has been vandalized.

WASHINGTON Olympia: Voters will decide in November whether to charge industrial emitters a fee for their carbon pollution.

WEST VIRGINIA Huntington: The Cabell-Huntington Health Department says back to school is a prime time to ensure children have been vaccinated for hepatitis A.

WISCONSIN Milwaukee: The city will be installing “smart” parking meters.

WYOMING Jackson: Rescuers hiked into a remote area in search of a woman who activated an emergency beacon but turned out to be all right.

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