STATE-BY-STATE
ALABAMA Tuskegee: Three veterinarians who graduated from the Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine are on Animal Planet’s new series The Vet Life the Opelika-Auburn News reported. The eight-episode season stars doctors Diarra Blue, Aubrey Ross and Michael Lavigne.
ALASKA Bethel: Only qualified subsistence users will be able to harvest chum and king salmon from the Kuskokwim River, KYUK-AM reported. The Federal Subsistence Board closed federal waters from Aniak to the mouth of the Kuskokwim to all gillnets under a state action, effective June 1.
Casa Grande: The ARIZONA Casa Grande Dispatch reported that Danrick Builders plans to build a 2,360-acre recreational motorsports park near here.
ARKANSAS Jonesboro: A historic building at Arkansas State University here was rededicated for use as a second site of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
Long Beach: CALIFORNIA Three more people have pleaded guilty to bilking the government of nearly $600 million in a billing scheme involving Pacific Hospital here, authorities said.
COLORADO Aspen: A former sled dog was rescued after going missing from a Snowmass Village business for 10 days in the woods, the Aspen Times reported.
CONNECTICUT Shelton: Shelton High will award posthumous honorary diplomas to Eddy Conklin and Kristjan Ndoj, the New Haven Register reported. Conklin died in a car accident in February. Ndoj was fatally shot in a friend’s driveway in March 2014.
DELAWARE Dover: An anonymous Facebook tip helped state police identify a man and charge him with repeatedly stealing items from vehicles, authorities said.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: As a massive subway rebuilding project got underway, Metro Chief Paul Wiedefeld urged commuters to find alternative routes, The Washington Post reported.
Cape Canaveral: FLORIDA Negotiations that NASA announced could lead to launches of a new Orbital ATK commercial rocket from Kennedy Space Center as soon as 2019, Florida Today reported.
GEORGIA Warner Robins: A Robins Air Force Base airman was found not guilty of felony murder and aggravated arson in the death of a friend as part of what authorities said was an insurance fraud scheme, The Telegraph reported.
HAWAII Honolulu: Sixty-eight public schools statewide will be serving free weekday meals to children this summer through the Department of Education’s summer food service program, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
IDAHO Caldwell: A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for poisoning dogs here. The Humane Society of the United States announced the offer after reports that 14 stock and guard dogs have been poisoned with 12 dying.
ILLINOIS Wheaton: Forest preserve officials are asking drivers to keep an eye out for turtles on area roadways. The Daily Herald reported that it’s nesting season. That means more turtles are crossing roads.
INDIANA Muncie: By year’s end, glassmaker Ardagh Group will close its Muncie headquarters and relocate to the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers, taking 200 jobs with it, The Star Press reported.
IOWA Sioux City: The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is seeking approval for a $5 million, nearly 8,000-square-foot addition to its downtown casino, the Sioux City Journal reported.
KANSAS Topeka: Republican Gov. Brownback said that the state is drought-free for the first time in more than five years.
KENTUCKY Louisville: A new Change.org online petition calls for replacing a controversial Confederate monument near the University of Louisville with a statue of Louisville-born boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who died Friday, The Courier-Journal reported.
LOUISIANA Shreveport: Residents of a local apartment complex were told they have less than 30 days to get out. The Times reported that the financial institution that took ownership of Chimney Hill apartment complex says the buildings are structurally unsafe.
MAINE Portland: Officials say The Cat, a new ferry contracted to transport passengers from Portland to Nova Scotia, has finished its sea trials in South Carolina and is headed to Maine, the Portland Press Herald reported. Ferry service between Portland and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia is scheduled to resume on June 15.
Bloodsworth MARYLAND Island: Nearly two dozen adults and schoolchildren were rescued and treated at an area hospital after their boat sank near Bloodsworth Island, The Daily Times reported. Investigators were still piecing together how the 40-foot vessel ended up in an area banned from boat traffic.
Springfield: MASSACHUSETTS A 23-year-old man denied accusations that he committed two bank robberies in a span of just 90 minutes earlier this week in Springfield, The Republican reported.
Sault Ste. Marie: MICHIGAN An 850-foot freighter has been freed after being grounded on a reef for a week in Whitefish Bay off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, MLive.com reported. The Roger Blough was floated off Gros Cap Reef Saturday morning. The freighter ran aground May 27. Food, water and other supplies were taken by tugboat to the crew earlier this week.
MINNESOTA Duluth: Lake Superior College will offer free tuition grants to Minnesota high school seniors who enroll in certain programs this fall, the Duluth News Tribune reported. To qualify, students must also select one of LSC’s 84 qualifying programs, maintain a 2.5 GPA and participate in a mentoring program.
MISSISSIPPI Clinton: Continental Tire will bring a $1.45 billion investment to the area over 20 years, and add 2,500 jobs to the local economy, the Magnolia Gazette reported. The 915-acre site will sit between Clinton and Bolton.
MISSOURI Kansas City: Police are investigating after two people were found shot to death in a car. The Kansas City Star reported that police found more than 20 shell casings near the vehicle.
MONTANA Butte: State and federal officials reached a tentative agreement on the removal of more contaminated mine waste around Butte. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to finalize the agreement by the end of the year, the Montana Standard reported.
NEBRASKA Crete: State Sen. Laura Ebke has switched her affiliation from Republican to Libertarian, the Omaha WorldHerald reported. “I got frustrated with some of my colleagues who don’t recognize civil liberties and don’t seem to agree with getting government out of people’s business,” she said.
North Las Vegas: One NEVADA of three College of Southern Nevada campuses is poised to add North Las Vegas to its name, school administrators said.
Concord: NEW HAMPSHIRE In-state tuition at all seven state community colleges will remain at a five-year low of $200 per credit hour, or about $6,000 per year. The state universities will raise tuition for the second straight year, the Concord Monitor reported.
NEW JERSEY Freehold Township: As many as 20 people were treated for injuries suffered at a Dolan Twins show at the iPlay America Event Center, the Asbury Park Press reported. At least five were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune after suffering heatrelated health issues. The Dolan Twins, Grayson and Ethan Dolan, are 16-year-old brothers who have become a YouTube sensation.
Bernalillo: NEW MEXICO Two people were killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 25 in what New Mexico State Police say was a wrong-way accident.
NEW YORK Webster: Xerox has announced it will eliminate 48 jobs and close its Supplies Distribution Center here as part of restructuring efforts first announced late last year, the Democrat and Chronicle reported.
Buxton: NORTH CAROLINA Officials with Cape Hatteras National Seashore say recent record-breaking rain on Hatteras Island has impacted beach ramps, campgrounds and roads. The campground’s online reservation system for Cape Point has been paused for a week.
Minot: NORTH DAKOTA The Head Start program here was forced to cut staff and reduce the number of students it can enroll this fall, The Minot Daily News reported. Director Karen Knowles says budget woes in part because of rising health insurance costs are to blame.
OHIO Lorain: Shedding light on the life of a lost loved one and providing comfort to those in mourning has become the specialty of Joseph Conley, 54, who has written and delivered 159 eulogies since 1986, The Morning Journal reported.
OKLAHOMA Tulsa: Months after a March 30 tornado hit an impoverished stretch of the city, workers have made at least three sweeps through the area to haul away debris, but the neighborhood is still dotted with piles of broken limbs, the Tulsa World reported.
OREGON Salem: The Oregon Humane Society recovered more than a dozen pets from an RV at Silver Falls State Park, authorities said. The owner of the pets agreed to relinquish them and has not been charged with a crime.
Beaver: The PENNSYLVANIA Beaver County Times reported that Patricia Russell discovered a carpet python snake wrapped around the roof of her vehicle in WesBanco’s parking lot. Police were called to capture the snake and took it to the Aquatic Gardens here.
Providence: RHODE ISLAND The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management warned homeowners statewide that caterpillars may cause shortterm defoliation of trees over the next few weeks.
Charleston: SOUTH CAROLINA The Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime is providing a $3.6 million grant to help victims of the Emanuel AME Church shooting, The Post and
Courier reported. The grant will provide funds for costs relating to medical care, funeral services, mental health counseling and lost wages.
Pierre: SOUTH DAKOTA Local officials said the city’s outdoor pool is scheduled to open for the season on Monday.
TENNESSEE Smyrna: The body of Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss, an elite fighter jet pilot killed in a crash here Thursday, was flown home Saturday, The Tennessean reported. Onlookers braved rain, some carrying American flags, others wiping away tears, as a police procession guided a white hearse from Murfreesboro to Smyrna Airport, which is just southeast of Nashville.
TEXAS Austin: Thirty-one counties, including Austin, have been declared a state of disaster by Gov. Abbott because of the recent flooding, Khou.com reported.
Springville: The Daily UTAH Herald reported that Strap Tank Brewing Co. will be the only microbrewery in Utah County — an area predominantly filled with observant Mormons who do not drink.
VERMONT Burlington: Josh Blow, 28, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the July 2014 death of Aiden Haskins, 2, who died from blunt force trauma to the head and neck,
Burlington Free Press reported. Blow was the live-in boyfriend of Aiden’s mother, Ashley Stewart, when the toddler died.
Virginia Beach: The VIRGINIA Virginian-Pilot reported that Rodney Hahn, 55, broke the world record for most pullups done in 24 hours. He did 6,844 pullups and raised more than $7,800 for the Navy SEAL Foundation, a non-profit that supports SEALs and their families.
WASHINGTON Stevenson: The Skamania County Sheriff ’s Office says a climber on Mount St. Helens had to be rescued after he slid 100 yards down the mountain and fractured his ankle.
Bramwell: The WEST VIRGINIA Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported that an exhibit “Outside the Mine: Daily Life in a Coal Company Camp” opened at the Bramwell Train Depot. National Coal Heritage Area spokesman Richard Bullins says the exhibit features artifacts and photographs that show the lives of miners and their families in coal towns.
WISCONSIN Mount Pleasant: Rising water levels are eating away at the Lake Michigan shoreline, with conditions most severe this spring in a neighborhood of Racine County where homes are in danger of toppling into the lake, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
WYOMING Riverton: The National Weather Service says creeks and streams in much of central Wyoming will be on the rise. The Little Wind River near here is expected to peak near flood stage by Wednesday.