Around the nation
News from every state.
ALABAMA Livingston: A judge has cleared the way for the opening of the University Charter School.
ALASKA Haines: The Chilkat Valley News is scrambling to distribute papers after the U.S. Postal Service refused shipment because it contained a marijuana ad.
ARIZONA Parker: State Rep. Paul Mosley has apologized for remarks he made to an officer about his “legislative immunity” after he was pulled over for speeding.
ARKANSAS Little Rock: More than 7,000 people on Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion didn’t meet a requirement that they report at least 80 hours of work in June.
CALIFORNIA Sacramento: California’s June primary saw the highest percentage of voter turnout in a midterm primary election since 1998.
COLORADO Aurora: A sculpture has been installed at the Reflection Garden in honor of the victims of the theater shooting nearly six years ago.
CONNECTICUT East Granby: The Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine is reopening after nine years.
DELAWARE Townsend: The Delaware Department of Transportation may add guardrails along the stretch of Route 1 where five members of a New Jersey family were killed last week.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has issued her first veto.
FLORIDA Fernandina Beach: Fernandina Beach has been closed following two apparent shark bites just five minutes apart.
GEORGIA Atlanta: Realtor Emily Moerdermo Fu has pleaded guilty to swindling more than $22 million.
HAWAII Honolulu: The FCC will require broadcasters and others in the Emergency Alert System to notify it when they have transmitted a false alert.
IDAHO Pocatello: Authorities say up to 27 inmates participated in a riot in the maximum security section at the Bannock County Jail.
ILLINOIS Carbondale: Randy Dunn is stepping down as president at Southern Illinois University.
INDIANA Clarksville: Two people were hurt after part of a ceiling collapsed at McAlister’s Deli.
IOWA Cedar Rapids: Roads officials say high temperatures are to blame for the buckling of a section of Interstate 380.
KANSAS Colby: An emergency suspension has been ordered against the Mighty Mites and Little Tikes day care home.
KENTUCKY Oak Grove: A 12-yearold girl has been charged with attempted murder for trying to poison her 4-year-old stepbrother.
LOUISIANA New Orleans: The Department of Homeland Security has decided the city can keep $2 billion in FEMA grants.
MAINE Lisbon: The 36th Moxie festival took place last weekend.
MARYLAND Annapolis: The state will offer prescription drug help for retired state employees.
MASSACHUSETTS Boston: Massachusetts has yet to put in place a permanent annual budget.
MICHIGAN Marquette: Northern Michigan University has approved a 5-year contract for President Fritz Erickson.
MINNESOTA Chanhassen: A 16year-old who threatened his mother with knives and a baseball bat was fatally shot by sheriff ’s deputies.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson: Al Rankins Jr., the new commissioner of higher education, plans a listening tour.
MISSOURI Cottleville: Tributary B in St. Charles County has been renamed to honor Archer Alexander, a slave who risked his life to provide information to the Union army.
MONTANA Helena: Secretary of State Corey Stapleton plans to appeal a state judge’s order to remove Montana Green Party candidates from the November ballot.
NEBRASKA Lincoln: Taylor Wilson, who pulled an emergency brake and prompted panic aboard an Amtrak train, has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge.
NEVADA Las Vegas: Nicholas Trutanich has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be Nevada’s next U.S. Attorney.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Rindge: Investigators have identified a man found dead on the side of a road as Brandon Chicklis, 20, of Massachusetts.
NEW JERSEY Knowlton Township: A $7 million project is underway to remove the Columbia Lake Dam.
NEW MEXICO Gallup: The Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital has placed 20 employees on furlough.
NEW YORK White Plains: Vedoutie Hoobraj has been sentenced for collecting $51,000 in donations for claiming she was dying of cancer.
NORTH CAROLINA Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina has spent $390,000 protecting the “Silent Sam” Confederate monument from vandals in the last year.
NORTH DAKOTA Grand Forks: Vice President Mike Pence will attend a fundraiser for Rep. Kevin Cramer on July 25.
OHIO Willard: Two men who hopped on a moving train were arrested after calling 911 to report the train was moving too fast.
OKLAHOMA Davis: Bedré Fine Chocolate has partnered with Oklahoma State University to produce chocolate bars.
OREGON Portland: Health officials say a third person has tested positive for measles.
PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: State officials say they shut down the online system for birth and death records after it was hacked.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: Brown University will no longer require applicants to submit SAT essay scores or ACT writing scores for admission.
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia: Fifteen soldiers were taken to a hospital when lightning struck nearby during a training exercise.
SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: Winter wheat production is estimated at 38 million bushels, up 83 percent from last year.
TENNESSEE Surgoinsville: Safety officials say that team leaders’ lack of training on a safety procedure led to the death of James Hendrickson.
TEXAS Santa Fe: The Santa Fe Independent School District iss expected to consider installing metal detectors and changing the dress code.
UTAH Salt Lake City: The maximum toll rate for Interstate 15 express lanes is being doubled to $2.
VERMONT Burlington: University of Vermont Medical Center nurses have ended a two-day strike.
VIRGINIA Richmond: The state collected $550 million more than expected in revenues last fiscal year.
WASHINGTON Spokane: An instructor and two students were killed in a single-engine plane crash.
WEST VIRGINIA Huntington: Health officials say 540 confirmed cases of hepatitis A have been reported in the state.
WISCONSIN Manitowoc: Energy bank has debuted fusion technology in solar LED light fixtures that can be used in commercial and industrial applications.
WYOMING Laramie: The University of Wyoming is rolling out its $500,000 marketing campaign – “The world needs more cowboys” – ahead of schedule.
From staff and wire reports.