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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.

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