STATE-BY-STATE
ALABAMA Mobile: A high-speed chase through several counties – that included gunshots – ended when a suspect jumped off the Gen. W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge over a river delta and died.
ALASKA Bethel: The Alaska National Guard is getting rid of dozens of armories across the state, seeking to hand over ownership of the sites to local communities.
ARIZONA Phoenix: The Arizona Department of Transportation says 1,000 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2017, the third straight year of increases.
ARKANSAS Beebe: The Beebe Police Department will open a substation on the school district’s main campus, which includes a high school, primary school and offices. The opening is in response to school shootings.
CALIFORNIA San Diego: Water rates have gone up 2.16 percent as part of a gradual increase over the next four years.
COLORADO Durango: A man has been fined $1,000 for intentionally feeding bears for the third time in the past eight years.
CONNECTICUT East Windsor: A man driving a car at an auto auction suffered a “medical emergency,” struck four pedestrians and crashed into another vehicle, sending six people to the hospital. The driver was revived at the scene.
DELAWARE Wilmington: Joshua August has been charged with assaulting the Rev. William Graney, including dousing him with wine and hitting him on the head with the bottle, police say. The elderly priest was hospitalized in stable condition.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Dockless bike companies Ofo and Mobike are leaving the city.
FLORIDA Naples: Real estate research firm ATTOM Data Solutions picked Pine Ridge as the “best neighborhood” in the country.
GEORGIA Macon: The back of 1929 historic mansion Villa Teresa has been gutted by a fire.
HAWAII Honolulu: The city dedicated a 12-foot statue of King Kamehameha III to mark the 175th anniversary of Sovereignty Restoration Day.
IDAHO Boise: Two drivers have been cited as of July 27 for driving too slowly in the passing lane as police start to enforce a new law targeting slow drivers in the left lanes on highways. Three others have been given warnings.
ILLINOIS Plainfield: Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation to create the Illinois Route 66 Centennial Commission, which will make plans to celebrate the road’s 100th anniversary in 2026.
IOWA Brooklyn: The reward for the safe return of missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has jumped to $30,000. She was last seen jogging July 18 in Brooklyn.
KANSAS Topeka: The state is reporting that it collected $11 million more in taxes in July than anticipated, making it the 14th consecutive month that collections have been better than forecast.
KENTUCKY Frankfort: An appeals board says the home that Gov. Matt Bevin purchased from a friend and campaign donor last year is worth $2 million.
LOUISIANA New Orleans: Three people were wounded – including a 2-year-old boy – when someone in a vehicle on Interstate 10 opened fire on another car. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. The motive is unknown.
MAINE Portland: The state has received the go-ahead from the Trump administration to relaunch a $93 million program to reduce health insurance premiums and the number of uninsured.
MARYLAND Annapolis: Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has donated an undisclosed amount of money to a fundraiser for Capital Gazette shooting victims.
MASSACHUSETTS Springfield: MGM Springfield officials say there will be year-round entertainment and activities – from concerts to outdoor yoga – at the $960 million resort, which is scheduled to open Aug. 24.
MICHIGAN Parchment: Groundwater well tests show contamination levels far above those set in federal guidelines.
MINNESOTA Chisago Lakes: A Muslim advocacy group says it welcomes the Minnesota Department of Education’s decision to investigate a school district’s anti-bullying policy after a student’s suicide this year.
MISSISSIPPI Biloxi: Mississippi has become the fourth state in the nation to offer sports wagering.
MISSOURI Columbia: Engaging Patients in Care Coordination, a St. Louis-area pilot program that’s treated more than 2,000 opioid overdose victims, is expanding statewide.
MONTANA Kalispell: Authorities
say the body of Alex Beltran, who was reported missing last month, has been found in a vehicle that was submerged in a pond.
NEBRASKA Concord: A woman gave birth to a girl at the Dixon County Fair.
NEVADA Carson City: Criminal charges will not be filed in the investigation into six Clark County residents who voted twice in the June primary. Election officials blame the mistake on technology problems and human error on behalf of election workers.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Portsmouth: Rudy Giuliani stopped in town to endorse congressional candidate Eddie Edwards.
NEW JERSEY Forked River: Oyster Creek Generating Station, the country’s oldest nuclear power plant, is being sold to a company that will decommission it in the next eight years, more than 50 years ahead of the industry-allowed 60year timeline.
NEW MEXICO Santa Fe: Organizers of the annual re-enactment of a 17th-century Spanish conquistador reclaiming Santa Fe from Native Americans have apologized to Pueblo Indians after ending the event. The re-enactment had become a symbol of colonialism for some Native Americans and a reminder of New Mexico’s bloody past.
NEW YORK New York: A measles outbreak in 2013 that hit two Brooklyn neighborhoods – infecting 58 people – cost the city’s health department $394,448, a study shows.
NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh: Candidates for political office will not be allowed to accept campaign donations in the form of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.
NORTH DAKOTA Fort Rice: A small plane that crashed in the Missouri River and killed the pilot didn’t appear to have mechanical problems, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The investigation into the cause is ongoing.
OHIO Millbury: Troopers say they seized more than $6 million worth of cocaine – weighing 165 pounds – during a traffic stop along the Ohio Turnpike.
OKLAHOMA Norman: Norman Animal Welfare will discount all adoptions to just $10 until Aug. 11 in celebration of National Mutt Day and International Cat Day.
OREGON Portland: AmeriTies has agreed to pay a $1.25 million settlement to more than 100 residents in The Dalles who claimed odors from the plant caused damage to their properties. Some residents are considering not taking the lawsuit, which after lawyer's fees and other costs may net each participant about $1,000.
PENNSYLVANIA East Greenville: A man is searching for his pet snake Vinny, a 7-foot red tail boa constrictor that went missing about three to four weeks ago. Authorities are asking people not to touch Vinny if they find him and to call police instead.
RHODE ISLAND Warwick: T.F. Green Airport is receiving more than $725,000 in federal grant money to improve runways and protect wetlands near the facility.
SOUTH CAROLINA Rock Hill: A Norfolk Southern train had several cars derail, but no one was hurt.
SOUTH DAKOTA Lake Andes: Jonathon Abdo is accused of entering a house and stealing three beers. He was arrested on charges of seconddegree burglary, a felony, and second-degree petty theft, a misdemeanor.
TENNESSEE Knoxville: The Westmoreland Health and Rehabilitation Center has been barred from accepting new patients after a woman at the nursing home failed to receive timely treatment for knee fractures.
TEXAS Irving: Two sections of a suburban Dallas parking garage collapsed five hours apart, sending vehicles and rubble onto other vehicles below. No injuries were reported in either incident.
UTAH Salt Lake City: Amazon has started the hiring process for a distribution center that is expected to open this year. The company is looking for about 1,500 full-time employees.
VERMONT Bennington: The Department of Health says it will provide blood tests for people who may have been affected by contaminants from private water wells in the area.
VIRGINIA Purcellville: Cynthia McAlister will be reinstated as police chief following a yearlong investigation into allegations of misconduct. She had been accused of belittling officers, interfering with internal affairs investigations and trying to intimidate a council member.
WASHINGTON Marysville: “Food & Wine” named Jeff ’s Texas Style BBQ as the best barbecue spot in the state.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: West Virginia’s secretary of state says nearly 67,000 new voters are registered for the midterm election.
WISCONSIN Milwaukee: Health officials have reported the state’s first death linked to synthetic marijuana.
WYOMING Converse County: An EF3 tornado that recently hit was the third such in Wyoming since June 1. The state had not had one tornado of that magnitude or stronger strike since 1987.