Around the nation

News from every state.

ALABAMA Mobile:

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was on hand to christen the USNS Puerto Rico. She broke a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow.

ALASKA Fairbanks:

A World War II-era bridge on the Alaska Highway is nearing its last days. The trussstyle bridge over the Tok River will be replaced with a new bridge by October 2019, the Fairbanks Daily NewsMiner reported.

ARIZONA Phoenix:

An annual survey shows the endangered Mount Graham red squirrel is making gains after the 2017 Frye Fire wreaked havoc on its habitat.

ARKANSAS Jonesboro:

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has closed deer season in parts of eastern Arkansas because of high water.

CALIFORNIA South Lake Tahoe:

MTV is expanding its live events business by acquiring the SnowGlobe Music Festival in South Lake Tahoe.

COLORADO Fort Collins:

Gov.-elect Jared Polis was featured on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend. Polis’ election win got a shout-out from Colin Jost during “Weekend Update.” “I was just featured on SNL ... #bucketlist,” Polis wrote in a tweet.

CONNECTICUT Shelton:

Police say a school note left in a stolen car led to the arrest of a 15-year-old student.

DELAWARE Wilmington:

A new monument at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veterans Park honors local Gold Star families, the immediate relatives of U.S. military members killed while serving in conflict or war.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washing

ton:

A retired Army Master Sergeant is using his newfound celebrity as the “Buff White House Chef ” to help other soldiers thrive outside the military. A picture of Chef Andre Rush and his 24-inch biceps went viral on Twitter. Now he’s using the spotlight to help others in the kitchen at the United Service Organizations at Fort Belvoir.

FLORIDA Miami:

Fueled by bountiful swamps that provide a steady supply of marsh rabbits, deer and other meals, Burmese pythons in Florida have rapidly adapted to become hardier and more resistant to cold than their Asian cousins, a study finds.

GEORGIA Augusta:

A man is accused of breaking into a home, rummaging around and then jumping naked into bed with two residents. A Columbia County Sheriff ’s Office’s report says responding deputies pepper-sprayed him to no effect, and he admitted to being on methamphetamines.

HAWAII Honolulu:

Bruno Mars will mark the end of his massive “24K Magic World Tour” by providing meals to 24,000 Hawaii residents in need for the Thanksgiving holiday.

IDAHO Minidoka:

A wind-swept parcel of ground on the edge of this tiny town once cradled the remains of at least 40 people. But now, the Times-News reports, no one knows how many gravesites remain. Rupert resident Lynn Porter owns a coldcase assistance business and has used the cemetery as a training ground for her human cadaver-sniffing dogs. She and other dog handlers are using their findings to make a map of the remaining gravesites.

ILLINOIS South Barrington:

A federal agency’s proposal to build an extension of a national veterans cemetery in Chicago’s northwest suburbs is drawing concerns from a local official about periodic rifle volleys.

INDIANA Battle Ground:

The idea of power lines running through the Farm at Prophetstown, a nonprofit replica of a 1920s working farm at Prophetstown State Park, isn’t sitting well, as Greater Lafayette officials mount pressure to steer the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to another solution.

IOWA Des Moines:

Brenton Skating Plaza downtown opens for its 13th season Friday in conjunction with the Historic East Village Holiday Promenade.

KANSAS Manhattan:

A California man has donated $2 million and his vast art collection to Kansas State University’s art department. The Kansas State University Foundation says Lindy Bell of Rancho Mirage will have the the top job in the department named after him.

KENTUCKY Lexington:

Despite promises to reinvigorate the coal industry, Kentucky has fewer coal jobs today than when President Donald Trump took office.

LOUISIANA New Orleans:

A Tulane researcher is looking at pregnancyassociated mortality in the U.S. and Louisiana, which has the nation’s second-worse maternal death rate.

MAINE Portland:

Fishing managers are considering extending new protections to Atlantic herring, but catch quotas for the important bait fish are still likely to plummet before the year’s end. Lobstermen are on edge waiting for the news, says Kristan Porter, president of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association.

MARYLAND Salisbury:

The ladiescentric Thankful Tea takes place at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday.

MASSACHUSETTS Lynn:

Officials say they plan to turn a 125-year-old armory into housing for veterans.

MICHIGAN Ann Arbor:

Firsthand accounts of World War I from American soldiers are part of a new exhibition at the University of Michigan’s William L. Clements Library.

MINNESOTA Clear Lake:

Brett Edling, of Edling Farms in Clear Lake, has donated 36,000 pounds of potatoes to Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities to feed 60,000 people on Thanksgiving.

MISSISSIPPI Jackson:

Residents in rural Mississippi lacking access to high-speed internet may soon be able to look to their electric cooperative for service. Lawmakers just have to agree to change state law.

MISSOURI Springfield:

In just over two months, friends and family stricken with grief after the unexpected death of special education teacher Nick Hostler have managed to raise nearly $42,000 to build an inclusive playground at McBride Elementary, something they know “Mr. Nick” wanted for the students he referred to as “my friends.”

MONTANA Billings:

A homeless shelter has changed its cold weather policy, requiring those seeking shelter during inclement weather to be sober to be admitted.

NEBRASKA Omaha:

The city of Omaha and its fire and police departments are teaming with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots to help make the holidays memorable for less fortunate children.

NEVADA Las Vegas:

Federal officials are walking away from a decadelong effort to rewrite a blueprint for managing southern Nevada land.

Rochester:

NEW HAMPSHIRE

A stash of 190 propaganda posters from World War I and World War II, found last year in the basement of a Rochester library, offers a glimpse of what life was like during wartime.

NEW JERSEY Jersey City:

Jersey City is partnering with a local community center to recognize Transgender Awareness Week.

NEW MEXICO Las Cruces:

Actor George Lopez will sport local artist Keena Wolff ’s T-shirt designs in the new movie “Walking with Herb,” a locally financed production filmed in and around Las Cruces.

NEW YORK New York:

City officials say food carts and trucks will soon receive letter grades similar to the grades given to restaurants.

Asheville: NORTH CAROLINA

Much of the Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed. Sections of the parkway climb thousands of feet higher in elevation than Asheville’s 2,200 feet, so the weather can be much colder and windier, and roads are prone to icing.

Fargo: NORTH DAKOTA

Some National Guard students attending North Dakota colleges on ROTC scholarships are scrambling to find ways to stay in school after the state Guard announced it could no longer fund its share of the program.

OHIO Columbus:

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has acquired an addition to its polar bear family: Lee, who arrived from the Denver Zoo.

OKLAHOMA Cashion:

Students have received “overwhelming” support after a weekend fire destroyed a barn and killed livestock. Cashion Schools Superintendent Sammy Jackson says pledges to replace property and animals came from as far as Georgia.

OREGON Portland:

Dozens of Portlanders whose families were displaced by city-sponsored urban renewal will soon move into the first affordable housing development to open under a city preference policy.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia:

The fifth great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton loaned some family heirlooms, including a ring with a lock of his hair inside, to the Museum of the American Revolution on Monday.

Providence:

RHODE ISLAND

The U.S. Gondola Nationals were held FridaySunday on the Providence River.

Deadwood:

SOUTH DAKOTA

Owners of a century-old historic house in Deadwood have neglected the property and allowed it to fall into disrepair, according to city officials.

TENNESSEE Nashville:

“Weird Al” Yankovic and the Nashville Symphony are joining forces for a June show.

TEXAS Corpus Christi:

At the fourth annual Corpus Christi Hot Tamale Festival this Saturday, visitors can experience more than 15 tamale and food vendors, arts and craft vendors, pony rides, a tamale-eating contest, live music and mariachis.

UTAH Salt Lake City:

Developers with the Mormon church are planning to bring a new high-rise building to downtown Salt Lake City.

VERMONT Burlington:

Flavor-andfragrance company Alice & the Magician created the scent of a teenager’s car for “AutoBiography” on Sunday at the Marketplace Parking Garage.

VIRGINIA Wallops Island:

An unmanned cargo rocket is set to blast off Thursday from Virginia’s coast to the International Space Station.

WASHINGTON Seattle:

A 98-year-old Army nurse was honored as the first woman named to the VA Puget Sound Wall of Heroes.

Huntington:

WEST VIRGINIA

Marshall University is presenting the documentary film “hillbilly” from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

WISCONSIN Baraboo:

Community members rallied Monday to give a message of love in response to a photo that appears to show high school students flashing a Nazi salute.

WYOMING Cheyenne:

Online hospitality company Airbnb says its hosts generated about $1.1 million in tax revenue during the first year of its agreement with the state.

From staff and wire reports