Around the nation

News from every state.

ALABAMA Goodwater: A Texas longhorn in this town has set a Guinness World Record for longest horns, with a span wider than the Statue of Liberty’s face. News outlets cite Guinness World Records as announcing Poncho Via’s horns measured just over 10 feet, 7 inches.

ALASKA Quinhagak: Erosion caused by climate change threatens the village’s airstrip, water treatment plant, and water and sewer system, Alaska’s Energy Desk reports.

ARIZONA Phoenix: A renter with a minimum-wage job must now work 71 hours to afford a modest two-bedroom home in the state, according to a report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: A federal judge has blocked a state law that prevents candidates for state office from accepting contributions more than two years before an election.

CALIFORNIA Huntington Park: The local police force is welcoming a robot to the department. Huntington Park police say “HP RoboCop” will provide 360-degree video footage.

COLORADO Glenwood Springs: A 10-year-old girl has scaled Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan. Selah Schneiter of Glenwood Springs completed the challenging 3,000-foot climb over five days with the help of her father and a family friend.

CONNECTICUT Torrington: The man who promised to turn himself in if his wanted poster received 15,000 likes on Facebook has finally made good on his pledge, almost a month later.

DELAWARE Wilmington: After sitting vacant since 2012, Cathedral Church of St. John in Brandywine Village is being reborn with a new purpose – housing the elderly. The Ministry of Caring has converted the historic structure and a priest’s residence into 17 apartment units for low- and moderate-income seniors.

FLORIDA Titusville: Boeing says it’s moving the headquarters of its space and launch division to the city.

GEORGIA Atlanta: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she hopes to improve the city’s reputation through media coverage and her administration’s initiatives.

HAWAII Kailua-Kona: Vacation rental registrations have been coming in to Hawaii County faster than workers can process them. The applications are the result of a new law requiring all vacation rental owners to register their property by Sept. 28, West Hawaii Today reports.

IDAHO Boise: A citizens group is launching an initiative drive to raise the state’s $7.25 minimum wage.

ILLINOIS Springfield: The state Department of Public Health says spring flooding has made conditions ripe for nuisance mosquitoes.

INDIANA Wolf Lake: The owner of a former hospital that’s become a medical museum is looking for someone to take it over. The Luckey Hospital Museum building dates to 1931.

IOWA Des Moines: Gov. Kim Reynolds says a new effort is designed to draw attention to the state’s quality of life and attract new workers. At the announcement of the “This Is Iowa” campaign, Reynolds unveiled a state-produced video that shows New York City residents being shown photos of properties they assumed were nearby, only to learn they are in Iowa.

KANSAS Garden City: Officials are sweating over a nearly century-old swimming pool that leaks about 200,000 gallons of water every day. Assistant city manager Jennifer Cunningham says refilling the Big Pool costs $1,000 a day.

KENTUCKY Frankfort: A project that would bring high-speed internet across the state will be delayed because company representatives say an “abundance” of squirrels have chewed through wiring.

LOUISIANA New Orleans: Memorial services have been scheduled for Saturday for singer and musician Malcom “Mac” Rebennack Jr., better known by stage name Dr. John.

MAINE Portland: The National Audubon Society is getting involved in a lawsuit over the future of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument because of the area’s importance to seabirds, especially colorfully beaked puffins.

MARYLAND Ocean City: A carnivorous plant recently noted by botanists is the first of its kind in the state. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the discovery of a dwarf sundew near Nassawango Creek.

MASSACHUSETTS Boston: State officials are expanding an early college initiative that allows students to earn college credits before they graduate from high school.

MICHIGAN East Lansing: Michigan State University has been named the most secretive public agency in the U.S. by Investigative Reporters and Editors, which gave MSU its annual Golden Padlock Award.

MINNESOTA Minneapolis: A leaked email that led to multiple criticisms not going on record has raised questions about how regulators handled a major permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine.

MISSISSIPPI Natchez: Stars from the upcoming, locally filmed “Breaking News in Yuba County,” including Academy Award winner Allison Janney, have volunteered to be in a production at the Natchez Little Theatre on Saturday night as part of a restoration project fundraiser.

MISSOURI Eureka: An endangered wolf pup born near St. Louis has been named in honor of the St. Louis Blues’ Stanley Cup victory. Officials at the Endangered Wolf Center said the American red wolf, named Gloria, is rare and worthy of celebration, like the hockey win.

MONTANA Missoula: A conservation group opposes planned races on state trails, saying they’d put runners and grizzly bears at risk.

NEBRASKA Omaha: The state Education Department intends to provide school districts with guidance on students’ sunscreen use.

NEVADA Reno: Residents of areas most prone to wildfires could see their power intentionally cut when the risk is high, NV Energy says.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: The state Department of Business and Economic Affairs says it expects to see a 2.7% increase in summer visitations and spending over 2018.

NEW JERSEY Newark: New Jerseyans are living healthier lives than their peers in other states thanks to lower rates of suicide and alcohol deaths, but opioid fatalities have skyrocketed, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund.

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque: A CIA intelligence officer will work at the University of New Mexico’s campus and carry a teaching or research load comparable to faculty colleagues, a new agreement says.

NEW YORK New York: Horror over the discovery of what appeared to be a dead baby at a Queens park turned to relief Tuesday when the corpse was revealed to be a doll.

NORTH CAROLINA Southern Pines: Rising seniors at Pinecrest High School do not have their ACT test scores because their answer sheets were never submitted by staff.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: Officials have confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Lake Ashtabula.

OHIO Cleveland: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will help wrap up nearly a week’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the famous 1969 Cuyahoga River fire in scheduled remarks Sunday.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Mayor David Holt has declared the city’s first official Pride Week. Festivities include a parade Saturday that will roll by businesses catering to LGBTQ clientele along a stretch of road that was part of historic Route 66.

OREGON Portland: The loss of public funding at a homeless shelter will leave about 80 women needing a new place to stay in late July.

PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: The state is permanently recognizing Juneteenth, the cultural holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved black people in the U.S.

RHODE ISLAND West Warwick: The Catholic Diocese of Providence is merging two of its parishes. WJARTV reports St. Mary Parish and SS John and James Parish of West Warwick will merge July 1.

SOUTH CAROLINA Laurens: Several indictments against suspended Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis should be thrown out because they aren’t specific, a defense lawyer says.

SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: A year after a safety review of Falls Park recommended more viewing platforms, walkways and railings, construction is nearing completion.

TENNESSEE Memphis: The Brooks Museum of Art this week opens an exhibition devoted to William Adolphe-Bouguereau, once cherished and later scorned as “the most popular painter in the United States.”

TEXAS Galveston: A program meant to help restore storm-battered oyster beds has gained support from a conservation initiative founded by former first lady Laura Bush. The Galveston County Daily News reports Texan by Nature picked Galveston Bay Foundation’s oyster shell recycling program as one of six programs across the state to get its support.

UTAH Salt Lake City: A judge says the time has come to let a community board have final decision-making authority about who is entitled to buy homes and properties in a trust that once belonged to Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect, ending court oversight that began 14 years ago.

VERMONT Northfield: Gov. Phil Scott has signed a bill aimed at getting veterans who have served overseas to sign up on a national registry that tracks symptoms of those who have suffered from burn bit exposure.

VIRGINIA Norfolk: Professors from Old Dominion University say southeastern Virginia could suffer $40 billion in losses from a major hurricane.

WASHINGTON Yakima: The state’s apple industry expects exports to India to slow even more after the country tacked on a 20% retaliatory tariff, bringing the total duty to 70%.

WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Mountain State residents eat more hot dogs per capita – and fewer hamburgers – than any other state, finds a study by 24/7 Wall Street.

WISCONSIN Madison: The state Assembly has passed a bill that would limit the regulation of 5G, or “small cell,” technology.

WYOMING Laramie: Nearly 100 people have expressed opposition to any thought of demolishing the historic Cooper House on the University of Wyoming campus to make way for new student dormitories.

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports