Across the nation
News from every state.
ALABAMA Rogersville:
It’s unknown when a popular north Alabama state park that was hit by a tornado on Dec. 14 will be fully reopened. The lodge, marina and some other sections of Joe Wheeler State Park are operating following the strike by what forecasters determined was an EF-1 twister.
ALASKA Willow:
At least six homes were evacuated after an ice jam caused a creek to flood in a subdivision north of Anchorage, emergency officials said.
ARIZONA Safford:
After a devastating 2017 wildfire nearly wiped the species out, the Mount Graham red squirrel, the nation’s rarest small mammal, continues its slow climb out of the danger zone.
ARKANSAS Mountain Home:
The Baxter Regional Medical Center officially broke ground Wednesday on the hospital’s outpatient surgery center.
CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara:
A shark reportedly bit a surfer Saturday afternoon off Southern California in a “truly terrifying situation,” the Coast Guard said.
COLORADO Denver:
The city’s water utility said it will speed up the removal of lead pipes from homes across the metro area. Denver Water said it expects the program to launch in 2020 and take 15 years at a cost of $500 million, Colorado Public Radio reported.
CONNECTICUT Bridgeport:
A police officer grabbed onto a driverless SUV that had rolled into traffic and stopped it from potentially hitting a group of children, authorities said.
DELAWARE Georgetown:
Two weekend events recently brought a group of Satanists and hundreds of Christian worshippers together in the middle of town.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington:
Advocates for homeless people marched through the streets of the nation’s capital with an empty coffin as part of an annual vigil to the honor those who have died.
FLORIDA Tampa:
Sheriff ’s deputies were searching for a suspect who they believe exploded an ATM in an unsuccessful effort to steal money.
GEORGIA Savannah:
The National Park Service plans to place a more storm-resistant roof on a historic building that serves as its staff headquarters at Fort Pulaski on the Georgia coast.
HAWAII Honolulu:
New U.S. Navy contracting terms have resulted in a pullout by a major contractor that is expected to result in the loss of hundreds of jobs at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, officials said.
IDAHO Coeur d’Alene:
A state Supreme Court ruling has upheld a lower-court decision regarding ownership of a launch on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
ILLINOIS Chicago:
New HIV diagnoses in Chicago continue to go down and have declined for four consecutive years, according to figures released by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city’s health department.
INDIANA Fishers:
A 4-year-old girl who sledded onto a frozen pond that was rapidly melting was rescued by firefighters as the ice began to crack while they pulled her to safety. The incident happened at 10 a.m. Saturday in the girl’s backyard.
IOWA Clive:
said she smoked A Des methamphetamine Moines woman hours before intentionally hitting 14-year-old Natalia Miranda with her SUV this month, according to court documents.
KANSAS Topeka:
Shawnee County has an extra $75 in its coffers because of a former thief with a guilty conscious. The person wrote in a letter to the county that many years ago they stole a receptacle meant for cigarette ashes that was in front of the courthouse.
KENTUCKY Frankfort:
State Police collected more than 236 tons of food for Kentucky families with the 10th annual “Cram the Cruiser” food drive.
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge:
At least one bald eagle, and possibly a second, might have been killed in northwest Louisiana, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
MAINE Portland:
A Maine lobstering group has promised to fight the approval of an oyster farm off the state’s southern coast that has become part of a protracted fight over access to the water.
MARYLAND Ridge:
first formal stock assessment The state’s supported claims by environmentalists that oyster numbers have experienced a sharp decline in 1999. Chesapeake Bay – down 50% since
MASSACHUSETTS Boston:
A federal judge is hearing arguments in a case challenging how Massachusetts prisons treat inmates with opioid addiction.
MINNESOTA Millerville:
Authorities said two brothers are dead after being overcome by fumes in a grain silo on a western Minnesota farm.
MISSISSIPPI Jackson:
Average wait times have tripled at Mississippi’s driver’s license stations over the past two years, according to a report by a state legislative watchdog agency.
MISSOURI St. Clair:
Authorities said two boys have died after plunging through a frozen pond near their home in eastern Missouri.
MONTANA Billings:
US officials transferred 33 disease-free bison from Yellowstone National Park to a Montana Indian Reservation as part of efforts to reduce the slaughter of bison that migrate out of the park.
NEBRASKA Lincoln:
Prison officials have canceled Christmas Eve visits to the Nebraska State Penitentiary to fight a prison system flu outbreak.
NEVADA Reno:
State water officials want to pause the approval of groundwater for new development in Cold Spring Valley north of Reno, which has seen thousands of new homes in recent decades.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord:
State lawmakers will be considering two bills to crack down on vaping this session.
NEW JERSEY Freehold Township:
About 200 people rallied Saturday for Stephanie Parze, a 25-year-old missing Freehold Township woman, an effort by her family to keep a light burning for her.
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque:
President Donald Trump signed legislation that extends federal grant programs aimed at preserving indigenous languages and expands eligibility so more tribes can participate.
NEW YORK New York City:
The most popular baby names in New York City last year were Liam and Emma, according to data released by city health officials Monday.
NORTH CAROLINA Waynesville:
Authorities said a man impersonating a police officer pulled a woman over and told her to get out of her car at gunpoint. The man is still at large.
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck:
A landslide closed a road in the Bismarck area, but authorities said no one was injured.
OHIO Dayton:
Aerospace fans who have trouble fitting a museum visit into daytime hours will have the opportunity next year to make evening visits to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
OKLAHOMA Tulsa:
An iconic building in downtown Tulsa that was once the world headquarters for televangelist Oral Roberts’ ministries is losing its distinctive diamond-shaped facade for safety reasons.
OREGON Salem:
A group of homeless people followed up on a plan to set up tents on the state Capitol grounds Monday after being displaced from downtown under a camping ban passed by the City Council earlier this month.
PENNSYLVANIA Gladwyne:
Joseph Segel, a “quintessential entrepreneur” who founded the home-shopping network QVC, has died, the company that owns the channel announced. He was 88.
RHODE ISLAND Burrillville:
State environmental officials have cited two people and are looking for four others they said were deer hunting out of season over the weekend.
SOUTH CAROLINA Spartanburg:
Nearly 1,200 city employees are getting early Christmas presents in the form of January pay raises.
SOUTH DAKOTA Pierre:
Two South Dakota companies have paid off all lunch debt in the Pierre School District.
TENNESSEE Memphis:
Two American originals, Elvis Presley and David Lynch, will converge when Graceland plays host to a fan convention celebrating the 30th anniversary of “Twin Peaks.”
TEXAS Katy:
haircut ended A with dispute gunfire over Saturday a child’s at a barbershop, according to authorities. An employee was shot three times and was in stable condition at an area hospital.
UTAH St. George:
considering whether Federal to allow officials a highway are to be built through protected Mojave desert tortoise habitat in southern Utah, a plan that has drawn criticism from conservationists.
VERMONT Barre:
Three school districts will soon be using electric buses to carry some of their students to and from school.
VIRGINIA Richmond:
Gov. Ralph Northam said Friday that he hired Melissa Baker to oversee 38 state parks and more than 270 employees.
WASHINGTON Seattle:
Health officials are warning people to stay away from area beaches and bodies of water as the region’s record-breaking rainstorms have caused sewage spills.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston:
Residents who want to recycle their Christmas trees after the holidays will be able to donate them to be used for fish habitats.
WISCONSIN Wausau:
The City Council will consider decriminalizing snowball fights at a meeting next month.
WYOMING Cody:
The city plans to continue using police sharpshooters to reduce its deer population. A Wyoming Game and Fish Department permit allows the city to cull as many as 50 deer per year.