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Grant County primary turnout slips from 2022 levels as officials look ahead to November election
EPHRATA — Grant County's voter turnout in the 2026 primary election finished at nearly 34%, a figure county electi…
The Latest: Biden to see Blake family in visit to Kenosha
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Health officials worry nation not ready for COVID-19 vaccine
Public health departments, which have struggled for months to test and trace everyone exposed to the novel coronavirus, are now being told to prepare to distribute COVID-19 vaccines as early as Nov. 1.
Virus rates among LA homeless less than overall population
LOS ANGELES (AP) — People experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County are testing positive for the coronavirus at rates far lower than among the population at large, a health official said Wednesday as he breat…
Judge says owner of San Francisco Bay Area island broke law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The owner of a San Francisco Bay Area island violated the federal Clean Water Act when he destroyed marshland by building a levee and dumping dredged material while building duck-hunting p…
Official: Nevada 'COVID Trace' should pair with Google-Apple
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada coronavirus contact tracing application called “COVID Trace” launched last week should work well with a similar tool that
Arizona unemployment boss says extra $300 pay to end soon
PHOENIX (AP) — Unemployed Arizona residents who have been getting an extra $300 a week under a Trump administration coronavirus relief program are likely to lose that extra benefit in the coming weeks, the head of …
Senate candidate Marshall slams Facebook virus 'censorship'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall is accusing Facebook of censorship after the social media giant removed a post from his account that promoted a conspiracy theory about federal reports of cor…
Mississippi governor defends his use of phrase 'China virus'
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday defended his practice of referring to the new coronavirus as the “China virus."
Missouri bill would end St. Louis police residency rule
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis police, firefighters and other first responders no longer would have to live in that city under a bill headed to Gov. Mike Parson's desk.
Mother of unarmed Wyoming man shot by deputy files lawsuit
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The mother of an unarmed Wyoming man killed by a sheriff’s deputy after a traffic stop has filed a lawsuit alleging excessive use of force and failures in hiring and training the deputy.
Prosecutors charge 19 in North Carolina with voter fraud
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in North Carolina announced voter fraud charges Wednesday against 19 non-citizens accused of illegally casting a ballot in 2016.
NC Senate approves $1B federal virus relief package
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday swiftly advanced a Republican proposal to spend another $1 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds, with almost half going to families in st…
CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1.
House OKs changes to mail-in voting law; veto threatened
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In the shadow of an increasingly strident presidential campaign, Pennsylvania's House of Representatives approved changes to the state's fledgling mail-in voting law Wednesday, but in highly …
Family of detained 'Hotel Rwanda' hero seeks Belgium's help
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A daughter of the man portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda" said Wednesday that his family has met with Belgian officials about contacting Paul Rusesabagina in jail after Rwandan authorities