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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…
Advocates want COVID-19 health monitor for Louisiana prisons
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Advocates for Louisiana prisoners called Wednesday for the state to select an independent health monitor to track the safety of inmates in the coronavirus outbreak, urging Gov. John Bel Edwa…
Virginia attorney general plans to run for reelection
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is running for reelection, forgoing a gubernatorial bid he'd previously announced.
Indiana overhauls county virus ratings for school decisions
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s top health official announced Wednesday an overhaul of a new county-by-county rating system for coronavirus risks just before it was becoming public as a
Census document says cutting steps risks errors in count
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — To meet an end-of-the-year deadline, some steps in the numbers-crunching phase of the
The Latest: Biden to see Blake family in visit to Kenosha
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Kennedy loss in Massachusetts may mark end of 'Camelot' era
BOSTON (AP) — After the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy famously compared his 1,000-day presidency to “Camelot,” a popular Broadway musical about the legend of King Arthur — craf…
Whitmer: Announcement on gyms and sports coming 'very soon'
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday she will make an announcement “very soon” on the reopening of gyms and clarifying the standing of high school and other youth sports, noting that she is aw…
Curfew ends in Wisconsin city ahead of visit from Joe Biden
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A curfew that was in place in Kenosha for more than a week after the police shooting of Jacob Blake was lifted Wednesday, another sign of increasing calm in the southeastern Wisconsin city that…
Wolf relaxes restrictions on fans in stands at school sports
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The administration of Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday moved to relax restrictions on spectators at some fall sporting events, though attendance might be impossible at high school volleyball and wa…
Suit seeks to bar West from appearing on Arizona ballot
PHOENIX (AP) — A Maricopa County resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on Arizona’s Nov. 3 ballot, accusing the hip hop artist of serving as an election spoiler and arguing that a law prohibit…
W.Va. closes college town's bars amid rising virus cases
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two days after bars around West Virginia University were allowed to reopen, Gov. Jim Justice shut them down indefinitely Wednesday, citing crowds of unmasked students and an increase in pos…
Group proposes referendum on citywide mask mandate in Provo
PROVO, Utah (AP) — An organization calling itself Utahns for Medical Freedom has filed a referendum to repeal a citywide mandate in Provo that would require people to wear facial coverings indoors and outdoors in p…
Spaceport America vets capital projects amid investigation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An investigation into the conduct of Spaceport America's chief executive officer is ongoing and initial findings are expected in the coming weeks, the organization's interim leader said Wed…
SC Senate OKs no-excuse absentee voting; rejects drop boxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate agreed on Wednesday to allow all voters in the state to cast absentee ballots because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but rejected a proposal by Democrats to allow ballots …
US cuts remaining dues payment to WHO after Trump pullout
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it won't pay more than $60 million in dues it owes to the World Health Organization and will use the money instead to pay down other contributions to the Un…