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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…
Hallmark police reform bill faces tough road in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — One of the hallmark bills of California lawmakers’ policing reform efforts cleared a hurdle Wednesday but faces tough going as the Legislature races to adjourn for the year on Monday.
AP source: Arson suspected cause of last month's huge fire on Navy ship docked in San Diego, sailor being questioned
SAN DIEGO (AP) — AP source: Arson suspected cause of last month's huge fire on Navy ship docked in San Diego, sailor being questioned.
Defense official: Arson suspected as cause of Navy ship fire
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, and a U.S. Navy sailor was being questioned as a potential suspect, a …
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Hawaii story
HONOLULU (AP) — In a story August 25, 2020, about the coronavirus outbreak on Oahu, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the first inmate at the Oahu Correctional Center who tested positive was not immedi…
56 arrested in crimes during Los Angeles Floyd protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-and-a-half minutes, in and out. Just 150 seconds to smash a store's glass door or window with a hammer, fill up a suitcase with designer sneakers, jewelry, cash or cellphones, and run outside…
Lawmaker's positive virus test delays California Senate work
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate abruptly canceled its session Wednesday after a lawmaker tested positive for the coronavirus, putting the Legislature's work in jeopardy as they rush to pass legislat…
New Mexico high court upholds health orders over businesses
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the authority of the state health secretary to restrict or close businesses because of the coronavirus pandemic, in a unanimous 4-0 decision Wednesday spurr…
RNC speech serves as farewell address for Kellyanne Conway
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway is making her exit.
Iowa SOS says absentee mailings breached voters' information
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's top elections administrator has accused some county officials who tried to make it easier to vote by mail during the pandemic of illegally breaching voters' personal information, co…
Party disavows Kansas candidate who admitted to revenge porn
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Democratic Party on Wednesday declared that the 19-year-old nominee for a state House seat is “unfit” for office because of “alarming behavior” that includes admitting to
Wyoming governor: $250M in initial state cuts, more coming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has finalized initial state spending cuts of 10%, or $250 million, as part of efforts to address an over $1 billion budget shortfall due to the coronavirus and downturns in the coal, o…
Nevada to expand, speed up coronavirus testing
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Health officials announced plans on Wednesday to expand coronavirus testing capacity in both northern and southern Nevada after the number of residents taking tests daily fell over the cour…
Opponents try to strip medical marijuana measure off ballot
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Opponents of a ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana asked Nebraska's top election official Wednesday to reject the proposal before it goes to voters, just as he did with a proposal
Cooper's spend proposals include Medicaid expansion, bonds
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper recommended to legislators on Wednesday how to spend the state's remaining COVID-19 federal relief dollars, mainly for public health, K-12 schools and local gover…
AP Q&A: Who cares about the Hatch Act?
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's an arcane law that people in Washington alternately regard with love, hate or indifference.