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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…
New cases still high, but virus hospitalizations declining
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is reporting a higher number of new cases of
New Mexico high court eyes standoff over restaurant closures
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court was considering arguments Wednesday in a legal standoff over whether the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has the authority to prohibit indoor dining …
DOJ seeks data on care home deaths in 4 Democrat-led states
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday sent letters to the governors of New York and three other Democratic-led states, seeking data on whether they violated federal law by ordering public nursing home…
Cold case units focus on missing, murdered Indigenous women
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ida Rose Jacomet, 37, was last seen Oct. 2, 1975, at the Circle M Bar on an old highway near Fairbanks, Alaska. The only clue left behind was that her purse was found in the parking lot. If…
Coronavirus case cancels California Senate's daily session
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A person who works at the California Capitol has tested positive for the
New hearing for ex-Ohio House speaker in bribery scheme
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday set a new hearing date for the former speaker of the Ohio House to answer a charge related to an alleged $60 million bribery scheme.
Indiana governor extends statewide mask order for 30 days
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s statewide face mask order will remain in place for another month as Gov. Eric Holcomb said Wednesday it was still needed to control the coronavirus spread.
$8 million in grants to Oklahoma to combat domestic violence
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The three U.S. attorneys in Oklahoma on Wednesday announced $8 million in federal grants to combat domestic and sexual violence against Native American women in Oklahoma.
Minnesota Democrats seek ethics investigation of Hagedorn
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The head of the Democratic Party in Minnesota denounced Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn on Wednesday for heavy spending on taxpayer-financed mailings to his constituents and called for the Hous…
Utah students implore parents to stop fighting mask mandates
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — High school seniors who pushed back against recent anti-mask protests joined Gov. Gary Herbert at a weekly briefing Wednesday imploring parents to stop fighting Utah's face covering mandate in…
Charleston church massacre looms over SC hate crime debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina can both honor nine Black worshippers killed five years ago in a racist attack and send a message that it loves and protects all its neighbors by becoming the 48th state to pass…
Chief justice says ethics board sent him 'letter of inquiry'
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court received an “informal letter of inquiry” on Wednesday from the board that investigates allegations of wrongdoing by judges, his office conf…
Judge: Feds can be sued for failures in Flint water crisis
DETROIT (AP) — The federal government can be sued for negligence in the Flint water crisis, a judge said Wednesday, citing the failure of regulators to timely act as good Samaritans and blow the whistle on lead in …
White House is mulling options to prevent airline furloughs
The White House is considering whether it can take action to prevent thousands of job losses in the airline industry a month before the election if it cannot reach a deal with Congress on a broader package of addit…
Roy Cooper, Dan Forest agree to Oct. 14 debate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest will participate in a gubernatorial debate on Oct. 14, both campaigns confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday.