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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…
Nuclear agency's new facility to be named after 1st leader
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons cache and key deterrence initiatives around the globe will name its new facility in Albuquerque after a retired Air Force gener…
Mail carrier sentenced to 6 months in prison in theft case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A contract mail carrier who acknowledged stealing mail from dozens of customers has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to mail theft.
Court OKs Virginia AG's agreement to promote absentee voting
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced Friday that a federal court has approved a consent decree negotiated by his office that promotes safe absentee voting in November’s general elec…
NY will apply for federal program for unemployment funds
NEW YORK (AP) — New York state will apply for a federal program for unemployment money now that the state won't have to come up with additional funds to cover a portion of what the Trump administration had original…
Education tax measure certified for November Arizona ballot
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's Secretary of State has certified that a voter initiative that would boost taxes on high-earning Arizonans to increase school funding will be on the November ballot.
Schools, colleges debate course as Georgia virus cases fall
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia school district that had switched to all-online classes abruptly reversed course on Friday for most of its schools, while officials at one state university nervously eyed rising numbers of …
Schools close in California county after virus list issue
UKIAH, Calif. (AP) — Schools in one California county were forced to close this week when state officials said their coronavirus cases had been higher than previously reported, and several hundred students were sen…
Prosecutors won't seek charges in officer-involved shooting
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State prosecutors will not seek criminal charges against a Juneau police officer in the fatal shooting of a man last year, the Alaska Department of Law said Friday, refuting a claim that the o…
Nevada Wildlife Board of Commission has first chairwoman
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The first female sportsman ever appointed to the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commission has now become its first chairwoman.
Texas surpasses 11,000 coronavirus deaths
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas surpassed 11,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday and reported more than 4,600 confirmed new cases, while the number of patients hospitalized because of the virus continue to fall.
New Mexico officials keep close eye on COVID-19 benchmarks
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico on Friday reported an additional 150 COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total to nearly 24,100 since the pandemic began.
Another win for Louisiana governor in COVID-19 bar closures
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second federal judge in Louisiana has refused to block a bar closure order issued by Gov. John Bel Edwards to fight the spread of
Tennessee gov signs bill upping penalties on some protests
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee protesters will face harsher penalties, including losing the right to vote, for breaking certain laws during demonstrations under a law enacted by Gov. Bill Lee.
Court asked to reconsider ruling on Arkansas abortion laws
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion rights supporters asked a federal appeals court Friday to reconsider a ruling that would allow four restrictions on the procedure in Arkansas to take effect.
Pennsylvania school athletics board greenlights fall season
High school athletes across Pennsylvania will be taking the field this fall, after all.