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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…
Republicans aim at Pennsylvania's Democratic majority court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Out of power in two of three branches of government in Pennsylvania, Republicans who control the state Legislature completed the first step Wednesday to amend the state constitution and poten…
N.C. treasurer demands 2 DOT executives be replaced
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's elected state treasurer called Wednesday for two top state Department of Transportation executives to be replaced following recent reports of overspending and salary raises at …
Auditor seeks probe of Albuquerque police overtime 'abuse'
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s state auditor is seeking an investigation into what he calls potential criminal activity around overtime abuse within Albuquerque police.
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Georgia sheriff fires deputy for leaking info to TV reporter
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff has fired a deputy after the deputy changed his story and admitted leaking documents to a television reporter.
Indiana governor extending virus limits for 2 more weeks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana will extend its current capacity limits for restaurants and bars and other restrictions for at least another two weeks because of an increasing number of coronavirus cases across the sta…
Police detain dozens in 2nd day of Belarus election protests
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group says police detained dozens of demonstrators in the capital and the city of Borisov on Wednesday as protests against the exclusion of two opposition candidates …
Feds bring terrorism charges in latest MS-13 gang crackdown
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities announced terrorism charges Wednesday against a leader of MS-13, continuing a nationwide crackdown against a notorious street gang that President Donald Trump described as “vile …
Court: Absentee ballots that come after election won't count
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan appeals court denied a request to require the counting of absentee ballots received after the time polls close on Election Day, ruling that the battleground state's deadline remai…
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Even with COVID-19 spike, Kansas prepares to reopen schools
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ state school board on Wednesday approved guidelines aimed at helping K-12 schools reopen safely next month, even as members wondered whether districts have enough time to prepare and tea…
Pence returning to Wisconsin for stops in Ripon, Onalaska
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence planned to speak at Ripon College on Friday before touring a dairy farm near La Crosse.
New Mexico inmates riot amid demands for more virus testing
FARMINGTON, N.M, (AP) — A riot at a northwestern New Mexico jail sparked by demands for more COVID-19 testing and hot meals left one inmate injured and damage to the jail, officials said.
In Colorado, Hickenlooper outraises Gardner, lags in cash
DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado Gov.
Lawyers: Trump may claim harassment in tax return quest
NEW YORK (AP) — A week after