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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…
California border county reverses economic reopening
EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — A farming region on California's border with Mexico is closing many stores for a second time during the coronavirus pandemic, while further limiting religious services and shutting parks, a…
California creates 'strike teams' to enforce virus limits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is creating “strike teams” from 10 state agencies to enforce guidelines designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.
Parents sue after Juneau officer fatally shoots son
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The parents of a man who died after being shot by a Juneau police officer in December sued the officer, city and others Wednesday, alleging wrongful death and civil rights violations.
Rate of Nevada virus cases nearly triple from late May
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials said Wednesday that the rate of coronavirus cases reported each day in Nevada is nearly three times higher than a month ago.
Arkansas' attorney general says she's running for governor
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Wednesday she's running for governor in 2022, setting up a potentially crowded and expensive Republican primary.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely asserts Biden was fed questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has fabricated a complaint that Democratic rival Joe Biden was fed questions at a news conference and read his answers from a teleprompter. This didn't happen.
Wolf signs bill to reform professional licensing rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday took another step in relaxing requirements for professional licenses, signing legislation that prevents the state from denying a professional license to someone sim…
Mississippi pausing reopening process after COVID surge
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday the state is pausing its efforts to reopen the economy after a recent surge in new reported
Report: Anti-Semitic crimes rose in California in 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anti-Semitic hate crimes in California rose nearly 12% in 2019, including a fatal shooting at a Southern California synagogue, even as hate crimes overall declined statewide by 4.8%, according to…
N.C. Rep. Farmer-Butterfield is Cooper's choice for board
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Longtime North Carolina state Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield has been nominated by Gov. Roy Cooper to join a state panel that reviews unemployment benefit appeals.
Forest files lawsuit challenging N.C. governor's orders
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has filed his lawsuit challenging Gov. Roy Cooper's decisions to shutter businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic without getting the backing of other elected …
Florida felons seeking voting rights back face court setback
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal appellate court has stayed a lower court ruling that gave impoverished Florida felons the right to vote. The order issued Wednesday disappointed voting rights activists and could …
Florida hospital in virus-hit county scales back surgeries
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The largest hospital in Florida's hardest-hit county in the
Mississippi bill would give thousands a chance at parole
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Legislature has passed a bill that could grant thousands of incarcerated inmates a chance at parole.
Minnesota governor, insulin activists blast industry lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials and insulin activists blasted the pharmaceutical industry Wednesday for suing to overturn a new state law mandating that drug makers provide emergency and longer-term insulin …