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In Grant County Judge debate, Bevier, Chadwick place emphasis on experience and constitutional interpretation
EPHRATA — The two candidates seeking Grant County Superior Court Judge Position 3 highlighted their legal experien…
Nevada governor: Schools to stay closed through school year
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday he's extending the closure of schools until the end of the school year and is not close to relaxing restrictions aimed to stop the spread of the …
Virus patient associated with Maui hospital cluster dies
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii authorities on Tuesday reported a death associated with a cluster of coronavirus cases at Maui Memorial Medical Center while Honolulu's mayor extended his city's stay-at-home order through Ma…
Utah buys malaria drugs touted by Trump, panned by doctors
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will buy 200,000 treatments of malaria drugs widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus despite warnings from doctors that the medications shouldn’t be used …
New Mexico now has 2,072 coronavirus cases, 65 known deaths
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico now has more than 2,000 coronavirus cases with seven more deaths, pushing that total to at least 65, officials said Tuesday.
Virus misinformation flourishes in online protest groups
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of posts fly in the new Facebook groups daily.
As deaths spike, some areas could see 'robust' reopening
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Regions of Pennsylvania that have seen a relatively low number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus might be able to reopen “in a fairly robust” way on May 8, Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday,…
Trump defends decision to furlough Mar-a-Lago employees
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his company's decision to furlough hundreds of employees because of the coronavirus pandemic, after his private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida revealed…
FBI official: Number of coronavirus cyber complaints on rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the pandemic, including hackers who target hospitals and medical research institutions that are studying the coronavirus, the head of the FBI's cyber divisio…
Arizona Legislature to pull plug on virus-plagued session
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Republican leaders of the Arizona Legislature who have been hoping to return to finish a coronavirus-interrupted session are instead planning to adjourn on May 1 and come back at Gov. Doug Du…
COVID-19 hits hard at Minnesota's long-term care facilities
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The vast majority of Minnesota's COVID-19 deaths are cases associated with long-term care facilities, health officials said Tuesday as they focused attention on how the state is trying to protect…
Vegas strip club sues over lack of coronavirus funding aid
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A strip club that operates in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Small Business Administration after not receiving money from the $2 trillion federal coronavirus aid bill.
Trump announces 60-day 'pause' on immigration, will only apply to those seeking certain green cards
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump announces 60-day 'pause' on immigration, will only apply to those seeking certain green cards.
N. Carolina ballot probe defendant now faces federal charges
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The political operative already accused in state court of absentee ballot fraud during a 2018 North Carolina congressional election now faces federal charges of fraudulently receiving Social Se…
Virginia coronavirus orders prompt few violation citations
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam's orders to stay at home and close non-essential businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus have resulted in fewer than a dozen citations for violations, according to s…
Michigan governor: Trump's messaging causes 'greater danger'
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's plan to suspend immigration is distracting from efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and part of “inconsistent m…