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News from across the USA

ALASKAFairbanks: State officials
said they need another 10 years to
reduce air pollution by half in Fair-
banks, but the deadline is Dec. 31.
The Daily News-Miner reported that
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan proposed a bill
to push the deadline as late as De-
cember 2028 to comply with smoke
pollution standards. Representatives
under Sullivan said state officials
requested the bill.

ARIZONAKingman: Mohave County
in northwestern Arizona is officially
on the record as a “Second Amend-
ment Sanctuary County” in support
of gun rights. The county Board of
Supervisors’ unanimous vote last
Monday followed similar actions by
some state, county and local govern-
ments to take a public stance on the
issue.

ARKANSASLittle Rock: The U.S.
Senate has confirmed a former Ar-
kansas solicitor general as federal
judge in Little Rock. President Donald
Trump nominated 40-year-old Lee
Philip Rudofsky for the U.S. District
Court in eastern Arkansas.

CALIFORNIASan Francisco: Teen
climate activist Greta Thunberg will
soon be staring down at pedestrians
in the heart of San Francisco where
an artist is painting a massive mural
of the Nobel nominee.

COLORADOAspen: Researchers con-
tinue to study a series of destructive
avalanches in Colorado last winter.
Some of the avalanches from
March 1-14 caused unprecedented
damage, destroying a home, and a
mining structure dating to 1881.

CONNECTICUTHartford: A new
group has been charged with finding
ways to improve recycling efforts in
Connecticut and lower costs for cities
and towns.

DELAWAREWilmington: The sound
of engines revving briefly filled Wil-
mington’s Hilltop neighborhood Sat-
urday afternoon when members of
the Pagan Motorcycle Club gathered
to remember a man who was shot
and killed by a Wilmington police
officer 13 years ago.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAWashing-
ton: On Nov. 19, the district will say
one of its hardest goodbyes, to be-
loved panda Bei Bei, WUSA-TV re-
ported. The 4-year-old panda will
leave the Smithsonian National Zoo
for China as part of the panda diplo-
macy program between the U.S and
China.

FLORIDAKey West: Shark experts
said the coast of Florida is starting to
heat up with great white shark activ-
ity. OCSEARCH, a research group,
said the annual migration to warmer
waters off the Florida and Carolinas
coasts is underway.

GEORGIASavannah: The National
Park Service is giving visitors an
inside look at the life of Union sol-
diers occupying a captured Confeder-
ate fort on the Georgia coast during
the Civil War.

HAWAIIHonolulu: The Navy said it
is considering a new plan to use dou-
ble-wall tanks to upgrade a fuel stor-
age facility in Honolulu. Hawaii Pub-
lic Radio reported Thursday that the
Navy updated its initial proposal to
reinforce tanks at the Red Hill Bulk
Fuel Storage Facility.

IDAHOBoise: A panel of lawmakers
is looking at making changes to Ida-
ho’s only independent performance
evaluations agency, possibly by hav-
ing staffers focus more on legislative
budgets and less on whether state
programs are working properly.

ILLINOISOlympia Fields: A sub-
urban Chicago post office has been
named in honor of Robert Martin, an
original member of the famed all-
black Tuskegee Airmen who flew
scores of missions in World War II.

INDIANAIndianapolis: The Veterans
Day Council of Indianapolis has can-
celed the annual Veterans Day Parade
on Monday because of the possibility
of inclement weather, The American
Legion, Department of Indiana said
Friday.

IOWADes Moines: The Iowa Appeals
Court has ruled against a convicted
killer who said he “died” during a
medical emergency and thus fulfilled
his life sentence.

KANSASWichita: The city will add
the state’s first electric buses to its
public transit fleet in hopes of saving
hundreds of thousands of dollars and
reducing greenhouse gas emissions
that contribute to global warming.

KENTUCKYFrankfort: Officials

have removed drought declarations

for all 120 counties in the state.

LOUISIANANew Orleans: Nearly

$10 million in 2010 oil spill money is

rebuilding a barrier island bird rook-

ery. Work on Queen Bess Island had

to wait for this year’s nesting season

to end in August and must finish by

late February or early March before

the next nesting season.

MAINEPortland: Maine troopers

are preparing to issue traffic cita-

tions via computers in their cruis-

ers. The motorist gets a printout of

the citation, which is electronically

sent to court.

MARYLANDAnnapolis: A Maryland

lawmaker said legislation is being

considered to resolve a long-run-

ning lawsuit in federal court over

program disparities between four

historically black colleges and tradi-

tionally white colleges.

MASSACHUSETTSNeedham: A

solider killed in World War II has

been laid to rest after his remains

were recently identified. WCVB-TV

reported a memorial service was

held Saturday at St. Joseph church

in Needham for U.S. Army 1st Lt.

Joseph Edward Finneran.

MICHIGANBowne Township:

Hunters in central Michigan rescued

two deer who became locked in

battle. WOOD-TV reported that

Mark Johnson spotted the rutting

bucks in a field with their antlers

entangled. Video of Wednesday’s

rescue on WOOD-TV’s website

showed Johnson’s friend, Brad Ly-

ons, using a branch saw to cut part

of an antler. That enabled the bucks

to pull away and run off. The rescue

came a week before the opening of

firearms deer season.

MINNESOTAFergus Falls: Gov. Tim

Walz headed to Fergus Falls for the

17th annual Governor’s Deer Hunt-

ing Opener.

MISSISSIPPIVicksburg: A monu-

ment is being rededicated in a na-

tional park on a Civil War battle-

field. A ceremony is scheduled for

Monday at Vicksburg National Mil-

itary Park.

MISSOURIEminence: A herd of

seven wild horses that were causing

problems at a state park have been

rounded up and adopted.

MONTANAMissoula: Wildlife au-

thorities are investigating the

poaching of a mule deer buck in

southwest Montana. KECI-TV re-

ported that Montana Fish, Wildlife

and Parks game warden Justin

Singleterry said the case involves a

4-by-4 buck that was found

poached east of Corvallis in the

Bitterroot Valley.

NEBRASKALincoln: Wildlife offi-

cials are urging owners of small pets

• even those in cities – to be vigi-
  lant in protecting them from
  coyotes.

NEVADACarson City: A 67-year-old

man who became one of the long-

est-serving inmates in Nevada his-

tory after he was convicted of mur-

dering a woman at a Lake Tahoe

casino in 1971 has been released

from prison.

NEW HAMPSHIREPortsmouth: A

plaque commemorating a New

Hampshire man who was piloting

one of the planes that was hijacked

on Sept. 11, 2001, is missing from the

Portsmouth tree where it had been

chained for 17 years.

NEW JERSEYToms River: Some

residents have been getting an early

Thanksgiving surprise. A gaggle of

40 to 60 wild turkeys have been

aggressively terrorizing residents

daily in a 55-and-older community

in Ocean County.

NEW MEXICORehoboth:The Nava-

jo Nation honored the life of a police

officer who died from a medical

problem while on duty.

NEW YORKAlbany: The state is

facing calls to create a $1 billion

fund for climate-change projects

ranging from mass transit to aid to

municipalities when fossil fuel

plants close.

NORTH CAROLINAChapel Hill: A

University of North Carolina system

investigation about the former in-

terim chancellor of East Carolina

University determined he “probably

consumed” between seven and 10

drinks over several hours while

visiting student bars in Greenville.

NORTH DAKOTABismarck: The

state will receive federal help for

farmers and ranchers who struggled

with an early blizzard and wet har-

vest conditions. U.S. Secretary of

Agriculture Sonny Perdue an-

nounced the designation on Friday.

OHIOAshland: A law enforcement

official said he has persuaded bish-

ops of an Amish sect to install

blinking lights on buggies to make

them more visible to motorists. The

Ashland Times-Gazette reported

Ashland County Chief Deputy Sher-

iff Carl Richert has been working

with local Amish and Mennonite

communities for years to make their

buggies and wagons easier to spot.

OKLAHOMATulsa: The state’s 35

tribal nations with casinos have

rejected arbitration in a dispute

with the state over whether existing

gaming compacts automatically

renew at the end of the year.

OREGONCanyonville: Someone

shot a bald eagle to death in west-

ern Oregon, and the police want to

find out who did it. Oregon State

Police Fish and Wildlife troopers are

seeking tips from the public. A re-

ward of up to $2,500 is offered for

information leading to a conviction.

The killing, or possession of a bald

eagle or its parts, is punishable by

imprisonment of up to one year and

a fine of up to $100,000.

PENNSYLVANIAHempfield: Officials

said three trains were involved in a

derailment in western Pennsylvania,

prompting cancellation of rail service

between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh,

but no injuries were reported.

RHODE ISLANDExeter:State Police

said a single-engine Rockwell Inter-

national 112A experienced mechanical

problems shortly after taking off from

T.F. Green Airport in Warwick at

4:45 p.m. Saturday. The pilot was

heading to Long Island, New York,

but had to make an emergency land-

ing on Interstate 95 near Exeter.The

plane landed safely in the north-

bound lane. The pilot and his pas-

senger were not injured.

SOUTH CAROLINAColumbia: It’s

about to look a lot more like Christ-

mas at the Statehouse. The Columbia

Garden Club said the state Christmas

tree will arrive in front of the State-

house on Tuesday morning.

SOUTH DAKOTARapid City: Officials

said South Dakota has sold nearly

26,000 fewer hunting licenses this

year, which has cost the state more

than $1 million in lost revenue.

TENNESSEEMemphis: Mitsubishi

Electric said it is talking with a po-

tential buyer for its Memphis plant.

Mitsubishi Electric general manager

Joe Durante told The Commercial

Appeal the company expects the

third-party prospective buyer would

hire at least some current Memphis

workers.

TEXASTurkey: A newly released

report has found a September plane

crash in west Texas occurred when

the pilot’s crop-duster stalled out

after dumping hundreds of gallons of

pink water during a couple’s gender

reveal celebration.

UTAHSalt Lake City: A Utah princi-

pal and teacher have returned to

work from a week of paid leave after

school district officials completed an

investigation into a student dressed

as a Nazi for a Halloween parade.

VERMONTMontpelier: Young people

were in the forests of Vermont partic-

ipating in a two-day youth deer hunt-

ing weekend. Anyone 15 years old or

younger who successfully completed

a hunter education course could par-

ticipate if they obtained a hunting

authorization and obtained a free

youth deer hunting tag.

VIRGINIABristol: The state has re-

ceived 18 requests for funding under

a new pilot program that will dole out

millions of dollars to reclaim aban-

doned coal mines.

WASHINGTONIllia: The Nez Perce

Tribe and Columbia River Inter-Tribal

Fish Commission released 37 wild

steelhead into the Snake River below

Lower Granite Dam in hopes of

boosting the number of spawning

steelhead. The fish, known as kelts,

were captured at the dam as they

tried to return to the ocean after

spawning in their natal streams.

They were held for one or two years

at Dworshak National Fish Hatchery

to allow them to regain strength, and

were released Tuesday to spawn

again.

WEST VIRGINIACharleston: West

Virginia’s Ethics Commission has

determined that a panel of teenagers

is subject to the state’s open meet-

ings law. According to the Charleston

Gazette-Mail , the commission’s

Open Governmental Meetings Com-

mittee determined Thursday that the

Charleston Youth Council falls under

the law’s requirements of advance

public notice of meetings and agen-

das, restrictions on closed-door ses-

sions and other provisions.

WISCONSINMadison: Democratic

Gov. Tony Evers is proposing raising

state employees’ minimum wage to

$15 an hour. Evers’ administration

released its 2019-21 state employee

compensation plan Friday. It called

for raising all permanent state work-

ers’ minimum wage to $15 an hour

beginning June 7, 2020. It also called

for a 2% across-the-board salary

increase in each year of the biennium

and raises for prison guards.

WYOMINGCody: The Park County

Animal Shelter in Cody began a

three-week quarantine last Monday

after a litter of kittens came in carry-

ing the disease feline parvo. None of

the shelter’s dozens of cats can leave

and no more can enter during the

quarantine. The outbreak has killed

at least 15 kittens, including all nine

in the infected litter.

From USA TODAY Network and

wire reports

HIGHLIGHT: ALABAMA

People stand by a Baby Trump balloon at Monnish Park in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,

during a protest of President Donald Trump's visit to Alabama on Saturday.

The balloon was knifed and deflated and a 32-year-old man was arrested.

STEPHANIE TAYLOR/THE TUSCALOOSA NEWS VIA AP

Tuscaloosa: A “Baby Trump” protest balloon was knifed and deflated by some-

one during President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip to Alabama, organizers said.

The incident occurred during Trump’s visit to watch the University of Alabama

football game. The balloon, which is more than 20 feet tall, was set up in a nearby

park. Jim Girvan, the organizer of a group that “adopts” out the Trump balloons

for protests, said a man charged the balloon with a knife and cut an 8-foot-long

gash in the back. In a news release, Tuscaloosa police said Hoyt Deau Hutchin-

son, 32, was arrested and charged with first-degree criminal mischief.