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SEATTLE (AP) — An election for a volunteer board in the Seattle area is so obscure that voter turnout is typically less than 1%. Officials are giving online voting a trial run this year to try to boost turnout and explore how it might work in a bigger election.

Valencia Pizza & Pasta in San Francisco closes its doors after a 25-year run. The Mission’s 25-year-old Valencia Pizza & Pasta, known for inexpensive Italian dishes, has quietly closed its doors.

Beat writer Susan Slusser returns from vacation to a load of questions about the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, and the reaction to Mike Fiers’ blowing the whistle.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have rolled back a proposal that aimed to require a poster with the national motto “In God We Trust” and the American and state flags be displayed in all public school classrooms.

All-Pro tight end George Kittle against Packers journeyman safety Will Redmond is a mismatch. Just ask Kyle Shanahan.

A lively discussion on the first (we think) candle scent of the year; missile silo homes for sale; and the home design trends that are officially stale.

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We sat down with organizing professionals from all over the country to find out exactly how you can keep your bedroom a clutter-free zone.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Grammys CEO Neil Portnow said Wednesday that a rape allegation against him aired in a complaint against the Recording Academy by his successor is “false and outrageous.”

DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Police say an eastern Illinois homeowner shot and killed an intruder during a home invasion.

ELKVIEW, W.Va. (AP) — Ground has been broken for a new West Virginia high school to replace one destroyed by 2016 floods.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A review of a proposal to ramp up production of key components for the United States' nuclear arsenal will be open and transparent, according to members of New Mexico's congressional delegation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two miles from President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Capitol, Michael Bloomberg and Pete Buttigieg are looking to draw a distinction between the improbable and the practical.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were:

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were:

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Day" game were:

ROME (AP) — The head of Italy's ruling 5-Star Movement stepped down as party leader Wednesday, following a string of parliamentary defections, falling poll numbers and questions about the movement's future.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man charged with abducting an 11-year-old girl was ordered by a judge Wednesday to undergo a 20-day psychiatric evaluation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding answers from the National Archives in the wake of a scandal over politically motivated edits to a photo of the 2017 Women's March.

VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — The city of Vallejo released four surveillance videos showing a city resident retrieving a gun from his van during an argument over a parking spot with an off-duty police officer, who then fatally shoots the man as he walks away.

NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri attorney general has ordered officials in a southwest Missouri town to attend training about the state's open records and meeting law after determining that official business had been discussed in group texts instead of in public meetings.

San Francisco 49ers pass rusher Dee Ford's final game in a Kansas City Chiefs uniform was last season's AFC Championship, a game he'd probably like to forget.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's leading House Republican said he found it “disrespectful” that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham failed to cite the oil and gas industry in her State of the State speech on Tuesday at a time when the industry is providing record revenues to the state's coffers that will fund some of the Democrat's educational initiatives.

Iowa athletic director Gary Barta has been chosen as the new chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate began hearing opening arguments Wednesday in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with proceedings now on a fast track. First up: Democratic House managers making their case that Trump abused his presidential power and should be removed from office.