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Oregon--Grant Pass:----A federal report says removing four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California and restoring ecosystems will produce a big increase in salmon harvest and boost revenues.

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Virginia Charlottesville:---The University of Virginia on Thursday will launch a $3 million, per-five-year program aimed at increasing the number of female faculty members in science and social science fields.

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Maine Bar Barbor:--college of the Atlantic is offering free car fill-ups for electric cars.The college opened a solar-powered charging station to any vehicle needing a recharge.

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Florida--Key West---A military blimp that's been tethered in the Florida Keys for 33 years will end its fight on March15. The Key West Citizen report that the blimp known as "Fat Albert" is part of an Air Force Program that is being cut.

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Sacramento, California---The state is abandoning an algebra requirement for eight graders. The San Jose Mercury News said students can now take Algebra I or an alternative course that includes some algebra. New state standardized tests will focus on the alternative course.

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Point A la Hache, Louisiana: Plaquemines parish will receive nearly $1.3 million from the federal government to help fix roads damaged by Hurricane Issac.

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Columbiana, Alabama---The U. S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb 27 on efforts by Shelby Couny to stop enforcement of part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which opened Southern polling places to Millions of blacks.

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Aurora, Colorado------Work has begun on a new military memorial. Designed to resemble the shape of the Rocky Mountains, the $700,000 Colorado freedom Memorial will list the names of nearly 6,000 servicemen and service women, dating back to the Spanish-American War.

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Annapolis, Maryland---John Leopold resigned as Anne Arundel country executive after being found guilty of misconduct in offices. Leopold is still facing civil discrimination lawsuits from two ex-country employees who say they were wrongfully fired.

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Pocatello, Idaho--The school District 25 has approved installing gun safes in its high schools and middle schools so school resource officers can have their semi-automatic rifles available if needed.

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Madison, Wisconsin---The state will require import permits for pigs starting March 1 to make sure they are free of a virus that causes reproductive failure in breeding stock.

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east Ridge Tennessee: Volunteers will be installing free smoke detectors in areas of the city where several fires have been reported. the Tennessee State fire marshal's offices got a grant for the detectors, and east Ridge hopes to place at least 1,000 of them during the up coming year.

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Devils Lake, North Dakota:----A man is out $50,000 after bring caught up in a sweepstakes scam. The man was told he won $48.5 million but he had to pay fees to collect the money.

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Jackson Wyoming---Wildlife officials hazed a group of elk from the Spring Gulch area to the National Elk Refuge because the animals were getting into feed lines and scuffing with horses on private ranches.

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Lewes, Delaware University of Delaware researchers are tagging sand tiger sharks electronic monitors to study the other marine life around them, the news Journal reports. To recover the data, researchers must capture the sharks and remove the listening devices.

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Providence, Rhode Island---Rhode Island's transit authorities has unveiled a plan to expand bus service. the proposal includes spending $9 million to add more than 700 hours of bus services and $9.5 million to buy 21 more buses, the providence Journal reported.

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Portland, Maine----The Maine State Prison warden who was fired is taking on a new role at a reduced salary. Patricia barnhart, who had presided over the prison since late 2009, will become policy development coordinator for the Department of Correction, effective march 1. Officials say her annual salary will drop from about $102,897 to $68,578.

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Trenton, New Jersey---Most state residents will pay less for electricity after the Board of Public Utilities approved the results of the annual basic generation service auction where utilities buy some of their wholesale energy from suppliers.

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Topeka, Missouri --Republicans in the state house are reconsidering a policy to allow lawmakers to continue smoking in their offices, the Kansas city Star reported.

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Savannah, Georgia---City officials are putting up bigger road signs to welcome visitors to Georgia's oldest city. The three signs are being placed at the main roadways into Savannah.