SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga University is planning five in-person commencement ceremonies this year.

The Spokesman-Review reports the outdoor ceremonies are scheduled for May 8-9 at Union...

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — NASCAR's popular throwback weekend celebration at Darlington Raceway is moving from Labor Day weekend to Mother's Day.

PORTLAND (AP) — Additional plaintiffs in Oregon have joined a $600 million lawsuit against power utilities, alleging that the companies let electrical equipment spark wildfires that ravaged the...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of bringing explosives to a Jersey Shore bar, resulting in a Labor Day parade cancellation, will not see jail time after pleading guilty, officials say....

CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) — Three new all-terrain wheelchairs have been added for guest use at Indiana Dunes State Park.

The park in Northwest Indiana says the chairs were purchased by the...

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. (AP) — Snohomish County search and rescue crews came to the aid of two hikers over the weekend in what the county sheriff's office says has been the busiest year ever recorded...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 159 new confirmed coronavirus cases with no additional deaths.

The latest numbers increased the statewide totals to...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority reported 457 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, the state's largest daily total since the the start of the pandemic.

DETROIT (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday reduced a $200,000 verdict to no more than $50,000 in an excessive force case against a Detroit-area police officer.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Likely spurred by increased exposures to the coronavirus at social gatherings during the Labor Day weekend, Nevada’s statewide daily positivity rate for COVID-19 is on an upward...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington's apple crop will be up to 10% smaller than expected because wildfires and extreme windstorms have battered orchards in recent weeks, the Washington Apple...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heat exposure contributed to the deaths of at least three people in Los Angeles County during a record-breaking heat wave over the Labor Day weekend, according to the coroner's...

CHICAGO (AP) — Gun violence in Chicago left 10 people dead over the weekend and 43 others injured.

The gunfire came amid a surge in violence this year in the nation's third-largest city....

LAS VEGAS (AP) —

Lawyers representing the Encore Las Vegas have filed a trespassing lawsuit against 20 unknown people after a fight occurred at the hotel over Labor Day weekend.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago anti-violence group is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the killing of an 8-year-old girl shot in the back during Labor Day...

A college student house held a party over the Labor Day weekend that included people who had recently tested positive for the coronavirus, according to police body camera footage.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — In-person classes at the University of Wyoming will begin for the fall semester no sooner than Monday amid ongoing efforts to test for the coronavirus among students and...

DENVER (AP) — Snow and cold weather have stalled the growth of a northern Colorado wildfire that exploded in hot, windy weather over the Labor Day weekend, fire managers said Wednesday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Nineteen people were killed on Georgia roads over the three-day Labor Day weekend, nearly doubling the number of deaths from the 2019 holiday, authorities said.

Schools restarted across Vermont on Tuesday after the Labor Day weekend with a mix of in-person and remote learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, along with rules and procedures to prevent the...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Twelve more coronavirus-related deaths were reported Tuesday by Indiana health officials, a day after the statewide total of confirmed COVID-19 cases during the pandemic topped...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials reported 638 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, and three additional deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 1,860....

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Large crowds in New Orleans over the Labor Day weekend prompted city officials to issue a warning that the activity could cause a spike in coronavirus cases and that businesses...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia on Sunday reached more than 6,000 reported deaths from the coronavirus pandemic as officials urged people to take health precautions over the Labor Day weekend.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials are urging residents to take precautions while celebrating Labor Day to avoid spreading the coronavirus.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — San Diego State University has issued a stay-at-home order for students living on campus to limit the spread of COVID-19 as they return for the school year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials continued urging vigilance over the Labor Day holiday weekend, even as the coronavirus pandemic continued on a downward trajectory Saturday with the...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Coronavirus cases in South Dakota continued to climb on Saturday with health officials reporting 293 new cases and three deaths.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gas prices ticked up in New Jersey and down across the nation with motorists in the Garden State seeing the lowest Labor Day weekend prices at the pump in four years for...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Six parks across southwest Louisiana received heavy damage from Hurricane Laura and won't be available for the Labor Day weekend holiday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State police have once again beefed up their patrols along Indiana’s highways to prevent accidents and fatalities during the long Labor Day weekend by catching dangerous or...