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A Prison Newspaper Hopes to Bridge ‘Inside’ and ‘Outside’ Worlds in Rural California
Rural prisons tend to have fewer programs for incarcerated residents than urban prisons do. A new media project at the Central California Women’s Facility is bucking that trend.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Food bank bounces back from Helene to tackle hunger crisis in western NC
Organizations are moving quickly to address food insecurity as the region continues to reel from historic flooding.
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Train derails near Glacier, spills hundreds of tons of grain
While no hazardous material was spilled in the wreck, the hundreds of tons of grain that did will likely concern wildlife officials in northwest Montana.
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‘What hope can you provide?’ Upshur County residents say rising costs are leaving people hungry and schools underfunded
Reporters asked Upshur County residents and West Virginia Wesleyan College students what they want to hear candidates talking about this election season. They said they need a stronger investment in the public school system and more help for those in need.
RNN Highlights
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Angelica Edwards for Enlace Latino NC
Bridging Access
Rural communities of color may be facing barriers to health care, but they’re also laying the groundwork for a more equitable future. Whether it’s hospitals reopening, These stories led by Capital B and The Associated Press, offer a roadmap.
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Jerry L Mennenga for the Flatwater Free Press
Nebraska Evolving
The perception is that Nebraska’s smaller communities are dying. The reality is that many rural Nebraska counties are now growing for one reason. Immigration.
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Dave Pellar for Oviedo Community News
Preserve or Develop? The Race Against Time to Protect Florida’s Wildlife Corridor
Just off a trail in Central Florida lies evidence, piled in bear boneyards, of Florida’s battle between development and an imperiled corridor.
MORE NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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New bill would pay farmers to put rentals on their land
October 12, 2024
The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Angus King, would give certain rural property owners two grants of up to $100,000 each to build rental housing.
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A public safety disconnect among Liberty County voters
October 11, 2024
Only one race on the Nov. 5 ballot – the sheriff’s race – specifically involves public safety. But when The Current asked Liberty County residents about public safety and the election, not one mentioned the county sheriff’s race.
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Montana businessman gets 2 years in prison for role in Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol
October 11, 2024
Per prosecutors, Henry Phillip “Hank” Muntzer of Dillon was involved in physical confrontations with law enforcement. In Dillon, Muntzer is known for a pro-QAnon mural on the building that houses his appliance store, according to the Dillon Tribune.
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Texas Rangers, Stephens County Sheriff’s Office solve 14-year-old murder case; suspect is deceased
October 11, 2024
The Texas Rangers Unsolved Crime Investigation Program (UCIP) assisted the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, re-investigating the deadly shooting of Jimmy Earl Whitt.
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LISTEN: Kentucky’s TikTok lawsuit revealed executives knew about app’s effect on teens
October 11, 2024
The contents of a two-year investigation into TikTok by 14 attorneys general is now public due to a redaction error by Kentucky’s attorney general.
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Simpson County Sheriff’s Deputy Kicked Handcuffed Man in the Head, Federal Indictment Alleges
October 11, 2024
Neighboring Rankin County was the site of an unrelated brutality case by law enforcement officers in 2023: Five former deputies and a former Richland police officer pleaded guilty to federal and state charges in torture of two Black men.
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In Popping Pinks and Grassy Greens, Solar Storms Light Up Northern Dutchess Skies, as Readers Share Their Photos
October 11, 2024
The skies of Northern Dutchess County were on proverbial fire Thursday night with the effects of the Aurora Borealis, bringing another celestial awakening to the area that precisely six months ago was agog with the Solar Eclipse.
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50 years after ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ a question of how the Roanoke Valley could mark its connection to a literary masterpiece
October 11, 2024
Annie Dillard spent a dozen years in the Roanoke Valley, but there’s no official commemoration of her time there or of her Pulitzer-winning book.
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Northern Lights potentially visible Thursday night in Tompkins County area
October 10, 2024
The aurora may be visible as far south as Alabama and northern California, but with the advances in smartphone photo technology, people have been able to readily see the red aurora much farther south than previously.