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Madison Holcomb for Shasta Scout
Shasta’s recent election signals shift in what California’s most conservative voters will tolerate
Interviews with about two dozen sources — including former, current and future county leaders — suggest the result of Shasta County’s June election was less a rejection of conservatism than of a tumultuous leadership style that emerged during the pandemic.
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Can AI help Valley farmers feed a growing world population? A new supercomputer may hold the answer
The ag-tech nonprofit F3 Innovate, or F3I, is launching a supercomputer at Fresno State – the first-of-its-kind in the region – to help farmers use AI to solve daily problems, and bring resources and technological support to Valley researchers and students.
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Oregon State Police Tribal Liaison Talks Priorities
Glendon Smith, a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, received an award from Oregon Governor Tina Kotek for his work as the state’s first tribal liaison for the Oregon State Police.
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Fact brief: Does a ruling bar SD from adding differing health warnings to pesticide labels?
A recent Supreme Court decision has renewed questions about where federal authority ends and states’ authority begins.
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Rachel Livinal for The Merced FOCUS
Young Brains, Huge Stakes: How transitional kindergarten is shaping San Joaquin Valley’s youth
As California expands transitional kindergarten statewide, this four-part series examines whether San Joaquin Valley schools can meet the needs of young learners.
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Courtesy of U.S. Senate
Cardinal News 250: Virginia’s stories. A nation’s birth.
The project spotlights Virginia’s overlooked contributions to America’s march to independence ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial.
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Gordon Hodges for Door County Knock
Locked Out: Door County’s affordable housing shortage
An in-depth series on Door County’s affordable housing shortage, examining its causes, shrinking availability and the roadblocks to building more.
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Hollister loses key administrators amid ongoing fiscal challenges
July 09, 2026
City has experienced extensive leadership changes with loss of fire chief, others this year.
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UH Expert Withdraws Paper Calling For More Solar Instead Of Power Plants
July 08, 2026
The report, which also discussed the option of using geothermal energy on Oʻahu, immediately drew criticism from proponents of two power plant proposals.
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Virginia Tech braces for expected grad student enrollment decline
July 08, 2026
Fewer international students and waning interest in certain computer science programs are contributing to anticipated enrollment declines at colleges and universities across the country.
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Trump pardons Wasilla mechanic who removed anti-pollution devices from diesel pickups
July 08, 2026
Trump granted full clemency to Mackenzie Spurlock, co-owner of Matanuska Diesel. His pardon was announced along with those of seven other men convicted of Clean Air Act violations.
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49 people were arrested in a joint operation between the Greene County Sheriff and ICE
July 08, 2026
The arrests came a week before a new Virginia state law would have restricted the role local police and sheriff’s offices can play in ICE operations.
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Hermit thrush: A beautiful melody faces deepening decline
July 08, 2026
This solitary forest bird lives up to its name.
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Wyoming coal company wins federal money to extract critical minerals from Powder River Basin
July 08, 2026
Coal-mining giant Peabody Energy also received $6.25M from Wyoming this year to establish a processing facility at its Rawhide coal mine north of Gillette.
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Schools try to block kids from accessing dangerous content and games online. Little kids are outsmarting them
July 08, 2026
Parents, educators say if devices are here to stay, districts need to have more control, transparency.
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The rules for grazing on 155 million acres of public lands are getting overhauled
July 07, 2026
The new rule cuts public involvement and favors the livestock industry.