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Angus M. Thuermer Jr. for WyoFile
Trump orders plans to unlock isolated public land, revise river-trip permitting
The efforts are contained in a push to bolster hunting heritage.
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Vermont pick-your-own orchards’ success depends on the weather
“We became marketers and entertainers,” a state apple expert said. “Pumpkin patch runners and corn maze makers.”
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Hollister High football season cancellation draws community reaction, questions
San Benito High School District officials are facing backlash from students, student-athletes and parents, and the larger community, about their handling of the varsity football program.
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Dos años después, las heridas abiertas de Helene en Swannanoa
En el segundo aniversario del huracán, Comunidades Unidas de Swannanoa identifica la vivienda, la comida y la salud mental como los tres grandes retos de la recuperación de la comunidad. La organización también advierte que la ayuda para desastres empieza a reducirse.
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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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Lily Smith for Flatwater Free Press
Priced out of the Good Life
Nebraska paychecks are stagnant. Home prices continue to spiral. It’s pricing out a generation of buyers.
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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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Can Question 7’s zoning reform ease the housing crisis in Mass.?
September 25, 2026
The ballot initiative would allow single-family homes to be built on residential lots as small as 5,000 square feet. Developers and some progressive groups say that will help first-time buyers. But others aren’t convinced.
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$31M in federal grants target Oklahoma tribal nations’ mental health, substance abuse prevention
September 25, 2026
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced $31 million will support more than a dozen tribal nations and organizations in Oklahoma, providing mental health and substance use prevention resources.
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Inaugural fall free fishing weekend starts Friday across Virginia
September 25, 2026
Anglers can fish without buying a license from Friday through Sunday. The state’s free fishing weekend typically takes place each June; this is the first year with a second free weekend.
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Massive lakes formed as glaciers retreated from Northern New York. A geologist thinks they need new names.
September 24, 2026
As technology advances knowledge of ancient lake boundaries, a retired SUNY professor aims to unite researchers around a common naming convention that also pays homage to Indigenous peoples.
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Proposed EPA rule would exempt most offshore seafood processing vessels from reporting their pollution discharge
September 24, 2026
The rule change would apply nationwide, but the EPA said approximately 80 current permit holders in Alaska, Washington and Oregon would be affected if the proposal is enacted.
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Do you need a reason to vote absentee in North Dakota?
September 24, 2026
As Election Day approaches, here’s what North Dakota voters should know about requesting and returning an absentee ballot.
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Can You Trust ‘Sustainably Farm-Raised’ Salmon? A New Lawsuit Challenges the Label
September 24, 2026
Mama Bear allegedly uses misleading branding on Atlantic salmon cubes sourced by Australis Foods, an aquaculture operation accused of harming Chile’s sensitive marine environment.
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BL Special Report: Emergency Room visits rise steadily amid healthcare shortage in San Benito County
September 24, 2026
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is ‘the only game in town’.
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What will ‘super’ El Nino bring to landlocked, parched Wyoming?
September 24, 2026
While poised to wreak havoc across the globe, El Nino might mean a closer-to-normal Wyoming winter after a wild, snowless one last season.