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Courtesy Bryn Gray-Harding for Cascade Forest Conservancy
Are the foothills of Mount St. Helens the right place for a copper mine?
A local conservation non-profit cites concerns of water pollution, impacts to tourism and recreation.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Washington Tribal Police Hire Fired Officers at Outsized Rates
Tribal police in Washington hire officers fired elsewhere at a rate four times higher than their share of the workforce.
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Charlestown board advances data center proposal with stipulations
The planning commission approved the roughly 55,000-square-foot data center, despite many in the community who say they don’t want it or don’t like its location.
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Texas flood destroyed or heavily damaged 135 Kerr County homes, Abbott said
Long-term housing is a pressing need after last week’s storms left another 490 residences needing repairs, the governor said.
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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.
MORE NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Scammers target injured Wisconsin workers with fake worker’s compensation hearings
July 20, 2026
Wisconsin officials warn that scammers are using fake worker’s compensation hearings to trick injured workers, most of them Spanish-speaking, into paying bogus fees.
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Alaska state legislator chases bear away from fellow lawmaker outside state Capitol
July 20, 2026
The lawmaker, who had just climbed in a ride-sharing car, asked the driver to stop, got out of the car and bluff-charged the bear, holding his cellphone in front of him to film the encounter.
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‘The worst it has ever been’: Virginia immigration lawyers, former immigration judges warn of a court system in crisis
July 20, 2026
Charlottesville Tomorrow spoke to four former immigration judges for this story, three of whom worked in Virginia courts and two of whom agreed to let Charlottesville Tomorrow use their names.
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Public hearing for data center moratorium in Carlton County set for August
July 20, 2026
Carlton County is considering enacting a year-long moratorium on data centers. An interim study would investigate whether data center regulations are needed in the county.
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Troy Jackson is on a path to become Senate nominee
July 20, 2026
Four other top contenders have withdrawn from the Democratic race as Jackson picked up a majority of delegates.
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Wyoming Rep. Gary Brown served Colorado prison time for felony intimidation, records show
July 20, 2026
The lawmaker had his right to vote and hold public office legally restored before running for the Legislature.
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Where have cases of cyclosporiasis been detected in Ky? What health officials have confirmed
July 17, 2026
The Kentucky Department for Public Health said it had recorded 108 confirmed cases of the illness and 192 reported, with seven people hospitalized.
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Canadian wildfire smoke wafts over Virginia, dirtying skies and posing health risks
July 17, 2026
The Department of Enviromental Qualilty has issued an Air Quality Alert for most of the state as far west as the Roanoke Valley, as unhealthy levels of smoke are expected to reach the surface on this Friday.
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WVU Health leadership failed to address painkiller thefts for years as opioids devastated West Virginia
July 17, 2026
A federal settlement reveals West Virginia’s largest hospital system failed to report and prevent employees from stealing opiates.