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Nebraskans throw tons of glass into landfills each year. Some are trying to change that.
May 07, 2025
Nebraska City is one of roughly two dozen towns and cities in the state that now offer glass recycling — a practice that comes with environmental, and sometimes economic benefits. But difficulties transporting it have forced some rural communities to scrap glass recycling, advocates say.
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Mat-Su to weigh all-day phone ban for students across district
May 07, 2025
The ban includes phone use during lunch and passing periods.
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Frio County public officials among six indicted after elections investigation, Paxton says
May 07, 2025
The county judge, two city council members and others are accused of vote harvesting.
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Trump’s EPA blocks effort to reduce toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in West Virginia drinking water
May 07, 2025
Over 700,000 state residents are at risk of serious health problems from cancer-causing pollution in drinking water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency canceled a small grant to start tackling the problem, saying it was eliminating discrimination.
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Cinco de Mayo Festival held in Downtown Hollister
May 06, 2025
This the first year the Festival was hosted by Las Micheladas.
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President Trump slashed the Department of Education. What does it mean for the Valley’s multilingual learners?
May 06, 2025
The president recommends cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from programs that aid English learners and migrant students.
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In fiery testimony, Friesen says ODMHSAS has ‘likely’ been plagued by ‘corruption’
May 05, 2025
Testifying for the second time in front of a House investigative committee examining the agency she leads, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Allie Friesen went on the attack.
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Mendocino County braces for early, intense wildfire season amid federal cuts
May 05, 2025
The majority of Mendocino County is state and private land, and Cal Fire is preparing earlier than ever for the coming fire season.
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Trump Budget Proposal Portends Deep Cuts to Public Lands
May 05, 2025
Recommendations include new consolidated wildfire service, more tasks in state hands, less science.
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The Fight to Be Believed: Long COVID’s Toll on Black Americans
May 05, 2025
Black people made up about 32% of long COVID cases, one study found, but are “not being taken as seriously,” said one patient.
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USDA food assistance program cuts mean less fresh, healthy food on Door County pantry shelves and school lunch trays
May 04, 2025
The cuts were made in the middle of the grant cycle, stopping money that was already contracted to various state agencies who administered the funds.
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Counties and municipalities have spent about $7 million of their opioid settlement funds so far
May 04, 2025
The money has gone to residential treatment program scholarships, mental health liaisons in police departments and a recovery center in Alfred.
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Trump is dismantling Social Security. Here’s what’s at risk for West Virginians.
May 03, 2025
West Virginia has the highest rate of people, including retirees and people with disabilities, who rely on Social Security payments to get by. Cuts mean those who rely on the program could lose financial assistance they need.
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U.S. declares military zone around El Paso, allowing soldiers to arrest migrants
May 02, 2025
It’s the second military zone the Trump administration has created at the border, following one on the New Mexico-Mexico border, where a group of migrants were arrested on Monday.
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ICE arrests quietly escalate in Delaware under Trump presidency
May 02, 2025
Federal immigration enforcement in Delaware has quietly and drastically escalated in the first four months of the year, with federal prosecutors bringing forth more criminal deportation cases since January than in all of 2024.
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