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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.
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How a growing El Paso County regenerative agriculture operation turned bullish on … sheep
September 24, 2026
Firefighter Will Vogl learned from drought-induced failure of his parents’ ranch. Now his own farm charts a new course.
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Texas executes second man convicted of triple murder in rural town
September 23, 2026
Ker’Sean Olajuwa Ramey was convicted in 2007 of killing three Edna residents. Ramey’s codefendant was put to death last week.
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Federal immigration policy may be worsening Wisconsin’s caregiver shortage, leaders say
September 23, 2026
Policy changes by the Trump administration are weakening an already struggling workforce that helps care for Wisconsin’s older adults and disabled population.
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Wyoming courts investigate extent of personal data exposed in cybersecurity breach
September 23, 2026
While the breach of third-party software did not impact the judicial branch’s current internal system, data from certain cases between 2015 and 2025 may have been exposed.
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This Farmer-Artist Questions Hawaiʻi’s Statehood. He Wants To Be LG
September 23, 2026
GOP lieutenant governor candidate Daniel Anthony says he’s tired of fighting against the government, and wants to help lead the way to “generational change.”
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Arizona community colleges lower expectations for Workforce Pell as state approves first programs
September 22, 2026
The new federal aid program could expand access to short-term workforce training, but Arizona colleges are taking a cautious approach to its rollout.
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Fat Bear Week Begins with Family Groups and Sow Power
September 22, 2026
Welcome to Fat Bear Week, Day 1! The annual competition returns with a new focus on bear families, including mothers raising cubs and the challenges they face.
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109 locks, 35 miles: Engineering the Black River Canal
September 22, 2026
How 19th-century builders connected Rome to Lyons Falls.
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Virginia sought search warrants in Florida in the Natural Bridge Zoo case involving Asha the elephant; an unidentified prosecutor said no
September 22, 2026
A Florida document says a prosecutor there found the Virginia request “insufficient” but does not elaborate. No one is saying, either, although it’s unusual for one state not to recognize another state’s warrants.
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