Voces de Charlotte brings local community together after Charlotte’s Web

Journalists, community members and experts convened at Voces de Charlotte to share stories of resilience and explore the lasting impacts of Operation Charlotte's Web on the local Latino community.

Asheville City Council to appoint new city clerk

Down Ballot Staff Reports Asheville City Council will hold a special, in-person meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 4:30 pm to appoint a new city clerk effective on Nov. 1, 2026. The regular council meeting will follow at 5 pm.

Va. Sen. Louise Lucas, one of the Old Dominion's most powerful Democrats, was one of six indicted in federal corruption case

512 Flock cameras boost Coastal Georgia’s growing surveillance network, The Brutal Commute of New Yorkers Priced Out to the Poconos, Medi-Cal cuts could push seniors and people with disabilities off of coverage

COMMENTARY: Tennessee’s botched execution of Christa Pike raises tough questions

By Mark Harmon (Tennessee Lookout) Published: October 15, 2026 Editor’s note: This commentary includes descriptions of botched executions. Tennessee’s botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike has left behind some lingering and disturbing questions. As for Pike, she was hospitalized with serious injuries, now is in a prison

Changes possible with Charlotte, Triangle hospitals

New mobile grocery expands healthy food options for seniors living in New Orleans, Some Rural Libraries Are Letting Their Users Visit During Unstaffed Hours

Aging workforce, immigration crackdown are depleting skilled workers

By Tim Henderson (Stateline) Published: October 8, 2026 A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers. Automakers and construction contractors say they need more access to workers through accelerated training,

NJ data center emitted high amounts of air pollution for nearly a year

Faith leaders hold vigil for forthcoming family and children detention facility in Louisiana; Depression, Anxiety Plague Black Women a Year After Being Fired by DOGE, Asylum win caps immigrant’s two-year detention as courts weigh third-country deportations

Up-and-down progress of voting rights in America has been shaped by these 10 key moments

Published: October 1, 2026 By Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University, The Conversation As the 2026 midterm elections approach, the U.S. Supreme Court has been busy with voting rights cases. In mid-September, the court barred the Trump administration from carrying out its

Western Kentucky utility projects keeping its existing fossil fuel-fired power plants beyond 2050

By Liam Niemeyer (Kentucky Lantern) Published: October 1, 2026 An electric utility serving Western Kentucky counties is telling the state regulator it anticipates keeping its existing coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants open beyond 2050, a projection amid state and federal efforts seeking to boost fossil fuel-fired

District attorney elections linked to more prison admissions during ‘tough on crime’ era

Western NC's recovery continues two years after Helene, however childcare centers in the region have yet to receive federal funding; Meet Chicago’s First Street Psychiatrist

Federal judge denies request to block TN Highway Patrol traffic stops conducted in tandem with ICE

By Anita Wadhwani (Tennessee Lookout) Published: September 23, 2026 A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction that would prevent the Tennessee Highway Patrol from conducting pretextual traffic stops in tandem with federal immigration agents. U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger ruled the Tennessee Immigrant &

Morrisey declares state of emergency for Boone, Lincoln counties after flooding

By Lori Kersey (West Virginia Watch) Published: September 24, 2026 West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has issued a state of emergency for two counties in Southern West Virginia after heavy rains this week caused flash flooding. Boone and Lincoln counties are included in the state of emergency, which will be