DEQ Division of Water Resources awards more than $1.5M for stream restoration, water management, recreation projects

Down Ballot Staff Reports RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to support stream restoration, water-based recreation and water management projects across North Carolina. The grants were awarded to nine local governments through the Water

Brunswick County Commissioners approve purchase of 380 acres for future raw water reservoir

Land is in the Leland area near the Northwest Water Treatment Plant

Unrest continues in Minnesota; Former inmate buys N.C. prison; UNC Charlotte faces racial discrimination claim

Helena Moreno sworn in as the Crescent City's second woman mayor

Feds bar Minnesota from investigating Minneapolis ICE shooting

Many L.A. fire survivors face insurance delays and can’t return home a year later

Dry conditions widespread across North Carolina

Down Ballot Staff Reports RALEIGH – Dry conditions are widespread in North Carolina, according to the latest update from the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council released on Thursday.  All or parts of 32 counties in central and western North Carolina are considered in severe drought, or D2 conditions. Another 53

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says it will cease operations in May

The news coincides with the closure of the Pittsburgh City Paper last week.

Measles reported in Buncombe as public health officials worry about spread in the face of declining vaccination rates

The 3 cases are part of a surge in illnesses – chickenpox, whooping cough and flu – that can be prevented or contained by immunizations

Gun violence dropped to its lowest level in decades

Virginia conservation group sues EPA over PFAS, Mamdani builds team in NYC, Faculty at NC colleges report anxiety over threats to academic freedom

Clinicians part of mental health calls in Golden State

Virginia Lawmaker Weighs in on White’s Ferry Impasse; Danville, Va. city council member continuing recovery following attack

Report proposes halving FEMA

2 NC municipalities in Carteret and Hertford counties must redo elections; DHS adding funding in hopes of getting more local law enforcement agencies to work with ICE

Feds conclude first week of immigration raids in Crescent City

South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation; Stein restores Medicaid rates in NC amid budget shortfall

Virginia town focused on its undefeated football team, not fugitive coach

Mass. AG's suit against Meta at the state's highest court; Jay Lee's family sees justice in Mississippi