Immigration
Memphis advocates call on private airport to stop servicing ICE detention flights
Two more face federal charges with making threats in Nolan Wells’ death investigation
Federal Immigration Enforcement
Arrests of immigrant parents create mental health crisis for children
A Mom Called 911 For an Ambulance. NYPD Sent Handcuffs; 2 NC local governments are testing guaranteed income for people leaving incarceration.
North Carolina
North Carolina passed a budget
Louisiana Supreme Court frees death row prisoner; Martin County, NC residents keep pressing state officials for funding to reopen hospital; A Heat Wave is Hitting New York. Know Your Rights Ahead of Soaring Temps. Chemours must cut Ohio River ‘forever chemical’ pollution under new settlement.
Environment
Recycling batteries is as simple as stopping in for a latte
As Seas Rise, Louisiana Faces a Choice: Plan for Movement or Let Crisis Decide; Young survivors of gun violence find therapy helps. But will California do more? Bay State's slow adoption of EV chargers through federal program is ‘mystifying’ to transit advocates
Economy
Affordability a larger issue for Georgia voters
NC families with disabled children press lawmakers to maintain funding as federal Medicaid cuts loom; Ex-residents of Chicago apartment building targeted in massive immigration raid seek millions in damages
North Carolina
N.C. Senate to have new majority leader
California leaders lionized César Chávez. Now, they face a reckoning with his past; El Paso jail scheduled unauthorized mental health tests for Walmart gunman, records show
North Carolina
California Pays Farms to Make Biogas from Hog Waste in North Carolina, Where Locals Say It’s Fueling Pollution
Last year, six farms were the first in the Tar Heel State to get funding from California’s program offsetting its transportation emissions. Their permits to make biogas already have civil rights complaints against them for the pollution from the process.
Mental Health
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
Virginia governor's race
Spanberger to become Virginia’s first woman governor
Many across the country still awaiting SNAP benefits
California
California redistricting could silence rural voices
Mobile reentry center helps people get back on their feet after incarceration; Artist-in-residence program highlights Danville’s growing public art scene
Federal Occupation
Illinois expecting ICE in Chicago
It's Friday, September 5, 2025 and in this morning's issue we're covering: Illinois expects ICE to come to Chicago, Charlotte primary forecast: Expect low turnout, high impact, Doctors appointments on demand, no insurance required, Shadow Arrests: When a Call for Help Turns Into Involuntary
Severe Weather
Chantal creating housing woes in Triangle
Hurricane Erin closes national seashores in N.C.'s Outer Banks; Mississippi deploys National Guard to D.C.; Hickory, N.C. police face lawsuit over fatal shooting