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
Mental Health
Virtual Crisis Care Helps Rural Communities Access Mental Health Resources in Emergencies
by Madeline de Figueiredo, The Daily Yonder March 2, 2026 In rural counties where access to emergency mental health resources is limited, Virtual Crisis Care programs are giving law enforcement on-demand access to behavioral health professionals, reducing unnecessary hospitalizations or confinement in jail. Supported by the Helmsley Charitable Trust, Virtual
Iran
War puts Iran’s participation in World Cup, training plans in Tucson, Arizona in doubt
Voters push for change in closely watched NC primary contests
Mental Health
Who gets a bed in NC’s state psychiatric hospitals — and who waits?
The three state-operated facilities are designed to serve North Carolinians with the most complex mental health needs, including those who can’t be treated safely in community-based facilities.
Mental Health
Feds restore mental health funds
Rural communities stand with vulnerable neighbors in Minnesota; Mothers, daughters, Girl Scouts traveled to Richmond to watch the first woman become governor of Virginia; Measles cases climb in NC; Duke Energy Plans to Build a Massive Natural Gas Power Plant in Davidson County, NC
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
Mental Health
Students at Miss. college supporting each other through grief
Threat of ICE raids shadows every shift in Chicago’s food warehouses; Good night for incumbents in 18 NC counties that had elections; Data centers in other states are raising power costs in West Virginia
Helene
Difficulties in getting FEMA housing assistance after Helene
Tech giants Open AI, Oracle behind $165 billion data center campus near El Paso; New Orleanians are being priced out of the city; NY MTA Locks in $3 Subway Fare to Start in January.
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
Federal Takeover of Washington, D.C.
Montgomery Co. officials react to federal takeover of D.C.
Asheville Watchdog's open meetings lawsuit against city can move forward; Texas redistricting standoff complicates preparations for March 2026 primary; People with developmental disabilities in Maryland seeing Medicaid coverage lapse more often
Wrightsville Beach
Tensions Swell Over the Price of Parking in Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
Louisburg, N.C. leaders decry surprise election change passed without local input; Pennsylvania broke decades of promises to build a better system for people with mental illness; Mississippi broadband expansion moves forward despite federal changes.
Mental Health
Behavioral health urgent care hopes to fill critical need in Robeson County
Tulane University librarians sign to form a union; Novant Health aims to build hospital in Buncombe County; Proposed Public Media Cuts Will Hurt Rural Americans