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The (Biloxi) Sun Herald launches the digital video series Color on the Coast. A project that began with community engagement, COTC will tell the stories of people of color living on the Gulf Coast. Find COTC on the Sun Herald’s Instagram and YouTube pages.
Hear the voices, experiences of people of color on the Coast in this new Sun Herald series
Video By Britneé Davis | Photo By Alyssa Newton | Sun Herald
The Kansas City Star does a deep-dive investigation into the man at the center of what’s dubbed one of the biggest and longest-running frauds in the history of American agriculture.
Missouri charmer led double life, masterminded one of the biggest frauds in farm history
Story By Mike Hendricks | The Kansas City Star
Miami Herald/elNuevo Herald outline common mistakes made by people filing immigration forms with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and how those mistakes can be avoided
Immigrants can lose their green cards and face deportation if they make these mistakes
Story and Videos By Daniel Shoer Roth | Miami Herald
Video By Esther Medina and Meta Viers | McClatchy Video Team
The (Rock Hill, SC) Herald offered a lovely portrait of a father-son team called on by the White House to build a box for the queen.
A box for the Queen: Father-son furniture makers from York, SC get White House call
Story By Cailyn Derickson | Video and Photo By Tracy Kimball | The (Rock Hill, SC) Herald
From McClatchyDC — an important piece on the Senate’s attempt to curtail coverage of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
‘No cameras, no C-Span, no coverage.’ Rules will limit access during Trump’s trial
Story By Bryan Lowry | Video By Meta Viers and Maureen Chowdhury |
McClatchyDC
The Lexington Herald-Leader takes a look at a controversial bill in the Kentucky Senate that would give officers new authority to stop people on the street and demand they identify themselves and explain their actions.
Who are you and what are you doing? Answer or be detained under Kentucky Senate bill.
Story By John Cheves | Lexington Herald-Leader | Video By Nicole L. Cvetnic
McClatchy Video Team
The Sacramento Bee covers all angles of the breaking news story of a deadly avalanche at a popular Lake Tahoe ski resort.
Everything we know about the Alpine Meadows avalanche that killed one, injured another
The Sacramento Bee Staff
The Kansas City Star offers NFL playoff coverage and deep analysis of the Chiefs’ win in the AFC Championship game.
Patrick Mahomes, Tyrann Mathieu share these important traits as leaders of the Chiefs
Story By Vahé Gregorian | Video By Rich Sugg | Photo By Tammy Ljungblad |
The Kansas City Star
Sports Beat KC Podcast: Meet the Chiefs game-planners
The Charlotte Observer hustled when the Panthers’ Luke Kuechly announced his retirement, producing a full package on his decision, including a smart piece on the path from concussion to an exit from the game.
Charlotte: Luke Kuechly, Panthers’ 28-year-old linebacker, announces he’s retiring from the NFL
By Alaina Getzenberg | The Charlotte Observer
‘Luke Kuechly was the bar.’ Dan Morgan knows the path from concussions to retirement
By Scott Fowler | The Charlotte Observer
Opinion: After revelations that an aide for Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) exchanged multiple text messages with now-indicted Rudy Giuliani associate, Lev Parnas, The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board tells voters of California’s 22nd Congressional District they deserve better.
Opinion: Devin Nunes’ Ukraine lies are a betrayal. Voters in his district deserve better
The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
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