Monday, August 24, 2026
Berkeleyside · Housing · 23:30 UTC · Nico Savidge · Donate

Berkeley gets $850,000 for new Ashby BART plaza design
The plaza along Adeline Street, planned as developers work to build 600 homes atop the BART station’s parking lot, will host the Berkeley Flea Market.
Block Club Chicago · Education · 23:29 UTC · Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago · Donate

Chicago’s First Day Of School Brings Excitement And Concerns About Possible Budget Cuts
More than 300,000 Chicago Public Schools students returned to the classroom Monday in what is a big year for the nation’s fourth largest school district.
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Tampa Bay Times · News · 23:20 UTC · By News Service of Florida · Donate

Florida cattle ranchers push back on Trump’s beef import plan
LAist · News · 23:11 UTC · Donate

$100M fund announced for OC tank hazmat evacuees
The money will be available to residents and businesses that suffered damages associated with the evacuation around a Garden Grove chemical tank.
Mission Local · News · 23:10 UTC · Marina Newman · Donate

S.F. DA charges shelter workers with aiding man who allegedly shot police officer
Suspect Erika Porter, an employee at Bayshore Navigation Center, pleaded not guilty to all charges of aiding and abetting Norris Reed III. S.F. DA charges shelter workers with aiding man who allegedly shot police officer
The Salt Lake Tribune · Politics · 23:08 UTC · Emily Anderson Stern · Donate

Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions can stand, Supreme Court rules. Here’s what that means for Utah.
Weeks before ballots are scheduled to be mailed to Utah voters, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump's order restricting mail voting can move forward. Here's what we know.
Echo: Chicago Sun-Times: Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms
The Salt Lake Tribune · Environment · 23:05 UTC · Piper Heath | The Nevada Independent · Donate

Nevada sues federal government over cuts to ‘already meager’ Colorado River water allocation
Nevada became the first state to sue over new Colorado River operating rules that would cut its water allocation by more than 70 percent.
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Also in The Nevada Independent
Echo: Inside Climate News: Fearing ‘Catastrophic Impacts’ From Water Cuts, Nevada Sues Feds Over Colorado River Plan · WyoFile: Burgum OKs Colorado River plan, sparing cuts to Wyoming water use
Chicago Sun-Times · Politics · 23:05 UTC · Tina Sfondeles · Donate

As Trump pushes sweeping changes to mail voting, here's where things stand in Illinois
As President Donald Trump continues to challenge mail ballots and push for a nationwide eligible registry list, many voters are confused about their own rights in the November midterm elections. Trump in late July asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt lower court decisions that blocked a March executive order that would make the federal government create a list of eligible voters and then require t
The Texas Tribune · Politics · 23:03 UTC · Gabby Birenbaum · Donate

Speaker Mike Johnson to campaign in battleground South Texas House districts this week
The Louisiana Republican is visiting four districts, each of which are majority Hispanic and were carried by Donald Trump in 2024. The seats could help decide control of the House this fall.
City Limits · Politics · 23:02 UTC · Daniel Parra · Donate

PODCAST: ¿A cuánto ascienden multas civiles de migración impuestas por gobierno Trump?
Según un nuevo informe elaborado por investigadores de la Immigrant Rights Clinic de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Nueva York, el gobierno ha impuesto al menos 103.000 multas a inmigrantes, lo que supone una deuda potencial de más de $84.000 millones de dólares.
Willamette Week · Food · 22:55 UTC · Rachel Saslow · Donate

One Pizza Dream Ends, Another Begins on Northeast Glisan at 47th Avenue
Atlas Pizza will take over the former American Dream Pizza space in September.
Fort Worth Report · Politics · 22:54 UTC · Scott Nishimura · Donate

Fort Worth Fire Department gets new interim chief
James Horton will become interim fire chief when Raymond Hill retires Aug. 31.
Fort Worth Report · Food · 22:52 UTC · Obituary · Donate

Vernell Sturns – Nov. 11, 1939 – Aug. 23, 2026
Vernell Sturns, a pioneering public servant, civic leader, mentor, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, and great grandfather whose career helped shape Fort Worth and North Texas, passed away after a life defined by leadership, perseverance and service to others.
City Limits · Housing · 22:48 UTC · Jeanmarie Evelly · Donate

Opinion: Why Disability Access Must Be Central To NYC’s Housing Strategy
"People with disabilities deserve the same opportunity as everyone else to choose where they live, build relationships, participate in their communities, and remain connected to the places they call home throughout their lives."
Chicago Sun-Times · Politics · 22:47 UTC · Lindsay Whitehurst · Donate

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Monday in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision leaves room for more court challenges that could further slow Trump's order, and other similar cases have already been file
Echo: The Salt Lake Tribune: Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions can stand, Supreme Court rules. Here’s what that means for Utah.
The Baltimore Banner · 22:45 UTC · Olivia Bensimon · Donate

Woman found dead, man fatally shot in separate Baltimore incidents
Baltimore Police are investigating a suspicious death and a fatal shooting, officials said Monday.
The Colorado Sun · Environment · 22:42 UTC · Shannon Mullane · Donate

Nevada sues in federal court to block Colorado River cuts
Nevada officials pointed directly at Colorado and its fellow upstream states in comments Monday, saying water cuts need to be shared by everyone
The Oaklandside · Housing · 22:39 UTC · Azucena Rasilla · Donate

Smoldering railway trestle demolished in West Oakland following massive fire
Smoldering railway trestle demolished in West Oakland following massive fire A blaze that began Friday on West Grand Ave. destroyed what remained of the East Bay Electric Lines elevated rail.
San Antonio Report · Education · 22:39 UTC · Danya Pérez · Donate

UIW welcomes students into its newly renovated Founders Hall expansion
The former AT&T headquarters is now an extension of UIW's main campus welcoming students for the first time this fall.UIW welcomes students into its newly renovated Founders Hall expansion was first posted on August 24, 2026 at 5:39 pm. ©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is gui
Fort Worth Report · Education · 22:38 UTC · Dang Le · Donate

Tarrant County employers no longer just wait for graduates. They’re helping teach them
Leaders from Tarrant County College, UT Arlington and Azle ISD share how employers shape what students learn before entering the workforce.
VTDigger · Politics · 22:35 UTC · Shaun Robinson · Donate

A Vermonter is running for treasurer as a Progressive. The party says he’s not their candidate.
“Most of my dearest friends were astounded to discover my choice of party when I decided to run for office,” Zachary Hampl said earlier this year. Read the story on VTDigger here: A Vermonter is running for treasurer as a Progressive. The party says he’s not their candidate..
LAist · Politics · 22:28 UTC · Donate

Supreme Court gives Trump an interim win on his mail voting order, but hurdles loom
The Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail for the midterms.
City Limits · Housing · 22:23 UTC · Jeanmarie Evelly · Donate

NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 24-31
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
La Raza · 22:20 UTC · EFE · Support
Rescatistas mexicanos “Topos Azteca” desafían la burocracia para salvar vidas en Colombia
“Nosotros los Topos no nos regimos por la normatividad de la ONU; nos regimos por el corazón, por la solidaridad, por el amor...”, afirmó el "Topo Mayor".
La Raza · 22:15 UTC · EFE · Support

Trump planea una nueva tarifa de más de $100,000 para gestionar una visa H-1B
Una tasa de $103,265 dólares se añadiría a todas las solicitudes de trabajadores con visa H-1B que se van renovando de manera anual
Chalkbeat · Food · 22:15 UTC · Amy Zimmer · Donate

NYC schools start Sept. 10, leaving parents scrambling for childcare
The Sept. 10 school start date start leaves many working NYC parents struggling to cover weeks of costly childcare gaps.
Fort Worth Report · News · 22:14 UTC · Hunter Welling · Donate

Junior Achievement: Leadership doesn’t start at 18. And the future doesn’t wait.
Learn more about how 18 Under 18 celebrates outstanding students in this sponsored article by Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail.
Tampa Bay Times · Politics · 22:13 UTC · By Claire Heddles, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau · Donate

Donalds expected to name running mate Tuesday
VTDigger · Business · 22:08 UTC · The Deerfield Valley News · Donate

15 years after Irene, plucky business owners recall the monster storm and its aftermath
Residents remembered the destructive power of the storm as it drove the North Branch of the Deerfield River well over its banks and into homes and businesses. Read the story on VTDigger here: 15 years after Irene, plucky business owners recall the monster storm and its aftermath.
Inside Climate News · Politics · 22:06 UTC · By Arcelia Martin · Support
ERCOT Says Abbott’s Data Center Audit Will Be Done in December
The first group of large data centers in line to get connected to Texas’ grid won’t move forward until mid-December, grid officials say. Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) staff needs to vet the first 300 projects, 90 percent of which are data centers, in “Batch Zero,” and put together a community impact review as