TWIN FALLS, ID – When I first drove into southern Idaho, I passed over a 500-foot canyon. Below...
Feb 25, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN AUGUSTA, ME
ON THE GROUND IN TWIN FALLS, ID
The Snake River, lifeblood of Idaho’s Magic Valley
ON THE GROUND IN LEXINGTON, KY
Moving home: Church and state converge at Kentucky’s foster care crisis
LEXINGTON, KY -- It was early evening in late August and former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was talking...
Feb 21, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BLANDING, UT
In Utah, change is slow following historic election of Native Americans
BLANDING, Utah – I arrived in San Juan County after a historic shift in power. In November 2018,...
Feb 20, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN DETROIT, MI
Life after prison: Second chances in Detroit
DETROIT, MI — On a Sunday afternoon in summer, Demetrius Knuckles popped open the trunk of his Trailblazer...
Feb 20, 2020
Pushing forward: How one reporter took over a 20-year-old investigation
Editor’s note: For this edition of Navigator, we’re proud to share this dispatch from Report for America corps...
Feb 19, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN JACKSON, MS
Wounds of the past still haunt Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. -- Shortly after relocating to Mississippi last summer, I came face-to-face with the state’s racist past...
Feb 14, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN HONOLULU, HI
Native Hawaiians turn to traditional practices to address health disparities
HONOLULU — Up Highway 93, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu's west coast, the crisp air and crystalline...
Feb 13, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN COLLINSVILLE, IL
The promises and challenges of legal marijuana in Illinois
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — It was 6:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day and the line was already long. Hoards...
Feb 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN LOÍZA, PUERTO RICO
An Afro-Caribbean community in Puerto Rico fights to preserve its identity, and its coastline
IN ENGLISH | EN ESPAÑOL LOÍZA, Puerto Rico — The waves crashed loudly on the collapsed ruins of...
Feb 06, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SOMERS, CT
Connecticut’s ‘monument’ to tough-on-crime era sits almost empty as justice reforms shine
SOMERS, Conn. — It’s not the rows of barbed wire along the building’s exterior, nor the locked metal...
Jan 29, 2020