MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — For some, the path out of rock bottom addiction starts in the middle of...
Nov 16, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN EAST ST. LOUIS, IL
ON THE GROUND IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC
How the ‘middle of nowhere’ became a refuge for those struggling with addiction in South Carolina
ON THE GROUND IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Dependence turns to desperation for farmers, cities as climate change chokes Rio Grande
ALBUQUERQUE — On a sweltering September afternoon, farmers gathered outside their irrigation district office. Baseball caps and cowboy...
Nov 16, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SANDY HOOK, KY
Democrats owned this Kentucky county since 1872 – until Donald Trump came along. It’s now deep red.
SANDY HOOK, Ky. — Burrowed within the looping green hills of Appalachia, Elliott County was one of the...
Nov 13, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN GULFPORT, MS
Mississippi Gulf Coast activist aims to remove Confederate monument ‘erected for the purpose of intimidation’
GULFPORT, Miss. — When John Whitfield was growing up in the 1960s, the Confederate monument in Gulfport, Mississippi...
Nov 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
West Philadelphia businesses work to rebuild after a harrowing year
PHILADELPHIA – Around dusk, the peaceful protests and marches that took place in downtown Philadelphia throughout the day...
Nov 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BLUEFIELD, WV
A broken promise to hold police accountable in small West Virginia town
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — It’s been two decades since the city of Bluefield settled a lawsuit with Robert “Robbie”...
Nov 10, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN FRANKFORT, KY
Governor’s popularity wanes as pandemic wears down Kentuckians
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The adoring memes and hashtags started in early April for Kentucky’s newly-elected governor, Andy Beshear....
Nov 10, 2020
ON THE GROUND WITH AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
‘Passing the baton’: Civil Rights era elders are helping protestors channel activism into voting for change
This dispatch is part of a series in collaboration with PBS American Experience that explores the expansion of...
Nov 02, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN
For Black Minnesota voters, equality is on the ballot
This story is part of a special On the Ground series examining the impact of the summer's nationwide...
Oct 30, 2020
