Top Local Stories from Ozarks at Large
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Historian Jared Phillips draws on Vance Randolph’s collections for stories of Ozark water witchers, yarb doctors, Bible magic, a phantom black hog and the ghost of Dead Man’s Pond.
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Oyster reefs once abounded in the Chesapeake, but overharvesting slashed their populations, leading to poorer water quality and less habitat for other species. Now, researchers and local residents are finding creative ways to bring their numbers back up. -
Residents are fighting back against plans for a project that would span thousands of acres near the Monongahela National Forest and popular outdoor recreation, ski areas and dark sky sites. -
In October, 2025, the remnants of a typhoon seriously damaged Alaska Native villages in the far western part of the state. A year later, one of the hardest hit communities is still recovering. -
The legacy of magician Harry Houdini still looms large in Detroit 100 years after his death there. Some mark the anniversary of Houdini's death by trying to make contact with his spirit.
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(Photo by Sonny Albarado/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansas Advocate’s Andrew DeMillo discusses early voting, takeaways from Arkansas TV debates, new polling and how candidates for governor answered a question on executions. -
(Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansas Advocate's Andrew DeMillo discusses $10 million maternal health grants, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's Oct. 1 North Little Rock visit and the decline of political debates in Arkansas.
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