By Leann Ray | Editor-in-chief
Happy Sunday! Here's a roundup of this week's stories in case you missed them.
NEWS
Several heavily damaged vehicles are shown in Wheeling Creek near Junior Avenue in Wheeling, West Virginia, after flooding Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Amy Essington | Essington Creative)
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COMMENTARY
A classroom at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch)
Stories from the States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement coming into Tremont Township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, seems familiar to some people there — and not in a good way.
Many residents had no idea a detention center could be built there until reading about it in a news article. They felt blindsided by their local politicians. Now, community members worry their area will get taken advantage of again.
In Episode 35, we explore the risks the project in Schuylkill County poses to an area that’s already struggling to mitigate harms from unwanted industries past and present.
Because of the absence of public input regarding the ICE detention center, residents worry whether their local officials will hold the Department of Homeland Security accountable for how the community’s resources will be used.
“ICEd Out: Detention center plans meet resistance in Pennsylvania’s coal region” is a series that explores how commonwealth residents are pushing back against the facilities.
The Pennsylvania Capital-Star's Emily Previti spent time in Coal Region to find out how the plan is landing with residents, elected leaders and business owners.
Click here to listen to Episode 35: “ICEd Out: ‘Who holds them accountable?’ (Part 3).
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