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536 verified stories from the last 30 days, placed by city across 51 states. Open any story, or the city and state pages. A text list follows the map. Stories published October 1, 2026 through October 30, 2026.

A dot is the city. When the city is not in the census place list, the dot sits on the state. Darker gold means more stories in that state. Nothing on this page is sent to a map service.

By Tazzora Editorial Team

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United States. States link to state pages. Dots link to the stories for that place. Alabama, 8 stories in the last 30 days Alaska, 6 stories in the last 30 days Arizona, 10 stories in the last 30 days Arkansas, 12 stories in the last 30 days California, 17 stories in the last 30 days Colorado, 37 stories in the last 30 days Connecticut, 8 stories in the last 30 days Delaware, 6 stories in the last 30 days Florida, 13 stories in the last 30 days Georgia, 10 stories in the last 30 days Hawaii, 10 stories in the last 30 days Idaho, 7 stories in the last 30 days Illinois, 13 stories in the last 30 days Indiana, 11 stories in the last 30 days Iowa, 10 stories in the last 30 days Kansas, 10 stories in the last 30 days Kentucky, 11 stories in the last 30 days Louisiana, 9 stories in the last 30 days Maine, 11 stories in the last 30 days Maryland, 16 stories in the last 30 days Massachusetts, 13 stories in the last 30 days Michigan, 13 stories in the last 30 days Minnesota, 12 stories in the last 30 days Mississippi, 8 stories in the last 30 days Missouri, 11 stories in the last 30 days Montana, 7 stories in the last 30 days Nebraska, 10 stories in the last 30 days Nevada, 7 stories in the last 30 days New Hampshire, 7 stories in the last 30 days New Jersey, 9 stories in the last 30 days New Mexico, 6 stories in the last 30 days New York, 10 stories in the last 30 days North Carolina, 11 stories in the last 30 days North Dakota, 7 stories in the last 30 days Ohio, 15 stories in the last 30 days Oklahoma, 12 stories in the last 30 days Oregon, 7 stories in the last 30 days Pennsylvania, 15 stories in the last 30 days Rhode Island, 6 stories in the last 30 days South Carolina, 8 stories in the last 30 days South Dakota, 10 stories in the last 30 days Tennessee, 8 stories in the last 30 days Texas, 17 stories in the last 30 days Utah, 8 stories in the last 30 days Vermont, 7 stories in the last 30 days Virginia, 10 stories in the last 30 days West Virginia, 8 stories in the last 30 days Wisconsin, 11 stories in the last 30 days Wyoming, 8 stories in the last 30 days District of Columbia, 6 stories in the last 30 days District of Columbia, 6 stories in the last 30 days Greer, South Carolina, 1 storyKure Beach, North Carolina, 1 storyElkins Park, Pennsylvania, 1 storyLexington, Kentucky, 2 stories2Rawlins, Wyoming, 1 storyCatoosa, Oklahoma, 1 storyColorado Springs, Colorado, 5 stories5Chicago and Evergreen Park, Illinois, 3 stories3Delray Beach, Florida, 1 storyCedar Rapids, Iowa, 2 stories2New Ulm, Minnesota, 2 stories2Fort Collins, Colorado, 3 stories3Lihue, Waialua, and 2 more places, Hawaii, 7 stories7North Bay Village, Florida, 1 storyPark City, Utah, 1 storyAlbuquerque, New Mexico, 4 stories4South Bend, Indiana, 2 stories2Anchorage, Alaska, 5 stories5Atlanta, Georgia, 5 stories5Liberty Township, Ohio, 1 storyAlexandria, Louisiana, 1 storyWilmington, Ellendale, and Dover, Delaware, 3 stories3Mobile, Alabama, 1 storyPorcupine, South Dakota, 1 storyEmpire, Michigan, 1 storyLouisville, Kentucky, 3 stories3Rumford, Maine, 1 storyMadison, Tennessee, 1 storyGlouster, Ohio, 1 storyWashington, District of Columbia, 6 stories6Valhalla, New York, 1 storyDenver, Colorado, 9 stories9Sacramento, California, 2 stories2Kansas City, Missouri, 6 stories6Calais, Maine, 1 storyYpsilanti, Michigan, 1 storyPeachtree City, Georgia, 1 storyTucson, Arizona, 1 storyBonduel, Wisconsin, 1 storyBoston and Stoughton, Massachusetts, 7 stories7Aurora, Colorado, 2 stories2Sandwich, Massachusetts, 1 storyTuckerton, New Jersey, 1 storyBismarck, North Dakota, 2 stories2Bridgeport, West Virginia, 1 storyBrookland, Arkansas, 1 storySherman, Connecticut, 1 storyGreen Bay, Wisconsin, 3 stories3Iowa City, Iowa, 2 stories2Adams, Nebraska, 1 storyJohnston, Iowa, 1 storyMesa, Arizona, 1 storyChubbuck, Idaho, 1 storyMissoula, Montana, 1 storySeattle, Washington, 3 stories3Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2 stories2Bryan, Texas, 2 stories2Charlotte, North Carolina, 2 stories2Rolling Fork, Mississippi, 1 storyBean's Purchase, New Hampshire, 1 storyArcadia, Kansas, 1 storySilver Spring, Maryland, 12 stories12Johnson, Vermont, 1 storyBeulah, North Dakota, 1 storyRoanoke, Virginia, 2 stories2Omaha, Nebraska, 3 stories3Cedar Lake, Indiana, 1 storySierra City, California, 1 storyLas Vegas, Nevada, 5 stories5Houston, Texas, 1 storyRed Wing, Minnesota, 1 storyWesterly and Providence, Rhode Island, 2 stories2Cheyenne, Wyoming, 3 stories3Philadelphia and Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, 4 stories4Newport, North Carolina, 1 storyCoker, Alabama, 1 storyElma, Washington, 1 storyBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 1 storyLexington Park, Maryland, 2 stories2Miami, Oklahoma, 1 storyBaker City, Oregon, 1 storyDetroit, Michigan, 3 stories3Brooks, Maine, 1 storyPine Ridge, South Dakota, 1 storyJenkinsville, South Carolina, 1 storyHebron, Kentucky, 1 storyLisbon, Illinois, 1 storyRatcliff, Texas, 1 storyPeoria, Illinois, 2 stories2Parkman, Wyoming, 1 storyTyngsborough and Concord, Massachusetts, 2 stories2Syracuse, Utah, 1 storyWheat Ridge, Colorado, 1 storyLaconia, New Hampshire, 1 storyStaten Island and New York, New York, 3 stories3Evanston, Illinois, 1 storyOrlando, Florida, 1 storySanta Barbara, California, 1 storyCincinnati, Ohio, 5 stories5Chattanooga, Tennessee, 3 stories3Shelbyville, Kentucky, 1 storyTyler, Texas, 1 storyFall River and Bellingham, Massachusetts, 2 stories2Rochester, New York, 1 storyEl Dorado, Arkansas, 1 storySheeps Bridge, Arizona, 1 storyKaukauna, Wisconsin, 1 storyCorbett, Oregon, 1 storyNewington, Connecticut, 1 storyGretna, Nebraska, 1 storyGreenwood Village, Colorado, 1 storyDayton, Ohio, 2 stories2Webster, South Dakota, 1 storyMiddlebury, Indiana, 1 storyMiami Gardens, Florida, 1 storyLittle Rock, Arkansas, 4 stories4Pocatello, Idaho, 1 storyOlpe, Kansas, 1 storyWashington, Iowa, 1 storyBethesda, Maryland, 1 storySherwood, Oregon, 1 storyAtlantic City, New Jersey, 1 storySeaford and Lewes, Delaware, 2 stories2Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 3 stories3Kalispell, Montana, 1 storyBluefield, West Virginia, 1 storyLeavenworth, Washington, 1 storyNewark, New Jersey, 1 storyOcean Springs, Mississippi, 1 storyTruth or Consequences, New Mexico, 1 storyLeesburg, Virginia, 1 storyWilmington, North Carolina, 1 storyWinooski and Rutland, Vermont, 2 stories2Novi, Michigan, 1 storyBloomington, Minnesota, 2 stories2Florence, Kentucky, 1 storyOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2 stories2Elko, Nevada, 1 storyScituate and Cranston, Rhode Island, 2 stories2Golden, Colorado, 1 storyNederland, Colorado, 1 storyFalmouth, Maine, 1 storyGreensboro, North Carolina, 1 storyToms River and Kearny, New Jersey, 2 stories2Lake Charles, Louisiana, 3 stories3Valdosta, Georgia, 1 storyWing, North Dakota, 1 storyBirmingham, Alabama, 1 storyHartstown, Pennsylvania, 1 storyNorth Charleston, South Carolina, 1 storyLongview, Texas, 2 stories2St. Paul and Hastings, Minnesota, 2 stories2Folsom, California, 1 storyMoses Lake, Washington, 1 storyNorth Hills, California, 1 storyPinkham's Grant, New Hampshire, 1 storyMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 3 stories3Columbia, Missouri, 1 storyCarencro, Louisiana, 1 storyLawrence, Kansas, 1 storySouthfield, Michigan, 1 storyMoundsville, West Virginia, 1 storyBoulder, Wyoming, 1 storyCorpus Christi, Texas, 1 storyKula, Hawaii, 1 storyTazewell, Tennessee, 1 storyCoronado, California, 1 storyBaltimore, Maryland, 1 storySalt Lake City, Utah, 2 stories2Bar Harbor, Maine, 1 storyKansas City, Kansas, 1 storyRichton Park, Illinois, 1 storySpringfield, Missouri, 2 stories2Apex, North Carolina, 1 storyMahanoy City, Pennsylvania, 1 storyNewport, New Hampshire, 1 storyMontville, Connecticut, 1 storySouth Park Township, Pennsylvania, 1 storyOshkosh, Wisconsin, 1 storyBrookings, South Dakota, 1 storyBurlington, Vermont, 1 storySt. Joseph, Minnesota, 1 storyLincoln, Nebraska, 3 stories3Phoenix, Arizona, 3 stories3Lexington County, South Carolina, 1 storySan Francisco, California, 1 storyWestfield, Indiana, 1 storyStuart, Florida, 1 storyFairhope, Alabama, 1 storyBena, Minnesota, 1 storyMonroe Township, New Jersey, 1 storyPost Falls, Idaho, 1 storyBedford County, Virginia, 1 storyArvada, Colorado, 1 storyButte, Montana, 1 storyLincoln and Warren, Rhode Island, 2 stories2Spokane, Washington, 2 stories2Charleston, West Virginia, 1 storyJackson, Mississippi, 2 stories2Portland, Oregon, 2 stories2Savannah, Georgia, 1 storyGrand Forks, North Dakota, 1 storyWaco, Texas, 1 storyBucksport, Maine, 1 storyHolladay, Utah, 1 storyScranton, Pennsylvania, 1 storyLander, Wyoming, 1 storySouth Euclid, Ohio, 1 storyPalm Desert, California, 1 storyStillwater, Oklahoma, 1 storySt. Louis, Missouri, 1 storyMystic, Waterford, and Madison, Connecticut, 3 stories3Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2 stories2San Antonio, Texas, 1 storyOverland Park, Kansas, 2 stories2Huntsville, Alabama, 1 storyDurango, Colorado, 1 storyCharleston, South Carolina, 2 stories2Indianapolis, Indiana, 2 stories2Far Hills, New Jersey, 1 storyKernersville, North Carolina, 1 storySioux Falls, South Dakota, 4 stories4Cynthiana, Kentucky, 1 storySt. Martinville, Louisiana, 1 storyIdaho Falls, Idaho, 1 storyParkersburg, West Virginia, 2 stories2Muscatine, Iowa, 1 storyAltavista, Virginia, 1 storyGreensboro, Vermont, 1 storyAberdeen, Mississippi, 1 storyCrescent Springs, Kentucky, 1 storyCobb County, Georgia, 1 storyFargo, North Dakota, 1 storyHawaii, Hawaii, 1 storyThe Bronx, New York, 1 storyWinthrop, Maine, 1 storyNashua, New Hampshire, 1 storyChiefland, Florida, 1 storyNew Haven, Connecticut, 1 storyMontesano, Washington, 1 storyPetersburg, Virginia, 1 storyWhitehall, Montana, 1 storyFresno, California, 1 storyMurfreesboro, Tennessee, 1 storyLa Crosse, Wisconsin, 1 storyDerby, Kansas, 1 storyColumbus, Ohio, 2 stories2Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 3 stories3Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1 storyReno, Nevada, 1 storyPontotoc County, Oklahoma, 1 storyCovina, California, 1 storyNorthfield, Minnesota, 1 storyLarkspur, Colorado, 1 storyWestbrook and Auburn, Maine, 2 stories2Austin, Texas, 1 storyBangor, Maine, 1 storyBentonville, Arkansas, 1 storyEvansville, Indiana, 1 storyWoods Cross, Utah, 1 storyGreeley, Colorado, 1 storyBirmingham, Michigan, 1 storyWichita, Kansas, 1 storyYellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1 storyRock Island, Illinois, 1 storySeward, Nebraska, 1 storyPacific Grove, California, 1 storyNorth Platte, Nebraska, 1 storyColumbia, South Carolina, 1 storyGreenbrier, Arkansas, 1 storyGrangeville, Idaho, 1 storyAmarillo, Texas, 1 storyActon, Massachusetts, 1 storyAuburn, Alabama, 1 storyDes Moines, Iowa, 1 storyFrench Lick, Indiana, 1 storyKingsford, Michigan, 1 storyAsheville, North Carolina, 2 stories2Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 1 storyGrand Isle, Louisiana, 1 storyBillings, Montana, 1 storyWest Palm Beach, Florida, 1 storyWytheville, Virginia, 1 storyHobbs, New Mexico, 1 storyHomestead, Florida, 1 storyKennewick, Washington, 1 storyMinot, North Dakota, 1 storyNaalehu, Hawaii, 1 storyHornbrook, California, 1 storyMcDowell County, West Virginia, 1 storySalem, Oregon, 1 storyAstoria, New York, 1 storySt. Johnsbury, Vermont, 1 storyDuluth, Minnesota, 1 storyJenks, Oklahoma, 1 storyFort Worth, Texas, 2 stories2Mansfield, Ohio, 1 storyJensen Beach, Florida, 1 storyWest Salem, Wisconsin, 1 storyBurns, Colorado, 1 storyTaylorsville, Utah, 1 storySeligman, Arizona, 1 storyHartford, Connecticut, 1 storySpringfield, Illinois, 1 storyLincoln, New Hampshire, 1 storyHaslett, Michigan, 1 storyBelt, Montana, 1 storyOxford, Mississippi, 1 storyHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1 storyTupelo, Mississippi, 2 stories2Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 1 storyRapid City, South Dakota, 1 storyCoeur d'Alene, Idaho, 2 stories2Mission Viejo, California, 1 storyRoanoke Rapids, North Carolina, 1 storyHoboken, New Jersey, 1 storyNashville, Tennessee, 1 storyFrisco, Colorado, 1 storyConway, Arkansas, 1 storyGreenville, Ohio, 1 storyPatton, Pennsylvania, 1 storyFront Royal, Virginia, 1 storyJefferson County, Colorado, 1 storyFort Wayne, Indiana, 1 storySalida, Colorado, 1 storyPerkins, Oklahoma, 1 storySan Luis, Arizona, 1 storySigourney, Iowa, 1 storySouth Lake Tahoe, California, 1 storyBasking Ridge, New Jersey, 1 storyGoshen, Alabama, 1 storyLos Angeles, California, 1 storyMelbourne, Florida, 1 storyBrookville, Indiana, 1 storyAlbion, Iowa, 1 storyMaricopa, Arizona, 1 storyLancaster, Missouri, 1 storyCape Neddick, Maine, 1 storyPort Townsend, Washington, 1 storyOklahoma, Oklahoma, 1 storySavannah, New York, 1 storyLawrenceburg, Kentucky, 1 storyMoiese, Montana, 1 storyManchester, Vermont, 1 storyManhattan, Kansas, 1 storySpearfish, South Dakota, 1 storyWaverly, New York, 1 storyGallatin, Tennessee, 1 storyTexarkana, Texas, 1 storyHenefer, Utah, 1 storyHonesdale, Pennsylvania, 1 storyTallahassee, Florida, 1 storySnowmass Village, Colorado, 1 storyTraverse City, Michigan, 1 storySequim, Washington, 1 storyGlenview, Illinois, 1 storyJonesboro, Arkansas, 1 storyWyandotte County, Kansas, 1 storyChandler, Arizona, 1 storyFairmont, West Virginia, 1 storyTybee Island, Georgia, 1 storyRichmond, Virginia, 1 storySisters, Oregon, 1 storyArgyle, New York, 1 storyElizabeth, Colorado, 1 storyFort Myers, Florida, 1 storyCenterville, Louisiana, 1 storyAkron, Ohio, 1 storyRoyse City, Texas, 1 storyChampaign, Illinois, 1 storyDante, Virginia, 1 storyHallsville, Texas, 1 storyPoint Lay, Alaska, 1 storySalem, New Hampshire, 1 storyKremmling, Colorado, 1 storyGroveland, Florida, 1 storyOrange Cove, California, 1 storyPullman, Washington, 1 storyMarshall County, Alabama, 1 storyDecatur, Illinois, 1 storyMount Pleasant, South Carolina, 1 storyNorman, Oklahoma, 1 storyForks, Washington, 1 storyLansing, Michigan, 1 story
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Stories by state

The same stories as the map, in text, for a small screen or a screen reader. A state with zero still links to older stories.

Alabama

8 stories in the last 30 days.

Alaska

6 stories in the last 30 days.

Arizona

10 stories in the last 30 days.

Sheeps Bridge

Shown on the state. This city is not in the census place list.

Arkansas

12 stories in the last 30 days.

California

17 stories in the last 30 days.

Colorado

37 stories in the last 30 days.

Arvada

Burns

Shown on the state. This city is not in the census place list.

Connecticut

8 stories in the last 30 days.

Delaware

6 stories in the last 30 days.

District of Columbia

6 stories in the last 30 days.

Florida

13 stories in the last 30 days.

Georgia

10 stories in the last 30 days.

Valdosta

Hawaii

10 stories in the last 30 days.

Hawaii

Shown on the state. This city is not in the census place list.

Idaho

7 stories in the last 30 days.

Chubbuck

Post Falls

Illinois

13 stories in the last 30 days.

Indiana

11 stories in the last 30 days.

Iowa

10 stories in the last 30 days.

Kansas

10 stories in the last 30 days.

Kentucky

11 stories in the last 30 days.

Shelbyville

Louisiana

9 stories in the last 30 days.

Maine

11 stories in the last 30 days.

Rumford

Maryland

16 stories in the last 30 days.

Massachusetts

13 stories in the last 30 days.

Michigan

13 stories in the last 30 days.

Minnesota

12 stories in the last 30 days.

Hastings

Mississippi

8 stories in the last 30 days.

Missouri

11 stories in the last 30 days.

Montana

7 stories in the last 30 days.

Missoula

Moiese

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Nebraska

10 stories in the last 30 days.

Adams

Nevada

7 stories in the last 30 days.

New Hampshire

7 stories in the last 30 days.

Laconia

New Jersey

9 stories in the last 30 days.

Monroe Township

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New Mexico

6 stories in the last 30 days.

New York

10 stories in the last 30 days.

Argyle

North Carolina

11 stories in the last 30 days.

North Dakota

7 stories in the last 30 days.

Ohio

15 stories in the last 30 days.

Liberty Township

Shown on the state. This city is not in the census place list.

Oklahoma

12 stories in the last 30 days.

Oklahoma

Shown on the state. This city is not in the census place list.

Oregon

7 stories in the last 30 days.

Corbett

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Pennsylvania

15 stories in the last 30 days.

Rhode Island

6 stories in the last 30 days.

South Carolina

8 stories in the last 30 days.

Greer

South Dakota

10 stories in the last 30 days.

Tennessee

8 stories in the last 30 days.

Madison

Texas

17 stories in the last 30 days.

Ratcliff

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Utah

8 stories in the last 30 days.

Park City

Vermont

7 stories in the last 30 days.

Virginia

10 stories in the last 30 days.

Washington

14 stories in the last 30 days.

Montesano

West Virginia

8 stories in the last 30 days.

Wisconsin

11 stories in the last 30 days.

Wyoming

8 stories in the last 30 days.

Parkman

Yellowstone National Park

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