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Due to inclement weather and to keep our employees safe, there will be no print edition of the Observer-Reporter today. Our subscribers can still read the Jan. 26 newspaper through the e-edition, ...

In February of last year, the Texas Observer reported that James “Jim” Joseph Rodden—an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) assistant chief counsel who acts as a prosecutor for ICE in ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. We’re excited to introduce some new opinion content – and new places to find it – in ...

Video taken this morning in Maine shows an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer taking pictures of a legal observer's car. When she asks why he's doing that, he says, "Because we have a ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Deputy Opinion Editor Paige Masten is covering the 2026 election for The Charlotte ...

Due to weather-related delays, Monday’s newspaper will be delivered along with Tuesday’s paper. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to ensure safe and reliable delivery. As a ...

A homeless person in Charlotte was found dead early Thursday near Woodlawn Road and the Interstate 77 interchange during Mecklenburg County’s annual Point-in-Time Count, which tracks the county’s ...

Even though Angie Romero is busy running a business in the heart of Little Tokyo, she took a few hours off on Monday to get trained as a legal observer to document immigration operations throughout ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. — As federal ICE agents continued their crackdown and clashes with protesters in the Minneapolis area Tuesday, Jan. 27, more than 350 people crowded into a Moorhead church to be ...

February 26, 2026 @ 8:00 AM- 12:30PM ET Convene 360 Madison, 360 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017 Will Blodgett is a lifelong entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Tredway, an affordable and ...