Skyler Henry

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida — Mayra Villalona is sitting on what she thought was real estate gold. She bought a two-bed, two-bath condo near Fort Lauderdale in 2021 for $145,000, hoping to pounce on pandemic-era real estate prices. "This is really a great community to live in," Villalona told CBS News. "It's just to me, for me, it's not an investment right now. It's not a good one." Villalona's condo has been on the market since last November.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Skyler Henry

Nuclear waste haunts Missouri community This story is part two of a two-part series that examines the effects of nuclear waste contamination in Coldwater Creek on the surrounding community in St. Louis, Missouri. Part one aired Tuesday, April 22 on "CBS Evening News."Just 15 miles away from St. Louis' Gateway Arch, nuclear waste was stored for decades. Coldwater Creek ran right by the storage site, and Linda Morice lived near the waterway for years.

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Woman blames toxic creek for family's cancer This story is part one of a two-part series that examines the effects of nuclear waste contamination in Coldwater Creek on the surrounding community in St. Louis, Missouri. Part two airs Wednesday, April 23 on "CBS Evening News."When Linda Morice and her family first moved to St. Louis in 1957, they had no idea they had anything to fear. Then, people started getting sick. "It was a slow, insidious process," Morice said.

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The thought of losing an inch of his family's 600-acre property makes Mark Smith and his wife, Janet, wince. "This is not the first time that someone has came after this land. My daddy struggled to keep it. And now here we are," Smith said. "I can't believe it, 100 years later, still struggling to hold onto it. When will it be over?"Their land in Sparta, Georgia, has been an heirloom for nearly a century.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Skyler Henry

North Carolina radio station aiding Helene relief When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina last September, a local radio station played a critical role in keeping residents informed. Their work didn't stop there. In the last six months, WWNC's Mark Starling and Tank Spencer have become the voices of recovery, amplifying the messages of groups such as Valley Strong Disaster Relief, a nonprofit run by Jason Ward and his partners.