diff --git a/app/Models/NewsStory.php b/app/Models/NewsStory.php
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+++ b/app/Models/NewsStory.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class NewsStory extends Model
+{
+    //
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_12_18_203202_create_news_stories_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_12_18_203202_create_news_stories_table.php
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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('news_stories', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('headline');
+            $table->text('body');
+            $table->date('start_publication_date')->nullable();
+            $table->date('stop_publication_date')->nullable();
+            $table->string('active');
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('news_stories');
+    }
+};