diff --git a/ui/app/api/news/[id]/route.ts b/ui/app/api/news/[id]/route.ts
index 5b4f5ba..366d3e5 100644
--- a/ui/app/api/news/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/ui/app/api/news/[id]/route.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,20 @@ import { VALIDATED_ENV } from "../../../../lib/constants";
 
 export async function GET(request: Request, { params }: { params: { id: string } }) {
   try {
+    console.log(`Fetching news data for id: ${params.id}`);
+    console.log(`API URL: ${VALIDATED_ENV.API_URL}`); // Log the API URL
+
     const dataDirectory = path.join(process.cwd(), "public", "data");
     const filePath = path.join(dataDirectory, `${params.id}.json`);
     const fileContents = await fs.readFile(filePath, "utf8");
     const newsData = JSON.parse(fileContents);
 
+    // You could use VALIDATED_ENV.API_URL here if you needed to make any external API calls
+
     return NextResponse.json(newsData);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Error reading news data:", error);
+    console.log(`WS URL: ${VALIDATED_ENV.WS_URL}`); // Log the WebSocket URL, just as an example
     return NextResponse.json({ error: "News not found" }, { status: 404 });
   }
 }