AltWeeklies Wire
The Invisiblesnew

57,000 minors crossed the Southern border last year. Should we send them back?
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
12-04-2015 |
Immigration
Assault on Abortion Rights Gets Ugly in N.C.new

An anti-abortion group targets a Wake Forest schoolteacher
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
09-03-2015 |
The War on Women
The Next LGBTQ Battleground: The Workplacenew

Cary woman sues General Services Corporation over alleged discrimination.
The rents in Raleigh are too damn highnew

Can this affordable housing crisis be fixed?
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
05-21-2015 |
Housing & Development
North Carolina sues FCC over municipal broadbandnew
Lawsuit says federal government overstepped its authority
INDY Week |
Jeffrey Billman |
05-21-2015 |
Policy Issues
Duke Energy: Guilty of Violating the Clean Water Actnew

Penalty is $102 million in fines, five years’ probation; individuals could still be charged.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
05-21-2015 |
Environment
The Angry White Man Problemnew

Searching for answers about Craig Stephen Hicks.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
02-19-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Craig Stephen Hicks
How NC Law Enforcement Spies on Citizensnew

More than 70 North Carolina law enforcement agencies are using automatic license plate readers, cell phone location trackers and surveillance cameras to keep an eye, and a mass of data, on ordinary citizens. And soon, they could add unmanned drones to that list.
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
02-13-2015 |
Crime & Justice
What to expect when you're expecting Google Fibernew

We asked the first four cities chosen by Google to briefly discuss their experiences
Google Fiber Could Give More People Cheaper Access to the Internetnew

"Google could be more vicious than it is," Mitchell says. "They are doing things that benefit communities. But we don't know what will happen in five years. We used to like the cable companies, too."
Why Some Raleigh Residents are Uptight About Airbnb'snew

Like many cities, Raleigh is grappling with how to regulate Airbnb and companies like it.
INDY Week |
Jane Porter and Franny Badger |
01-29-2015 |
Business & Labor
Tags: AirBnb
Did a Prosecutor and Police Send an Innocent Teenager to Prison for Murder?new

Derrick McRae, 35, is serving a life sentence for a murder he insists he didn't commit. New evidence suggests that McRae could be innocent.
INDY Week |
John H. Tucker |
01-10-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Jad Abumrad Reveals the Inner Workings of Radiolabnew

Jad Abumrad reveals the inner workings of Radiolab—and his own creative dark side.