AltWeeklies Wire
"There was no possibility in their mind that I didn't do it"new
Andre Davis was sentenced to 80 years for an unforgivable crime—a crime he swore he didn't commit. Two decades later, someone finally started taking his innocence claims seriously.
Chicago Reader |
Jordan Michael Smith |
08-30-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The Last Ride of the Legendary Storm Chasernew
He had an uncanny knack for finding tornadoes. Then one found him.
Dallas Observer |
Brantley Hargrove |
08-30-2013 |
Features
Tags: Storm Chasers, Tim Samaras
Escaping Intolerancenew
LGBT Russian citizens seeking asylum from persecution in Pittsburgh and across the country.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Dan Sleva |
08-30-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBT Russian Regugees
The Bypassnew
Albemarle County's three-decade fight over the Western Bypass isn’t over yet.
C-Ville Weekly |
Graelyn Brashear |
08-28-2013 |
Features
Is Columbia, S.C. About to Criminalize Homelessness?new
Columbia, S.C. at breaking point over homelessness.
Columbia Free Times |
Eva Moore |
08-28-2013 |
Homelessness
San Diego: Lousy at Public Informationnew
Government-transparency advocates in San Diego look past Bob Filner to a new era.
San Diego CityBeat |
Joshua Emerson Smith |
08-28-2013 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Government Transparency
Why Yuengling Wants Pennsylvania to be a 'Right to Work' Statenew
The owner of the Yuengling Brewing Company recently noted changing Pennsylvania's labor laws will bring jobs into the state. Evidence suggests he's mostly wrong.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
08-28-2013 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Yuengling
Waiting for an Executionnew
The long road to Jackson, Ga., to watch a lethal injection.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Daniel Beauregard |
08-28-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Total Annihilationnew
What's the deal with Alberta's rat-free status?
VUE Weekly |
Ryan Bromsgrove |
08-27-2013 |
Environment
Former Alt-Weekly Editor Tries Experimental Magnetic Depression Therapynew
How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced former San Antonio Current editor Greg Harman to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine.
Austin Chronicle |
Greg Harman |
08-26-2013 |
Health
$600 a Month and a Free Bednew
The minimum-wage life of a semi-pro baseball player.
Cleveland Scene |
Sam Allard |
08-26-2013 |
Business & Labor
Waste: The Dark Side of the New Coffee Crazenew
Single-cup brewing is the hottest and most lucrative sector of the coffee market nationwide, but it's also producing massive amounts of trash.
East Bay Express |
Vanessa Rancaño |
08-26-2013 |
Environment
Yarnell Hill Fire: Hotshots Should Not Have Been Deployednew
Increasing evidence reveals that reasons far from supernatural contributed to the tragic deaths of 19 of the 20 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
08-26-2013 |
Features
Michael Hastings' Dangerous Mindnew
Journalistic star was loved, feared and haunted.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
08-21-2013 |
Features
Tags: Michael Hastings
Collateral Damage: Veterans Wrestle with the Aftermath of Warnew
Despite having no military base nearby, nearly 20,000 veterans call Buncombe County home — giving it the sixth-largest veteran population in North Carolina.
Mountain Xpress |
Caitlin Byrd |
08-21-2013 |
War
