AltWeeklies Wire
Missing: The Long Lost Case of Christina Adkinsnew

A crowd of craned necks and reporter's notebooks was gathering Aug. 30 at the corner of Vega Avenue and the brick-lined alley of West 26th Place after FBI sources announced a search for human remains was under way. This sort of congregation had become routine during the summer of 2013, the questions always teetering on the brink of tragic discovery...
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
09-19-2013 |
Features
Some facts about the toll of coalnew

Three of the Top 50 polluting power plants are in North Carolina.
Tags: Coal Energy Facts
Male callnew

'Anti-sexist' Jackson Katz pushes forward with his gender-jarring messages.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
09-19-2013 |
The War on Women
Massive floods sweep Coloradonew

As of press time Tuesday, at least eight people had perished in floods that paralyzed much of Colorado during days of massive rain storms.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-18-2013 |
Disasters
Does Charlotte have a gayborhood?new

And why it may not even need one.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Comer, QNotes Editor, Special to Creative Loafing |
09-18-2013 |
LGBT
Marijuana Makes the Leap to Big Businessnew

Now that marijuana is making the leap from social taboo to business opportunity, California needs to decide if it wants to get in the game or just get in the way.
You Are the Productnew

'Digital Vertigo' author Andrew Keen lambasts social media's narcissism and full-scale data mining.
North Bay Bohemian |
Daedalus Howell |
09-12-2013 |
Tech
A Higher Ordernew

Monterey County Weekly is seeking full disclosure of documents in the case of Edward Fitz-Henry, a Catholic priest accused – but never convicted – of child molestation.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan and Sara Rubin |
09-12-2013 |
Features
Without a Tracenew

How do you find someone who disappears into thin air?
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
09-12-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Border Alertnew

Coping with catastrophe along the line.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-12-2013 |
Environment
How to Stop a Floodnew

A guided tour through Williams Canyon in Colorado shows that containing its watery rage is tricky business.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-12-2013 |
Environment
Turn Off the Tap?new

Edmonton's fluoridated water continues to be a contentious issue.
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
09-12-2013 |
Health
Thinking Flashes in the Sky: New-fangled aircraft or UFOs?new

On June 23, 1947, pilot Richard Rankin saw a fleet of ten aircraft that became known as the first “flying saucers.”
San Diego Reader |
Jeff Smith |
09-11-2013 |
Science
The Long and (Sometimes Forgetful) Arm of the Lawnew

An oversight allowed a convicted man to walk free for thirteen years. Now the justice system wants to restart the clock.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
09-11-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Five Ways To Identify a Bullshit Food Writernew

The signal-to-noise ratio of food writing is headed straight down the pan.