When a Patient’s Death is Broadcast Without Permission
By ProPublica by Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with the New York Times. Anita Chanko could not sleep. At 4 a.m., on an August night in 2012, she settled…
Man Turning In Stray Cat to Animal Shelter, Killed by Police After Refusing to Show ID
By John Vibes Dothan, Alabama – 30-year-old Robert Earl Lawrence was shot and killed by police on Tuesday night, after he attempted to do a good deed by turning a…
FL Cops Exposed: Running “Sexual Predator” Entrapment Scam to Steal Property & Boost Stats
By The Free Thought Project An investigation into police sex stings conducted by Florida police found over 1,200 cases in which officers routinely entrapped innocent victims, stole their property, and…
Georgia’s gay marriage ban going bye-bye? | News Feature | Creative Loafing Atlanta
Legal experts think argument, timing on side of repeal By John Ruch @JohnRuchAtlanta Since 2004, gay Georgians have been prohibited from legally marrying thanks to a referendum that prevents them…
VIDEO: Flu is now epidemic, but it’s not too late to get vaccinated | Online Athens
Flu is now at an epidemic level in the United States, including Georgia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. The number of states reporting high flu levels…
Peachtree City police chief shoots wife
Peachtree City Police(Photo: WXIA) The GBI is investigating a predawn shooting Thursday that critically wounded the wife of Peachtree City’s police chief. Officers were called to Chief William McCollom’s home…
“Officer Of The Year” Facing Prison For Attempting To Save A Cocaine Trafficker From Prison
By John Vibes Huntsville, Alabama – Huntsville police officer Lewis Hall was recently indicted on charges of conspiracy, bribery, obstruction of justice, and making a false statement to investigators, after…
Broadband findings you may have missed
By The Center for Public Integrity 2014 was a big year in Internet governance. The debate surrounding network neutrality heated up and voices from all over the political spectrum made…
Cops Hunt Down And Kill A Man After He Made A YouTube Video That Police Found Threatening
By John Vibes Police fired so many bullets that it sounded like “a fireworks grand finale” Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania – A man was shot and killed by police in a…
Whistleblower Cop Calls Out Corruption in Her Department, Naturally She’s Being Fired for It
By Matt Agorist “She is being disciplined for bringing those allegations to light” Louisville, KY — A New Albany police officer of 19-years is being fired after she blew the…
New Report Shows THOUSANDS of Whistleblowers Facing Retaliation in Police State USA
By The Free Thought Project 80% whistleblower retaliation claims ignored in biased, ‘Trojan horse’ system National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters building in Fort Meade, Maryland. (Reuters / NSA / Handout…
Let This Young Woman Inspire Your New Year Resolution
Here is an inspirational story about Veronika, a girl from Detroit, who thanks to a college class got an idea that would end up changing lives of hundreds of homeless…
Dr. Anthony Tricoli’s name is Cleared with Sovereign Immunity Finding for USG
By Kelly Sizemore Let’s begin this story the same way we end it: The moral of this story is this: If you are a State Employee in Georgia, and if…