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Archive for February, 2007

Ballooning cost of senior judges

Wednesday, 02/28/07 Posted in Justice (courts/crime/law)

Brandon Ortiz of the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader analyzed court records to show that Kentucky's judicial retirement system will pay out at least $1.57 million this year to compensate retired judges ... Read more..

Selling innocence

Tuesday, 02/27/07 Posted in Social issues

Scott Zamost and Jeff Burnside of WTVJ-South Florida update the 2001 "Selling Innocence" investigation by interviewing Savannah Haile, now 12 years old. Pictures of Haile were posted on ... Read more..

Sex offenders found in school safety zones

Tuesday, 02/27/07 Posted in Justice (courts/crime/law)

Chris Halsne of KIRO-Seattle used a computer analysis to locate more than 900 known child rapists and molesters living inside "school protection zones." Using mapping software, KIRO Team 7 Investigators ... Read more..

Hard lessons learned on the way to school

Tuesday, 02/27/07 Posted in Social issues

Jason Whitely of KHOU-Houston analyzed street-by-street crime data from the past two years to find out how close the city Read more..

More tired truckers on South Carolina roads

Tuesday, 02/27/07 Posted in Broadcast, CAR, Transportation

Andy Pierrotti of WCBD-Charleston looked at every South Carolina truck accident report that noted a fatigued or sleeping truck driver as a contributing factor. He discovered a 75 percent ... Read more..

Investigation launched, repairs started after report on Walter Reed

Wednesday, 02/21/07 Posted in Military

In their continued coverage of conditions at Walter Reed, Dana Priest and Anne Hull of The Washington Post report that while Michael J. Wagner directed the Medical Family Assistance Center ... Read more..

Unpoliced use of force plagues Milwaukee police department

Wednesday, 02/21/07 Posted in Justice (courts/crime/law)

Reporter John Diedrich of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed the Milwaukee police department is inadequate in its tracking of the use of force. The article documented the record of an ... Read more..

Despite fire safety issues, apartment complex remained open

Wednesday, 02/21/07 Posted in Housing

Sarah Okeson and John McCarthy of Florida Today (Brevard County, Fla.) report on Manor House, an apartment complex in Florida that did not have an adequate fire alarm system for two ... Read more..

Marines in Iraq angered by lack of proper equipment

Wednesday, 02/21/07 Posted in Military

A report by Richard Lardner of the Tampa Tribune indicates that "civilian casualties in Iraq's volatile Anbar province would have been greatly reduced over the past 20 months if an ... Read more..

“The Other Walter Reed”

Monday, 02/19/07 Posted in Military

In a two part series, Washington Post reporters Dana Priest and Anne Hull uncover dismal conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. "The common perception of Walter Reed is ... Read more..

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