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The ripple effect in our community from the housing market collapse affects local residents in traditional and unexpected ways that will linger for years. The Statesman Journal examines those effects in a five-part series.

A former Evergreen State College professor in Washington State has evaded efforts to collect the $120,000 fine against him.  KUOW found the man, Jorge Gilbert, working for Universidad ARCIS in Santiago, Chile.

In more than 400 instances, victims of sexual assault turned to the Maricopa County Sherriff’s Office, trusting detectives with wrenching details in pursuit of protection and justice. In some cases, the Sherriff’s Office did little or nothing. Only now is the full impact of that inaction coming to light, as The Republic reveals what victims…

Police also call it ‘professional courtesy’ – forgiving the infractions committed by one of their own. It typically involves speeding, but officers can get a pass for erratic or impaired driving as well. Professional courtesy can extend to the close relatives of police officers, and to the prosecutors, judges and politicians who are part of…

Scores of recent Texas war veterans have died of overdoses, suicide and vehicle crashes, a six-month Statesman investigation finds.

Developers have drooled for years over the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. But each new idea — most with a football stadium attached — has been beaten back by those who believe a rare, deep water port should remain — just that. Today, Port Authority, the latest I-Newsource/KPBS investigation, tackles the question:…

As the Michigan Department of Corrections searches for ways to manage its nearly $2-billion budget, it is releasing ex-cons into the community who arecommitting a growing number of violent crimes, a Free Press investigation found.

A Mafia icon from Philadelphia has settled in Boca Raton, fresh out of prison. Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown examines what he might be up to now.

The latest installment of the paper’s coverage of school’s reveals that more cheating scandals are most likely inevitable, because states cannot ensure the integrity of their tests.

Chemical still damaging lives of those exposed, their families