Iraq Comes Home

Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line

"...On March 14, 2007, a little after 8am, Austin Police Officer Wayne Williamson heard veteran Officer Lonnie Edwards on..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Psst! Wanna buy some (slightly ruined) eight-liners?

With stacks of ruined gambling evidence, the city, the county, and the APD are eagerly pointing fingers

"...In early June, the Austin Police Department made headlines when it announced the largest seizure..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...asked what a federal jury verdict exonerating an Austin police officer for pepper-spraying an anti-war demonstration meant for free..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...she was among 78 cadets to graduate from the academy in June, the same class that lost a cadet..."

Nov. 5, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Anatomy of a Shooting

The circumstances around Jessie Lee Owens' shooting were anything but clear-cut

"...On Feb. 20, the city made public the Austin Police Department's Internal Affairs investigation report into the June 14..."

March 12, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...Most damning at trial was a statement given to police nearly a year after Christina's first outcry by an..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Parliament of Experts

Did 'expert testimony' convict an innocent woman of murder?

"...loved the little boy as her own, she told police later...."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Energy Forward

Sofia Resnick gets her kee-op! on at Master Yi Martial Arts Academy

"...at the side entrance of Master Yi Martial Arts Academy on North Burnet Road, I could see the prospective..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Screens Feature by Sofia Resnick

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The Austin Police Association has cooled off a bit, but remains unwilling..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...tensions created by the presence of the Liberal Arts Academy magnet housed on the Johnston campus -- an outside..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sterling Lands' New Mission

Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.

"...open a dialogue between East Austin residents and Austin Police Department officials concerning police brutality issues to forming a..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...at Meeting Room 2, the makeshift command center where police officers and other public safety personnel had set up..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Cruz Beating: Arbitrator clears Griffin to return to APD

Officer Gary Griffin's "use of excessive force" during confrontation with mentally ill man was 'nothing more sinister than gross negligence,' arbitrator concludes.

"...While Austin Police Officer Gary Griffin did "momentarily 'cross the line' into..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Color of Fire

The Austin Fire Department is making another attempt at staff diversity – will it do any better this time?

"...hiring, training, promotions, and discipline in Texas fire and police departments. Before civil service statutes, those departments tended to..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

2022 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action

Universal insights into unique stories

"...if your reason for watching these annual programs of Academy Award-nominated short films is purely financial – i.e., to..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Song Without a Name

Kafka-esque nightmare about a real state out of control

"...the ultra-violent Sindero Luminosa terrorist group and the sinister police state that had used their crimes as an excuse..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

'Service Reductions' and 'Unmet Needs'

What the numbers show

"...Recreation $994,000 $2,141,000 Health and Human Services 482,000 2,501,000 Police 3,391,000 3,382,500 Fire 2,104,000 1,846,500 EMS 674,000 2,496,000 Library..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature

Gun Crazy!

Barack Obama may not be coming to get your weapons – but he's sure doing wonders for gun & ammo sales

"...fee – $5 a head – while an Austin Police officer sits opposite her at a folding table, waiting..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'I Am Sullied – No More'

Col. Ted Westhusing chose death over dishonor in Iraq

"...a good job teaching English at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He was a devout Catholic who..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postmarks

"...shot and killed in cold blood by the Austin Police Department...."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column

The Guilty

One cop, one room, one phone call in this thriller remake

"...a cheat code: a single-actor feature based on the Academy Award-shortlisted 2018 Danish thriller of the same name. All..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Your Next Police Chief: City Manager Spencer Cronk has brought in executive..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature

Survival Skills

Bizarre and pointed drama re-envisions police training videos

"...Jim Williams (O'Donnell) is fresh out of the academy, and assigned to a fresh new beat. He looks..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 7/28/10 (Updated)

Big budget balanced

"...online poll. They mainly encompass public safety: 35 additional police officers over the 13 initially budgeted, bringing the total..."

July 28, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Officers Cleared in Hernandez Beating Trial

APD still investigating whether policy violations occurred

"...Joel Stinson, who has taught use-of-force at the APD academy, called the officers' techniques "disgusting," while defense witnesses –..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Changing Places

The new Pickle Elementary School is a crucible of the changing St. Johns neighborhood

"...public library, a health center, a public gym, a police substation, and a senior center. Pickle Elementary is designed..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...lot in Waterloo, Illinois, last Monday, by an undercover police officer who had posed in an Internet chat room..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

AISD’s Big Balancing Act

The Austin Independent School District is considering bringing a $1 billion bond to voters in November. That's a lot of money. What all would it do? And can the package keep everybody happy?

"...• The Liberal Arts and Science Academy moves from the top floor of LBJ High, to..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...the nests of rare birds while a UK national police force tries to stop them. Poached delves into the..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a plan to turn the Liberal Arts and Science Academy at LBJ High School into a separate school. The..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature

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