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NEWS: ‘Justice For Baby Yovanny’: As Slain Teen’s Alleged Killers Indicted, Family Wants Justice For Her Infant Still Clinging To Life
Block Club Chicago | June 2019 After a silent march to the courthouse, family members mourned the tragic murder of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez. (Read more here.) |
NEWS: North Branch’s Wild Mile Gets A Blast Of Green As Shedd Aquarium Helps Add New Floating Island
Block Club Chicago | June 2019 Wild Mile Chicago includes floating islands in the North Branch Canal just east of Goose Island. (Read more here.) |
FEATURE: 'Justice for Merlin'
A pet tortoise beloved by his family escaped one Thursday. When a neighbor shot and killed him, was it murder or just destruction of property?
Placed ninth in the 2018-19 feature writing competition of the 2018-19 Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Indiana Daily Student | October 2018
This story was reported over the course of more than a year while the case went through the court system. The article was reported mainly using public records — including court documents, deputy reports and voicemail recordings — and phone, email and in-person interviews. I reached out to experts across the county to learn as much as possible about sulcata tortoises and made repeated attempts to talk to the defendant and his attorney. What started out as an interesting crime brief turned into a larger story looking at the sanctity of life and the value placed upon the life of a tortoise. Read it here.
A pet tortoise beloved by his family escaped one Thursday. When a neighbor shot and killed him, was it murder or just destruction of property?
Placed ninth in the 2018-19 feature writing competition of the 2018-19 Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Indiana Daily Student | October 2018
This story was reported over the course of more than a year while the case went through the court system. The article was reported mainly using public records — including court documents, deputy reports and voicemail recordings — and phone, email and in-person interviews. I reached out to experts across the county to learn as much as possible about sulcata tortoises and made repeated attempts to talk to the defendant and his attorney. What started out as an interesting crime brief turned into a larger story looking at the sanctity of life and the value placed upon the life of a tortoise. Read it here.
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NEWS: Daniel Messel pleads guilty to battery, interrupts victim during hearing
Indiana Daily Student | April 2018 Daniel Messel, already serving 80 years for the murder of IU student Hannah Wilson, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for attacking another student. (Read more here.) |
NEWS: Oregon woman finds cougar in living room, says telepathy helped her get it out
The Oregonian/OregonLive | July 2018 An Oregon woman who found a mountain lion in her living room says she relied on "frequency and attunement," "feline-speak eye blinking," and telepathy to calm the animal and safely guide it out after it took a six-hour nap behind the couch. (Read more here.) |
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ENTERPRISE: Oregon jails have a new tool to keep contraband out: body scanners
The Oregonian/OregonLive | August 2018 The machine takes up almost an entire office, a red light lit as a conveyor belt moves through a metal tunnel. The newly installed body scanner in Yamhill County produces an image of the inside of a person in less than 7 seconds. (Read more here.) |
FEATURE: Exotic animal nonprofit fights to stay in Washington County
The Oregonian/OregonLive | August 2018 A nonprofit animal rescue is fighting for an exemption from a Washington County ordinance set to go into effect in September — and it says it'll relocate before giving up its exotic animals. (Read more here.) |
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NEWS: Oregon homeowner trying to kill yellowjackets with fire ignites 3-acre blaze
The Oregonian/OregonLive | August 2018 A West Linn homeowner trying to destroy a yellowjacket nest by setting a fire with oil and gasoline ended up burning more than 3 acres Thursday. (Read more here.) |
NEWS: Former IU student faces drug charges, contributed to TKE IU chapter suspension
Indiana Daily Student | February 2018 A former IU student is facing multiple drug-related charges after allegedly dealing drugs out of the IU Tau Kappa Epsilon Gamma-Kappa chapter house, contributing to the suspension of the chapter. (Read more here.) |
