Investigative & Enterprise
WV lawmakers made jail records hidden. Some now say they regret it. (Mountain State Spotlight)
In-custody deaths: DA’s investigations stand apart from other counties (Contra Costa Times)
Big payouts to planning consultant draw scrutiny (Contra Costa Times)
Officer-involved death prompts lawsuit (Contra Costa Times)
Man screamed, ‘I can’t breathe’ before death (Contra Costa Times)
‘Assasain’s van’ suggests organized crime elements (The Advocate)
Homeless encampment under expressway swells ( The Advocate)
Features and Profiles
Ironman honors fallen fireman (The Advocate )
Geometry teacher pulls no punches ( Times-Picayune )
First-person essays
In Ghana, no one is a stranger for long, (Christian Science Monitor)