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I spent much of my summer in the world of Pam Antoni, a 49 year old woman who died by suicide outside her apartment in Bend in June. Today @investigatewest and @OPB published her story 🧵
opb.org/article/2024/10/08/m…
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Year after year, an Oregon wood treatment facility let a toxic chemical leach into a river that supplies water for a nearby town. As @ka_tornay @aspenford_ report, state regulators were investigating violations but didn’t stop the company from releasing more polluted stormwater🧵
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But @ka_tornay's also wants to know: Do Oregon parents get enough mental health support during pregnancy? Help her answer that question by telling her what you think. investigatewest.org/do-orego…
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Good journalism matters: State officials investigated Providence Sacred Heart only because they read reporting from @ka_tornay and @WhitneyBryen. Officials quickly found deeper issues with the hospital failing to properly screen patients.
UPDATE: Spokane hospital where 12-year-old died endangered other suicidal patients, investigators find
investigatewest.org/investig…
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Providence Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane is refusing to answer questions about the safety of patients following a 12-year-old's suicide. But a state investigation could provide answers.
Reported with @ka_tornay.
IMPACT: The WA Department of Health has opened an investigation into a Spokane hospital after learning of Sarah Niyimbona’s death from InvestigateWest's reporting.
investigatewest.org/investig…
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Washington health officials — after reading @ka_tornay and @WhitneyBryen's reporting — launched an investigation into a 12-year-old’s suicide at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Read more on this developing Spokane story here: investigatewest.org/investig…
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Oregon has spent $46 million fighting black market cannabis in the last seven years. Is it working? Well, nobody seems to know, including the state agency managing the funding. From @ka_tornay investigatewest.org/investig…
Smart, sharp and important coverage from @RachelSpacek
NEW: Bird flu is spreading rapidly, but in the Northwest, farm workers — the people closest to the danger — are rarely tested for exposure. The latest from: @RachelSpacek (cc: @Report4America)
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Hey journalism students! The @AP is now accepting applications for its paid, four-month global news internship program. Locations this year include NYC, LA, and D.C., as well as Japan, London and Cairo. Find a list of internship roles here: careers.ap.org/go/View-All-J…
You sure can't paint the Northwest w/ 1 broad brush.
In OR and WA, parents of medically complex kids are lobbying to become Medicaid-paid caregivers. In ID, where that program exists, officials are trying to eliminate it, citing fraud & waste.
idahocapitalsun.com/2024/11/…
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Investigative journalists with at least 3 years of professional experience, freelancers included, are invited to apply to our inaugural Investigative Reporting Fellowship! This program will include training and guidance from top journalists.
Apply here: idabwellssociety.org/news/20…
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Thank you, @ka_tornay and @investigatewest, for speaking with Eva Velasquez (@ITRCCEO), President and CEO of the #IDTheftCenter, about your story.
NEW: When your own spouse steals your identity—and you can’t press charges. A Portland woman’s story sheds light on a justice system failing to protect victims.
invw.org/2024/10/18/a-portla…
RIP to memories of pie shakes after prom đź’ś
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Many identity theft victims never see justice in a criminal court because they don't know who the thief is. People like Danielle Del Prado, however, can face a paradoxical obstacle: that she knows the alleged thief — her wife — too well.
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Grateful to see the editorial board of my hometown paper @thebulletin encouraging readers to spend time with my @investigatewest story from last week about Pam Antoni, who died by suicide despite multiple contacts with the Deschutes County crisis system.
bendbulletin.com/opinion/edi…
Here's the original story — a tough but important read.
invw.org/2024/10/08/oregon-w…
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An Idaho agency will keep funding a nonprofit that’s under federal investigation after we exposed how it exploited trafficking victims.
But the state cut funding for a different nonprofit, believing its director was the whistleblower behind the articles.
invw.org/2024/10/11/idaho-ag…
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Help me report on jails in Idaho, Washington and Oregon. If you have stories or experiences to share, DM me here. Or, email me. Call me. Text me. Scream from the rooftops. Well, maybe not that last one.
Contact info at the bottom of the story below. 👇
Idaho doesn’t require jails to report deaths of detainees. As a result, some sheriffs are choosing not to tell the public when someone dies in their care. This is the first in a series of stories I have coming on jail oversight in the PNW. invw.org/2024/10/05/idaho-ja…