# gun violence (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover gun violence. Page: Feed: --- ## [Sexual assault reported near Athens City Hall](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/sexual-assault-reported-near-athens-city-hall) _2026-08-22 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ By Joe Johnson Athens police are investigating a sexual assault that reportedly happened in the area of City Hall. They learned about it on Friday when the hospital reported that they were treating the victim of an assault that occurred sometime overnight. A police spokesperson did not know if the victim had been raped, “There is no further information at this time. The investigation is being… ## [Woman arrested for DUI after crashing car into school bus](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/woman-charged-with-dui-after-crashing-car-into-school-bus) _2026-08-21 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ By Joe Johnson Nichole Rishon Burges, 53, of Canon, was arrested after crashing her car into a school bus this week on the Athens Perimeter. The incident happened Thursday morning near the highway’s Chase Street exit where the woman’s car crashed into the rear of the bus and became lodged underneath. She wasn’t hurt, but the driver of the bus and its lone student passenger were transported to the… ## [Do locked classroom doors stop school shooters?](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/do-locked-classroom-doors-stop-school) _2026-08-20 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ Looking at six decades of data, shooters firing in multiple rooms of a school occurred with the same frequency before and after locking doors became a standard practice. ## [School bus and car collide on Athens Perimeter](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/school-bus-and-car-collided-on-the-athens-perimeter) _2026-08-20 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ By Joe Johnson Emergency personnel this morning responded to a collision between a school bus and car on the Athens Perimeter. It happened at about 7:15 a.m. on the highway’s outer loop between Chase Street and Prince Avenue. Children were on board the bus at the time, but none reported being injured, The driver of the car was transported by ambulance to the hospital with unknown injuries. ## [Screaming woman arrested for DUI in downtown Athens](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/screaming-woman-arrested-for-dui) _2026-08-20 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ By Joe Johnson Brianna Morgan Hill, 26, of Loganville, was arrested last week by police who responded to a report she was screaming inside a vehicle for about 30 minutes in downtown Athens. Police said they received the 911 call at 2;49 a.m. on August13th and when officers found the woman in her SUV on East Clayton Street they could hear her still screaming. They observed the vehicle pull out of a… ## [School bus involved in Athens Perimeter collision](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/school-bus-involved-in-athens-perimeter-collision-1) _2026-08-20 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ (ACCFD) By Joe Johnson Emergency personnel this morning responded to a collision between a school bus and car on the Athens Perimeter. It happened at about 7:15 a.m. on the highway’s outer loop between Chase Street and Prince Avenue. Children were on board the bus at the time, but none reported being injured, The driver of the car was transported by ambulance to the hospital with unknown injuries. ## [Athens tag office employee charged with forgery and theft](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/athens-tag-office-employee-charged-with-forgery-and-theft) _2026-08-19 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ By Joe Johnson An employee at the county tag office on Lexington Road was arrested this week following an investigation of suspected fraud. The investigation was launched on August 7th when the county tax Commissioner JP Lemay advised the Athens-Clarke County Police Department that 54-year-old Lilia Banderas-Lozano had committed theft by falsifying a vehicle title transfer document. A county audit… ## [Former Athens jail nurse pleads guilty to sale and distribution of drugs](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/former-athens-jail-nurse-pleads-guilty-to-sale-and-distribution-of-drugs) _2026-08-19 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ go ## [Another 'influencer extremism' school shooting](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/another-influencer-extremism-school) _2026-08-18 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ A 9th grade student opened fire with a rifle and handgun inside a private high school in Zamboanga, Philippines. He livestreamed the attack for his followers to see. ## [Athens man indicted for shooting victim in the butt](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/athens-man-indicted-for-shooting-victim-in-the-buttocks) _2026-08-18 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ By Joe Johnson Terry Bernard Ball Jr., 38, of Simmons Street, has been indicted for shooting a man last month on The Block, a popular hangout in east Athens. On July 17th he committed assault with a deadly weapon “by shooting Mario Orlando Baker in the butt,” states the indictment filed in Superior Court last week. The incident happened at around 12:30 a.m. when Ball shot Baker at the corner of… ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wiR3KlMeyOIu) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [Subtracting from school security](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/subtracting-from-school-security) _2026-08-18 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ What if a school with less fortification created a safer environment for students? ## [Athens grand jury indicts pair of alleged drug traffickers](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/athens-grand-jury-indicts-pair-for-drug-trafficking) _2026-08-17 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ By Joe Johnson Two men have been indicted on drug and gun charges. Jamarvin Deontae Graves, 39, of Sayemore Drive, and Tristan Pierre Knox, 38, of Atlanta, have each been charged with trafficking methamphetamine and trafficking fentanyl, according to the indictment filed last week in Superior Court, Knox was additionally charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The indictment… ## [Requiem for a machine](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/requiem-for-a-machine) _2026-08-17 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ By T.W. Burger It was built somewhere around 1917, the same year my father was born and while the U.S. threw itself into World War One, also known as The Last War. As if. It was a gift from a schoolteacher aunt when I was 15. I like to think she gave it to me because she recognized in me a writer taking root. More likely, she had decided nobody would ever be able to decipher my handwriting. It was… ## [Splitting time between land and sea—and making the most of time on land](https://wherethegridlockends.substack.com/p/splitting-time-between-land-and-seaand) _2026-08-17 · Kathleen Toohill · Where the Gridlock Ends_ I talked to Kayleigh about serving in the Navy and on her town’s Human Service Commission, volunteering at a community garden serves refugees, and the freedom of riding horses. ## [Abducted children in extreme danger](https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/abducted-children-in-danger) _2026-08-17 · Classic City News · Classic City News_ An AMBER Alert has been issued by the Atlanta Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for two missing children believed to be in extreme danger. Norah Cooper: 11-month-old black female with black hair and brown eyes; last seen wearing a pink onesie. Zola Cooper: 4-year-old female with black hair and brown eyes; last seen wearing a multi-colored Abducted by Lakesha Brown. Last… ## [Shock gloves for school police in Omaha](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/shock-gloves-for-school-police-in) _2026-08-16 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ The same shock gloves being given to ICE agents are already being used by police officers working inside schools in Nebraska despite the user manual warning not to zap children. ## [First school shooting of 2026-27 school year](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/first-school-shooting-of-2026-27) _2026-08-13 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ A 14-year-old freshman was shot by a classmate inside the bathroom of Warner Robins High (2 hours south of Atlanta) during afternoon classes yesterday. ## [Hollywood keeps romanticizing the school shooter](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/hollywood-keeps-romanticizing-the) _2026-08-10 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ Sunglasses and black trench coats. Combat boots. Goth makeup. Posing with weapons. Recording a manifesto. School shooters share the same image because pop culture has defined it. ## [5 dead, 20 injured at Thailand's prestigious Debsirin Nonthaburi School](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/7-dead-30-injured-at-thailands-prestigious) _2026-08-07 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ One of the highest casualty school shootings in world history took place this morning at a high school founded by the Thai royal family. Its alumni include prime ministers, scholars, and writers. ## [Missing school shootings in the FBI's 2025 Active Shooter report](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/missing-school-shootings-in-the-fbis) _2026-08-05 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ Following the patterns I've documented since 2023, the FBI continues to omit shootings that meet their definition of an 'active shooter' from their annual summary report. ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/S0EQ4veyhu2s) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Are school shooter drones breaking federal law?](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/are-school-shooter-drones-breaking) _2026-08-04 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned the import and operation of Chinese drone and Chinese-built critical flight components. What's inside the drones schools are buying? ## [Ep 75. Cultural geography of gun violence](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/ep-75-cultural-geography-of-gun-violence) _2026-08-01 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ Watch now | Lightning can strike anywhere in the country. The risk of being struck by lightning is very different on a beach in Florida versus downtown San Francisco. Gun violence risk also changes dramatically. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209378176/25c83a00ca03cc221ae3aaad7e8abe91.mp3) ## ['Pathway to violence' model doesn't apply to new online radicalization trends](https://riedmanreport.substack.com/p/pathway-to-violence-model-doesnt) _2026-07-30 · David Riedman, PhD · Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security_ At every school safety conference or training, you'll hear presentations about the 'pathway to violence' adapted from terrorism studies in the 1990s. These steps don't apply to current trends. ## [Cycling 180 Miles Over Two Days to Raise Money for Cancer Research—While Undergoing Cancer Treatment](https://wherethegridlockends.substack.com/p/cycling-180-miles-over-two-days-to) _2026-07-27 · Kathleen Toohill · Where the Gridlock Ends_ I talked to Jim about biking across Massachusetts in the Pan-Mass Challenge as a cancer survivor—then doing it the next year as a cancer patient. ## [Building community across the political spectrum through an art studio](https://wherethegridlockends.substack.com/p/building-community-across-the-political) _2026-07-20 · Kathleen Toohill · Where the Gridlock Ends_ I talked to Mikey about building a career as a professional artist and creating a gathering space for people of all ages, backgrounds, and political beliefs to express themselves. ## [From glaciers to the sun: building a career that’s spanned glaciology and heliophysics](https://wherethegridlockends.substack.com/p/from-glaciers-to-the-sun-building) _2026-07-13 · Kathleen Toohill · Where the Gridlock Ends_ I talked to Becca about her typical-atypical career journey and what it means to be the outreach director for a NASA mission. ## [Making San Diegans’ mornings as the voice of the KPBS surf reports](https://wherethegridlockends.substack.com/p/making-san-diegans-mornings-as-the) _2026-06-22 · Kathleen Toohill · Where the Gridlock Ends_ I talked to Scott about how he comes up with his unique and poetic surf reports and why “surfers are the worst” (his words, not mine!). ## [Reviving accountability journalism in coastal Georgia](https://wherethegridlockends.substack.com/p/reviving-accountability-journalism) _2026-06-15 · Kathleen Toohill · Where the Gridlock Ends_ I talked to Margaret about founding a thriving ten-person news outlet in Savannah and how local accountability journalism can be a matter of life and death. ## [Want to strengthen local democracy? Run for office!](https://wherethegridlockends.substack.com/p/want-to-strengthen-local-democracy) _2026-06-08 · Kathleen Toohill · Where the Gridlock Ends_ I talked to Oliver about the importance of state and local politics and how we can all make conversations about politics less partisan and polarized. ## [Serving homeless young people in Baltimore through a drop-in center](https://wherethegridlockends.substack.com/p/serving-homeless-young-people-in) _2026-05-18 · Kathleen Toohill · Where the Gridlock Ends_ I talked to Allen about the power of collectivism and how Youth Empowered Society empowers the young people they serve. ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GfVGklHbYi9F) _2026-05-18 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [This NFL player is using his platform to flip the script on mental health](https://wherethegridlockends.substack.com/p/this-nfl-player-is-using-his-platform) _2026-05-11 · Kathleen Toohill · Where the Gridlock Ends_ I talked to Solomon about losing his older sister to suicide and channeling his pain into purpose through co-founding a suicide prevention organization with his parents. ## [I’m honored to share that I am officially a Pulitzer Prize winner.](https://sophiechou.com/post/815900727016816640) _2026-05-06 · Sophie Chou_ Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk of The Connecticut Mirror and Sophie Chou and Haru Coryne of ProPublica I’m honored to share that I am officially a Pulitzer Prize winner. Our series on unscrupulous towing laws in Connecticut, in partnership with the Connecticut Mirror, was awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting. Our reporting examined how Connecticut’s towing laws enabled predatory… ## [Building community as an act of resistance and searching for shared humanity](https://wherethegridlockends.substack.com/p/building-community-as-an-act-of-resistance) _2026-05-04 · Kathleen Toohill · Where the Gridlock Ends_ I talked to Gaby about her work researching school-based health centers in Baltimore, how communities are countering ICE’s campaign of cruelty, and her quest to hike all of the national parks. ## [Proud to share that our data reporting in “Life of the Mother,” which set out to quantify the impact…](https://sophiechou.com/post/807551959559225344) _2026-02-03 · Sophie Chou_ Proud to share that our data reporting in “Life of the Mother,” which set out to quantify the impact of Texas’s abortion ban using data, received second place in the Investigator Reporters and Editors’ Philip Meyer Award. https://www.ire.org/2026/02/03/ire-announces-winners-of-the-2025-philip-meyer-journalism-award/ ## [Our story on the rise in rates of sepsis after Texas banned abortion won the ONA University of…](https://sophiechou.com/post/794766314327736320) _2025-09-15 · Sophie Chou_ Our story on the rise in rates of sepsis after Texas banned abortion won the ONA University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism. Life of the Mother - Online Journalism Awards ## [Data reporter for Pulitzer-winning series “Life of the Mother.” Consulted with dozens of maternal…](https://sophiechou.com/post/783018842104430592) _2025-05-08 · Sophie Chou_ Data reporter for Pulitzer-winning series “Life of the Mother.” Consulted with dozens of maternal health experts to come up with a groundbreaking analysis on the rise in sepsis in Texas after abortion was banned on a short timeline. Analyzed data on maternal deaths in Texas that the state refused to review. Our findings were repeatedly cited by speakers at hearings on the Life of the Mother Act.… ## [Late Stage Social Capitalism](https://mebassett.info/social-capitalism) _2025-01-25 · Essays by Matthew Eric Bassett_ Life in the West in the 21st Century could be characterized by a decline in friendship, a rise in isolation, and a crisis of mental health. Yet instead of fixing this, we are continually creating new economic transactions to replace friendship or to solve the problems that the lack of friendship might create. ## [The Local-Global Principle of Lovingkindness](https://mebassett.info/local-global-lovingkindness) _2025-01-05 · Essays by Matthew Eric Bassett_ If you decide to be a loving and kind person then you necessarily decide to act in a loving and kind way; how do you do that? More specifically, what does that even mean when we are living in such globally "unkind" times, where, for instance, your energy consumption habits indirectly cause people in other parts of the globe to have to leave their homes after they've become uninhabitable due to… ## [For this story on the crucial lack of data about stillbirths, I collaborated with data reporter…](https://sophiechou.com/post/764963973772754944) _2024-10-21 · Sophie Chou_ The Failure to Track Data on Stillbirths Undermines Efforts to Prevent Them For this story on the crucial lack of data about stillbirths, I collaborated with data reporter Irena Hwang to analyze three years of fetal death and birth data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which we obtained through a research request. I helped design our analysis, working closely with reporter Duaa…