Journalist Laura Greenberg started corresponding with serial killer Doug Gretzler when he was on death row because she ...

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The award-winning documentary and a Q&A with the Muskegon chef is coming to The Frauenthal Center for Performing Arts for one ...

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The moving documentary-visual album shows how a formerly incarcerated musician used rap to find healing during the darkest ...

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California is staring down at a major budget problem and the numbers are only getting worse. According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the state is projected to face an $18 billion deficit next ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif — In 2002, a San Bernardino criminal judge sentenced a Black man to 35 years to life for reaching into an open car window and snatching a purse from the front seat. The man, ...