Rebecca Lindstrom
11Alive Atlanta
Marietta, GA, United States
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Congress members demand answers about vaccine-related injuries program
Congress members are demanding answers from the Secretary of Health and Human Services due to a lack of accountability in the Countermeasures Compensation Program. → Read More
'We're not going to do this in Georgia anymore'
A man charged with 16 counts of aggravated animal cruelty gets trial date after a four-year delay. A new special prosecutor promises more accountability statewide. → Read More
He needed crisis care. It took 2 months living in an ER to get it.
Hospitals ask for help as patients stay weeks, even months in their emergency rooms because there are not enough beds in mental and behavioral healthcare facilities. → Read More
Program created to help those hurt by pandemic treatment
The CICP promises to compensate people hurt by a treatment used to fight the pandemic. But one Georgia family says all they've received -- is silence. → Read More
The Way Home: Exploring causes, solutions to metro Atlanta's homelessness crisis
11Alive Investigators are examining why tents line Atlanta's freeways and why families struggle to find stable housing in their three-part series "The Way Home." → Read More
Here are barriers that contribute to Atlanta, GA homelessness
The Way Home: The Cause is part two of an 11Alive Investigates series that explores why people are living on the streets and not in permanent housing. → Read More
People, organizations, cities join in to help people find housing
Through several programs, people -- and even the City of Athens -- have pushed to end homelessness. But many of these solutions require more hard cold cash. → Read More
Athens encampment for unhoused people
The Way Home: The Solution is part three of an 11Alive Investigates series examining why tents line our freeways and families struggle to find stable housing. → Read More
Why ending homelessness is hard?
The Way Home: The Problem is part one of an 11Alive Investigates series examining why tents line our freeways and families struggle to find stable housing. → Read More
Mental health for all and always | 11Alive's Rebecca Lindstrom invites you to NAMI Walks Your Way
After a year-long investigation into mental and behavioral health care gaps, investigative reporter Rebecca Lindstrom will chair a walk Saturday to raise awareness. → Read More
Dig Deeper - Medicare expansion debate
In our series, we took a look at the politics behind expansion, analyzed what it would cost state taxpayers and took a closer look at campaign promises. → Read More
Expanding Medicaid: The debate, the cost, the impact on Georgians
In this series, we’ll look at the politics behind expansion, analyze what it would cost state taxpayers and take a closer look at campaign promises around the issue. → Read More
'An illusion of safety' | Why the head of Fulton's Conviction Integrity Unit says every county should have one
Fulton County started a unit aimed to make sure the right people are held accountable. Their work exonerated two men with efforts to help more soon. → Read More
Parents want to know why Amerigroup pushed therapists out of network, cutting off care to children with autism
Amerigroup canceled Triad Psych's contract 'without cause' leaving families scrambling to find new therapists. Many parents say their kids are still without care. → Read More
Federal appeals court decides civil lawsuit in Jamarion Robinson's death can move forward
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court said that the officer's sovereign immunity did not extend to shooting an unconscious suspect. → Read More
What court documents reveal about Atlanta midtown shooting suspect
Raissa Kengne filed hundreds of pages of court documents in the past two years seeking justice against claims of harassment and fraud. → Read More
Restrained 20 times in one month. Why parents say they still can’t get their son back to class
Georgia law requires restraints to be used as a last-ditch effort to keep everyone in the classroom safe and requires staff to try to use other techniques before. → Read More
It operated in secret for more than a decade. Now the vaccine-related injuries program will compensate for one COVID case
11Alive Investigates reviewed data on vaccine-related injuries. Here's a look at the most frequently reported problems. → Read More
Gwinnett County man says he was falsely imprisoned 4 years
A teacher received a death threat in 2017. Five years later, Gwinnett investigators don't know who sent it and dropped charges against a former student. → Read More
Truck drivers say they have driven beyond the legal limit
For safety, the law limits how long a trucker can drive. But some drivers say they're being forced to falsify their logs. The USDOT won't talk about their claims. → Read More