Lindsey Basye, 11Alive Atlanta

Lindsey Basye

11Alive Atlanta

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Past articles by Lindsey:

Broken furniture, broken hopes: Georgia mom stuck in loop trying to get help for son with autism

As part of an 11Alive investigative series, we examine the gaps in the system created to help children with mental and developmental disabilities. → Read More

Teen finds team to score touchdown in life: How new DFCS program could prevent child abandonment

Trey bounced around from family to foster care and even a group home. Now, one program has turned his life around. Here's why it's not widely available. → Read More

Former Roswell officer indicted on felony charges after 11Alive investigation

After an 11Alive investigation exposed video of Officer Daniel MacKenzie tasing and punching a handcuffed man, a grand jury handed down a criminal indictment. → Read More

Second Shot: Atlanta Police testing technology it deemed ineffective two years ago

They say it will help curb the crime in the city of Atlanta, but the first time they used the program didn't have those results. → Read More

'It's immoral': Pup survives shooting, two years later suffers third degree burns from lying on RV floor

Dixie was lying between the driver and passenger seats. She suffered third degree burns. The RV company claims there isn't a problem with the vehicle. → Read More

VERIFY: Can using hair relaxer cause breast cancer?

It's a claim circling online, warning women about the chemicals in hair relaxers. So, do they cause cancer? We VERIFY. → Read More

VERIFY: Should kids avoid tackle football due to damage of the brain?

The danger is damage to the brain. A serious brain disease called CTE. Here's why kids are more at risk. → Read More

From a group home to a team of support

Trey bounced around from family to foster care and even a group home. Now, one program has turned his life around. Here's why it's not widely available. → Read More

VERIFY: Does Georgia have the highest STD rates in the country?

According to the latest data, Georgia does not have the highest STD rates in the country, but we are high on the list for chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea. → Read More

Half of Atlanta airport ambulances are out of commission

After an 11Alive investigation exposed delays in medical response at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the Atlanta City Council questioned the airport's GM. → Read More

VERIFY: Are songbirds in Georgia dying from an unknown disease?

It's not known if it's a bird feeder disease, but here's what you need to know about the 2021 unknown bird disease. → Read More

VERIFY: No, there was not a machete attack in Piedmont Park

A claim on NextDoor says there was a machete attack in the popular Midtown Atlanta park, weeks before the murder of Katie Janness. Atlanta police say it's false. → Read More

VERIFY: Yes, Georgia ranked low in the nation for safe drinking water

A 2017 study found Georgia is one of the lowest in the country for safe drinking water. State officials say most of the problems have been addressed. → Read More

Prices of Uber/Lyft have gone up, but the drivers aren't seeing much of the money

11Alive investigation put the apps to the test and found driver making only around 50-percent of the fair. → Read More

Cop: Nation's busiest airport only has 'one damn ambulance'

Carol Chapman waited more than an hour and a half for help after falling and dislocating her hip while at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Here's why → Read More

'I think it’s very short-sighted': Georgia mom worried about in-person learning as COVID-19 numbers spike

Here's what the COVID-19 numbers say as kids go back to in person schooling in Georgia. → Read More

VERIFY: Can businesses require patrons and employees to be vaccinated?

Businesses around the country are starting to post signs saying you need to show proof you are vaccinated to enter. But is it legal? → Read More

VERIFY: Have there been more bear sightings in metro Atlanta this year?

According to the DNR, yes, there have been more bear sightings in metro Atlanta this year. → Read More

VERIFY: Are there tornado sirens in downtown Atlanta?

When a storm is coming close we know to listen for community tornado sirens. But, in Atlanta, there are only sirens on college campuses. → Read More

Some Ga. school students failure and drop out rates higher than before pandemic, numbers show

School districts in metro Atlanta, Georgia and across the U.S. are reporting a rise in the number of students who failed or dropped out during the pandemic. → Read More