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Covers:  Missing children's cases, police accountability, the courts, the criminal justice system, social justice issues.
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"I was taught that the search for truth and the search for justice are not incompatible and are, in fact, essential." Gwen Ifill

Madison Scott’s Journalist Portfolio

Home | A Hole In The Home

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The Unsolved Cases of Monroe County

The Unsolved Cases of Monroe County

The story behind the disappearance of Domonique Holley-Grisham is part one of an ongoing series covering unso…

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5 New York state park beaches are closed for swimming. Here's where and why Original

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By Madison Scott Verified, Victoria Freile Verified
| Democrat and Chronicle Verified
Three swimming beaches at New York State Parks are closed due to harmful algal blooms and unsatisfactory water samples, according to the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. New York State has 70 state-owned swimming beaches, which are all regularly tested for bacterial levels of impaired water quality and to determine the public's risk of coming into contact with waterborne diseases, according to state officials.
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Lake Ontario or Lake America? What Trump's order means for New York

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By Madison Scott Verified
| Times Telegram Verified
Updated Aug. 28, 2026, 9:15 a.m. ET President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," ordering the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to implement the change within 30 days.
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Why is Lake Ontario called Lake Ontario? The name Trump wants to change Original

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By Madison Scott Verified, Marcia Greenwood Verified
| Democrat and Chronicle Verified
Aug. 28, 2026, 5:12 a.m. ET Lake Ontario has carried its current name for centuries, long before President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. government to call it "Lake America." The name "Ontario" comes from an Indigenous term, though sources differ on the exact translation.
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