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August 14, 2009 - A number of national and local citizens groups are called out in a 24-page report by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) entitled, “The Second Wave: Return of the Militia” — the National Rifle Association, Minutemen, Oath Keepers — as well as mainstream conservative politicians and media personalities — U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus (R – Ala.), Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Fox News host Glenn Beck, CNN’s Lou Dobbs, MSNBC commentator and former Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan — as evidence of this growing domestic threat. Add to the list former Graham County, Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, dubbed a “long-time militia hero” by SPLC. The son of an FBI Agent, Mack has long been a crusader for freedom and individual rights...[READ THE FULL STORY]

August 23, 2009 - Among the factors contributing to a right-wing extremism resurgence, according to a new 24-page report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), are those who promote racism and vigilante actions to deal with the problem of illegal immigration. The SPLC report, in a section entitled “Nativists to ‘Patriots’”, devotes considerable space to the Minutemen movement and their California home, Camp Vigilance. Located on an active smuggling trail less than three miles from the U.S.-Mexico border in the high desert of East San Diego County, the campground features an 1856 renovated stage-coach depot. Big 3 News spoke exclusively with Carl Braun, a co-founder and active member of the Minutemen and a private, non-profit group named Border Auxiliary Patrol in California, about the objectives of the group and his views on the SPLC intellligence report...[READ THE FULL STORY]

December 2, 2009 - Big 3 News host Rusty Ray spoke with Betty Brown of East Lake, Ohio regarding the heart-breaking case of a 93-year old Mayfield Heights resident and her battle with Adult Protective Services (APS). Brown, who formerly dated the caregiver of Evelyn Schwartz, has power of attorney for the senior and is championing her cause to bring awareness to the issue of the rights of the elderly...[WATCH MORE HERE]

February 13, 2010 - When 22-year old Katie Zook of Arlington, Washington committed to a two-year missionary assignment in Haiti to show God’s love to orphaned children, she never imagined she’d be on the receiving end of someone else’s love. But that’s exactly what happened on January 12, 2010 when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated tiny Haiti and nearly a quarter million of the 9 million inhabitants lost their lives. Katie’s story and the experiences of another Haiti missionary family — Todd & Jennifer Edgerton — are told through a mutual friend, Big 3 News Contributor Jennie, one month after the disaster took place. “I started working with Katie about four or five years ago; she was my head girl on the makeup crews that I do stage makeup for different theater productions,” Jennie said…[READ THE FULL STORY]

July 12, 1010 - Located on a 200-acre Kentucky farm in Menifee County near the Red River Gorge and Cave Run Lake, the Appalachian Zipline promises an opportunity for adventure for everyone who visits. The idea for the ziplines came to the husband and wife operators in April 2008 while taking a walk in a park called the “land lab” behind the local school. The park featured a rope course and a zipline. “I looked at my husband and said, ‘That is what we need on the farm!’”, according to an account on the owners’ website. “We stood there and discussed it for about 45 minutes. What a great idea!...[READ THE FULL STORY]

August 11, 2010 - A young man from Boston, Massachusetts is using the Internet to help raise awareness and funds in the fight against cancer for the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF). For 23-year old Christian, the desire to offer his energy to the cause is intensely personal — his aunt was diagnosed with colon cancer and recently lost a five-year battle with the disease. “That affected me alot, because my aunt was very close to me, she was my closest relative,” Christian said in an exclusive interview Wednesday with Big 3 News. “Last year, September 1st, she passed away from cancer. It killed me. It tore my heart to pieces..."[READ THE FULL STORY]

August 19, 2010 - In his prime, he was a Champion Barrel Racer that earned multiple trophies for his owner, displaying great strength and pride. His darkest moments came when he was left for dead after being knocked over the head with a sledge hammer and locked in a barn with nothing to eat but his own waste. Now, a New York family which rescued this twenty-four year old quarter horse named Jet over three years ago is desperately seeking a new home for him where he can retire with dignity and grace...[READ THE STORY]

August 31, 2010 - About two hundred and forty pre-schoolers in Contra Costa County, California are being tracked with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as part of a Head Start facility upgrade made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The month-old system requires students to be digitally signed in by parents, and then to put on a numbered, v-shaped jersey with the RFID tracking device sewn into the chest area on the right side. The jersey is similar to what basketball athletes wear and is placed over the children’s everyday clothing...[READ THE STORY]

October 3, 2010 - Vermont-based privacy and computer forensics expert Frederick Lane spoke to Big 3 News on Oct. 3 in an exclusive interview about the government’s intrusion into the lives of Americans with the use of emerging technologies such as mobile backscatter X-ray units. “I think it’s important to point out that the program that took place down in Georgia was aimed at trucks that normally could be pulled over for whatever kinds of safety inspections and weight inspections,” Lane said. “The government’s probably in a gray area where this kind of scanning could be seen as incidental to their normal safety inspections..." [READ THE FULL STORY]

October 20, 2010 - I was recently given the opportunity to interview Marie D. Jones live on Big 3 News. Marie is an old friend and the author of several best-selling books on the paranormal, metaphysics and cutting edge science. She has appeared on hundreds of radio shows, on television and has been interviewed for dozens of publications in which she talks about the links between science and the role of human consciousness and perception in the paranormal. She is now branching out into writing for film and television, and is a popular speaker at lectures and conferences all over the country. During our interview we discussed her partnership, ParaExplorers, with Larry Flaxman, the founder and president of ARPAST – the Arkansas Paranormal & Anomalous Studies Team. The pair have written several books together such as “11:11 – The Time Prompt Phenomenon”, “The Resonance Key”, and “The Deja Vu Enigma” – all of which have been considered controversial...[READ THE FULL STORY]

January 12, 2011 - On January 21, 2006, Gary and Sara Harvey of Horseheads, New York had just returned home from an afternoon of shopping and visiting a friend about a leaking water pump. Their life up to that day had been filled with the quiet serenity of home and all the activities they shared on the lake and in nearby Watkins Glen. “We are best friends and trust each other completely,” Sara explained in an exclusive interview with Big 3 News. “We enjoyed our home very much. We have never spent time apart intentionally..." [READ THE FULL STORY]

November, 16, 2010 - A Texas man who was poisoned by his ex-girlfriend says advanced aliens visited his home in the dead of night to assist him, and he has the pictures to prove it (see below). Don Ray Walton, author of the 138-page book “The Coming Human Aliens”, believes visitors answered his Internet call for help — a space S.O.S. — and that they have been communicating with and teaching him since he was a child. On February 14, 2010, Walton says he needed medical help and asked aliens to come visit him at his home in Texas... [READ THE FULL STORY]

October 15, 2009 - A Canadian UFO enthusiast has captured in pictures what he claims is a “strange, large black object” that proceeded to morph and change shape before his eyes over the skies of Scarborough, Canada. Paul Shishis, the man behind the mysterious photographs, said he witnessed the changing object on September 17, 2009 at approximately 12:53 p.m. “It was only about a 100 yards away, at a height of between 300-500 feet,” Shishis recently shared via email correspondence with Big 3 News... [READ THE FULL STORY]

September 23, 2010 - All across America, you hear and see local bands playing at pubs, concerts and festivals to get their sound out there. Many fall and few make it to the top. A band outside of Austin, Texas is trying to do what many fail at — make it to the top with talent they have. Sydney Shaw, formed in 2009, is a well-known group of musicians from Rockdale, located about 65 miles outside of the capitol. Their “deathcore” and two-step sound excites many of the “now” generation in Metal America... [READ THE FULL STORY]

January 29, 2011 - Glen A. Wilson High School in California has America’s first Tea Party group for pre-teens and teens who stand up for what they believe in. Their goal is to “revolutionize and wake up the youth of America.” A-Team President Caleb Yee recently spoke with Big 3 News Senior Contributor Ethan in an exclusive website interview about the organization’s goals. “We want to let the public know that the youth care about this nation even though we don’t have to pay our taxes yet or even though we are unable to vote.,” Yee said...[READ THE FULL STORY]