Sara Willa Ernst

Nov 30, 2023 | houstonpublicmedia.org | Sara Willa Ernst |Matt Harab |Paul DeBenedetto |Shivani Parmar

A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals while postponing certain elective procedures. Ardent Health Services said it took its network offline after the Nov. 23 cyberattack, adding in a statement that it suspended user access to information technology applications such as software used to document patient care.

Sep 27, 2023 | houstonpublicmedia.org | Sara Willa Ernst |Katie Watkins |Jared Counts

This story is part of an investigative series into the impact of extreme heat on Metro riders. You can read part one and part two of the investigation. We also produced a podcast, Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot. Some local officials, METRO bus riders and advocates are calling for change after a Houston Public Media investigation found Houston bus stops reached dangerously hot temperatures.

Sep 21, 2023 | houstonpublicmedia.org | Sara Willa Ernst |Katie Watkins |Jared Counts |Adam Zuvanich

This is the second of a two-part investigation into the impact of extreme heat on Metro riders. Read part one of the investigation or listen to the podcast, Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot. Barbara Quattro has been planting trees in Alief for over 20 years. Down the street from her house is a METRO bus stop — a pole with a sign attached. There was no bus shelter or tree offering shade nearby. She noticed riders waiting in the sun.

Sep 20, 2023 | houstonpublicmedia.org | Sara Willa Ernst |Katie Watkins |Jared Counts |Ashley Brown

This is the second of a two-part investigation into the impact of extreme heat on Metro riders. Read part one of the investigation or listen to the podcast, Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot. Barbara Quattro has been planting trees in Alief for over 20 years. Down the street from her house is a METRO bus stop — a pole with a sign attached. There was no bus shelter or tree offering shade nearby. She noticed riders waiting in the sun.

Sep 15, 2023 | houstonpublicmedia.org | Eddie Robinson |Michael Hagerty |Sara Willa Ernst |Katie Watkins

Houston is home to the most successful musical talent in the world. But decades ago, the city was once the epicenter for the blues genre. Why has the city's blues history been neglected for so long? Stay tuned as host Eddie Robinson chats unguarded with acclaimed filmmaker, Drew Barnett-Hamilton. Her new documentary, When Houston Had The Blues, is currently touring the festival circuit with an astonishing goal of putting the city of Houston on the map as a major music city.