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Guard Member Arrested on Possession of Illegal Firearms
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department confirms deputies arrested Technical Sergeant Walter Engle last week on two felony counts and one misdemeanor count of possessing illegal firearms. This story aired on March 4, 2013. Read More
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Oakland School Cop Questions Shooting Investigation
An 18-year police veteran comes forward exclusively to the Investigative Unit to expose what he calls corruption within the district’s police force. This video aired on February 28, 2013. Read More
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Former CoCo County Firefighter Faces Four Felonies
Retired fire captain Jon Wilmot is accused of threatening co-workers and stealing from his own department for years; now charged with 4 felonies. Read More
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Bay Area Restaurants Skirt Inspection Posting Laws
The Investigative Unit uncovers rules requiring restaurants to post inspections not being enforced up the Peninsula and in San Francisco. Read More
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Inspector General to Audit NASA Agreement
NASA’S Inspector General announced it is initiating an audit to evaluate NASA’s management of its Space Act Agreements with private companies, including, apparently its agreement with a company associated with Google’s principals t... Read More
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State Senator Proposes California Ski Safety Bill
New legislation is being proposed in the wake of an NBC Bay Area investigation. Read More
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Concern For Mountain View Toxic Plume Expanded
High levels of toxic TCE in the air has some residents raising questions Read More
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Moffett Field Toxic Plume Concerns
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now says the area affected by toxic TCE is larger than initially thought and that the Agency may have missed higher than acceptable levels of TCE in some homes outside the original... Read More
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CA Guard Leader Denies Accusations by Members
Adjutant General David Baldwin finally speaks to the Investigative Unit after declining multiple interview requests from NBC Bay Area and KNBC before and after a series of investigations into the culture of the California National... Read More
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Insiders Say CA Toxic Regulation is Weak
California has some of the strictest anti-pollution laws in the nation but sources in the DTSC say those laws are being ignored. Vicky Nguyen investigates claims of major problems in the Read More
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There is something that killed our dog. There’s something that killed all those other dogs.
—Morgan Hill dog owner, Rachael Chambers, on the death of his dog from what may have been tainted treats.
—Morgan Hill dog owner, Rachael Chambers, on the death of his dog from what may have been tainted treats.
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| 2013 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winner Investigative Reporting "Children in the Fields" |
| 2013 Mark Twain Award Winner Best Investigative Reporting "Children in the Fields" |
| 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award Excellence in Journalism "Guessing Pensions: San Jose's Fuzzy Math" |
| 2012 IRE (Investigative Reporters & Editors) Award Finalist Broadcast/video - medium market "Behind the Gates of the Guard" |
| 2013 Norcal Emmy Awards Investigative Report - "Behind the Gates of the Guard" Feature News Report-Serious Series - "Free Rides & Coming Soon the VTA Story" Health/Science/Environment-Feature/Segment - "Fracking in California" Photographer News – No Time Limit Editor News – No Time Limit |
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