Investigations

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Investigations

Dec 18, 2012 Share

New State Fracking Regulations

For the first time in state history, California regulators formally announced plans to regulate and track fracking. Read More

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Dec 17, 2012 Share

25 Cars Damaged by One Pothole

The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has learned that it can take Caltrans weeks to months to fix a single pothole after they’ve been notified. According to a Caltrans report, Bay Area roadways are among the most neglected in... Read More

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Dec 13, 2012 Share

Feds Crack Down on Contraband Before Holidays

NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit takes a look behind the scenes of a major nationwide effort to crackdown on counterfeit and pirated items being shipped into the United States every day through the mail. Read More

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Dec 11, 2012 Share

Distracted Emergency Drivers Cause Crashes

They are supposed to protect us and help us, but in the line of duty, drivers of emergency vehicles are often driven to distraction by the devices in their cars. Read More

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Dec 6, 2012 Share

Walmart Removes Baby Products After Legal Action

It’s a chemical that was banned from children’s pajamas because of a link to cancer and developmental delays, but now that same chemical is turning up in popular baby and children’s items. Read More

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Dec 3, 2012 Share

Bay Area Lawmaker Introduces New Fracking Disclosure Bill

For the second time in two years, Fremont Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski has introduced legislation requiring public disclosure of chemicals used in fracking. Read More

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Nov 19, 2012 Share

Bay Area Greed: $10 Million Money Trail

San Jose businessman and car dealer attempting to walk away from $10 million in debt including millions owed to California tax payers, the IRS and Bay Area investors Read More

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Nov 19, 2012 Share

Feds to Investigate Alleged Racism, Harassment in CA Guard

In the wake of an NBC Bay Area and KNBC-TV joint investigation, leadership in the National Guard is looking into allegations that claims of sexual harassment and racism were ignored by the California National Guard. Read More

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Nov 16, 2012 Share

Ghost Planes Clouding the Skies

By 2020 the FAA plans to implement a new method of tracking air traffic called NextGen, a system that security experts warn is vulnerable to cyber attacks Read More

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Nov 16, 2012 Share

Questionable Flight Exposes Dysfunction In Guard

In part two of a joint-investigation, NBC Bay Area News and KNBC-TV in Los Angeles uncover a questionable flight under the Golden Gate Bridge that members of the California National Guard say exposes a culture of dysfunction. Read More