the investigative unit

Santa Clara County’s top executive sat down with the Investigative Unit saying there are problems, but some of the doctors claims have been bargaining chips in recent contract negotiations. Investigative Reporter Candice Nguyen reports.

Santa Clara County’s top executive sat down with the Investigative Unit saying there are problems, but some of the doctors claims have been bargaining chips in recent contract negotiations.

For months, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has been digging into concerns of dangerously long patient wait times at Valley Medical Center. Raj Mathai speaks with investigative reporter Candice Nguyen on this.

Millennium Tower fix engineers have scrapped an elaborate strategy designed to prevent more tilting at the troubled high-rise as they push to complete the project – a shift in strategy that critics say amounts to gambling, but monitoring data suggests is paying off so far.

Millennium Tower “fix” engineers have scrapped an elaborate strategy designed to prevent more tilting at the troubled high-rise as they push to complete the project – a shift in strategy that critics say amounts to gambling, but monitoring data suggests is paying off so far. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

The Investigative Unit sent out its own survey to Bay Area universities to see how schools are tracking student suicides and attempted suicides. Candice Nguyen reports.

In California, drug overdose deaths among teenagers recently spiked to a nation-wide high, however, an NBC Bay Area investigation reveals how few schools are prepared to reverse the deadly effects of an overdose. Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban reports.

The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant now has a new lease on life, thanks to $1.4 billion in taxpayer financed loans. But critics worry the plant has to play catch up on a backlog of outstanding inspections. Investigative Reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

When San Francisco gets control of the old Hunters Point Shipyard, some of the soil might still contain lingering levels of radiation, even though voters in the city passed a measure demanding a full cleanup. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

The family of the first victim who died after Atria Senior Living staff accidentally served caustic cleaning chemical to dementia residents filed a lawsuit against the company Thursday. Candice Nguyen reports.

As Catholic dioceses across the state are getting hit with hundreds of new child sex abuse lawsuits, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone remains the only California bishop yet to release an internal list of priests “credibly accused” of sexually abusing children. Candice Nguyen reports.

Watch Candice Nguyen and Michael Bott of NBC Bay Area accept a Peabody Award for their revealing documentary series “The Moms of Magnolia Street” and “No Man’s Land: Fighting for Fatherhood in a Broken System.” Video courtesy of The Peabody Awards.

SAN JOSE, CA – (June 7, 2022) – The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has awarded NBC Bay Area / KNTV with a Peabody Award for its 2021 investigative series The Moms of Magnolia Street and No Man’s Land: Fighting for Fatherhood in a Broken System. The announcement was made today during the 82nd annual Peabody Awards multi-day virtual celebration.  The Moms of Magnolia...

Prosecutors at the San Francisco District Attorney’s office are being accused of withholding evidence in hopes of convicting a San Francisco Police Officer of excessive force.

There’s new accusations against the San Francisco DA’s office – prosecutors are being accused of withholding evidence in hopes of convicting a San Francisco Police Officer of excessive force.

While it has made “sustained and substantial progress” on gas safety, PG&E has clearly not made enough headway in measures designed to prevent wildfires during its five-year probation term stemming from the San Bruno gas explosion, according to the final findings of the court-appointed monitor over the utility.

PG&E has not made enough headway in measures designed to prevent wildfires during its five-year probation term stemming from the San Bruno gas explosion, according to the final findings of the court-appointed monitor over the utility. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

From medical malpractice, to police shootings, to COVID-19, the cause of someone’s death can have serious legal and public health ramifications. Forensic pathologists undergo years of specialized training to develop the medical expertise required to examine someone’s body and uncover all the factors that contributed to their death.

The Investigative Unit exposes what insiders are calling the dark side of California’s growing private autopsy business. Candice Nguyen reports.