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Prince George's corrections officers say staffing shortage raises safety concerns
The Prince George’s County Department of Corrections has lost nearly a third of its workforce since the start of the pandemic, the News4 I-Team found. It’s a problem corrections officers say has compromised safety inside the jail and led to forced overtime, exhaustion and routine lockdowns at the facility. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins spoke with concerned officers.
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College cost confusion: Report finds 91% of colleges don't report true cost
Some higher education experts are calling on Congress to require transparency in financial aid offers.
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Report finds 91% of colleges don't report true cost
Some higher education experts are calling on Congress to require transparency in financial aid offers. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains.
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DC lags as Metro steps up fare evasion enforcement; new bill aims to help
D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto introduced a new bill she says will close a persistent loophole in Metro fare evasion and could cut violent crime on the system.
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Bill proposed to crack down on Metro fare evaders
A D.C. Council member wants to give Metro Transit Police more power to stop fare evasion. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains.
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How one man overturned a beach ban on tourists
A Maryland town placed a “do not enter” sign at its public beach to keep tourists out. The News4 I-Team spoke with a man who challenged this very issue of beach access in Connecticut and won.
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How one man overturned a beach ban on tourists
The News4 I-Team has been tracking a battle over who gets to use a public beach in Maryland. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins reported a town that’s placed a “do not enter” sign at its beach to keep tourists out. She recently spoke with a man who challenged this very issue of beach access in Connecticut and won.
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A year after collapsed condo ceiling trapped woman, still no repairs
News4 first showed a mess left after a condo ceiling came tumbling down last spring at Treetop Condominiums, trapping an elderly woman. It’s still unlivable.
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Battle over condo repairs after ceiling collapse
News4 first showed a mess left after a condo ceiling came tumbling down last spring at Treetop Condominiums, trapping an elderly woman. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins has an update explaining why it is still not livable.
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DC Council Votes to Reverse Millions in School Cuts
Within Tuesday’s multi-billion dollar vote was a controversial measure that moves millions back to DC public schools. News4’s Ted Oberg reports.
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Investigation of DCPS Contracts Expanding
D.C. Public Schools leaders faced hours of tough questions from D.C. Council Thursday over how millions of dollars in school contracts were paid in recent years without Council approval. While DCPS took “full responsibility” for the error, questions remain over how it happened. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg has the latest.
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Empty Eyesores: Dozens of Blighted Homes Sit for Decade or More
Blighted buildings are the stains that bring neighborhoods down. The News4 I-Team found D.C. has thousands of vacant and blighted properties, and hundreds of them have been in unsafe conditions for a decade.
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The Battle Over Blighted Homes
The News4 I-Team found D.C. has thousands of vacant and blighted properties. Ted Oberg reports on some of the city’s most depressing eyesores.
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Maryland Town Divided Over Decision to Restrict Beach to Residents
When the pandemic shut down the world, Darnley Hodge and his wife needed a way to keep their three small children safe but entertained. That’s why the Prince George’s County family spent their summers exploring nearby beaches along the Chesapeake Bay. But when the family arrived to Brownie’s Beach in Bayfront Park – a stamp-size beach in Calvert County...
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Debate Over Town's Decision to Ban Tourists From Beach
Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins and the News4 I-Team traveled to a small Calvert County town where residents are divided over a policy to keep out-of-towners off its shore.
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Virginia Lawmaker Calls for Tougher Elder Exploitation Reporting Laws
A Virginia lawmaker wants changes to how banks respond to suspected elder financial abuse. “There’s nothing that gets under my craw more than people who target vulnerable people,” Del. Michelle Maldonado told News4 Consumer Investigative Reporter Susan Hogan.
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Family Sues Banks After Veteran Allegedly Loses $3.6 Million in Wire Fraud Scheme
The family of a Navy veteran who lost more than $3.6 million in an apparent wire fraud scheme is suing the deceased man’s bank and credit union in Virginia, saying they should’ve done more to halt the international transactions. Investigative Reporter Susan Hogan has the story.
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Family Sues Banks After Veteran Allegedly Loses $3.6 Million in Wire Fraud Scheme
The family of a Navy veteran who allegedly lost more than $3.6 million in an apparent wire fraud scheme is suing the deceased man’s bank and credit union in Virginia, saying they should’ve done more to halt the international transactions. In a lawsuit filed earlier this year in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on...
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Nurses Leaving Workforce: Study Suggests ‘National Health Care Crisis' Looming Without Correction
A new national study released Thursday revealed 100,000 nurses left the workforce due to the pandemic and another almost 700,000 are considering leaving by 2027.
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‘It's About the Kids': U. of Md. Program Works to Address Shortage of Special Educators
As a shortage of special education teachers impacts schools and families across the D.C. region, a program at the University of Maryland prepares the next generation of special educators to help.