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Broken Bridge. Broken Trust.
This investigation revealed significant structural problems on a bridge's busy off- ramp. The investigative team shot video and still footage of the damaged areas and obtained internal e-mails from the New York State Department of Transportation indicating that the department covered up their knowledge of the extent of the bridge's damage.
Tags: bridges; bridge safety; New York State Department of Transportation; roads; highways; traffic; traffic safety
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1999 IRE National Conference Show and Tell Tape #2
1999 IRE National Conference (Kansas City) Show and Tell Tape #2 is the second in a nine-part series. This tape includes: 1.) Bill Gephardt/Angela Hunter (KUTV-Salt Lake City) 1-Tracking down deadbeat tenants. 2.-Testing the dog-chaser...a device meant to keep dogs from attacking. 2.)Tony Pipitone (WKMG-Orlando) State employees found using office computers to view and sell pornography. 3.)Jennifer Snell (WTXF-Fox Philadelphia) "Troubled Transit" Investigation into the unreliable service of the transit system reveals dangerous mechanical problems with buses. The reason: mechanics sleeping in buses during shifts instead of making repairs...but reporting the problems as fixed. Buses break down and strand passengers. 4.) Drew Griffin (KCBS-Los Angeles) "The Real ConAir" Investigation reveals department of corrections transporting convicts on commercial flights. Passengers are not told who's sitting beside them. Planes are forced to land because of disturbances during the flight. A girl is sexually assaulted by one of these convicts. 5.) Christina Punza (KCOP-Los Angeles) Uncovers plan to reuse radioactive metals from U.S. nuclear power plants. The metal will be made into household items such as silverware. Experts say the metal can never be entirely cleaned of its radioactive contents. 6.) Morgan Loew (KOLD-Tuscon) Investigation on the black- market sale of Rohypnol, "the date-rape drug." 7.)Hoffer/Glemosky (WABC-New York City) "Dispensing Danger" Investigates pharmacies dispensing drugs without required prescriptions. 8.) Ray Parisi (WNYW-New York City) Travelling to foreign destinations for sex with kids.
Tags: TAPE; Kansas City; conference; no transcripts; IRE
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New York's high failure rates for safety inspections on school buses and private bus companies
School bus fleets and private passenger bus companies in New York state and the Capital Region were failing safety inspections at rates of between four and seven out of 10 buses. The violations involved faulty brakes and similar safety concerns. These were not surprise inspections, but rather visits scheduled two or more weeks in advance every six months. The state Department of Transportation became alarmed, privately, months before. A plan was created to address the problem, but little if any action took place. The backdrop for the story is a new administration under a governor who promised to be more business friendly.
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