Team 4 Investigations Archives
WTAE-TV's Team 4 investigative reporters
Jim Parsons and
Paul Van Osdol merge years of journalism experience in the pursuit of a fair shake for the consumer and taxpayer.
Team 4 investigators ask the tough questions and get to the bottom of issues.
If you have a question or tip, contact the reporters by e-mail at
team4@thepittsburghchannel.com .
2009: July 10, 2009: Team 4 Investigation: Post-Katrina Shootings Discussed On Video July 9, 2009: Team 4: New Evidence In Post-Katrina Murder Mystery (UPDATED) July 6, 2009: Team 4: Pittsburgh Companies Work Together For G-20 VIPs' Security, Transportation July 6, 2009: Team 4 Investigates Radon Levels In Western Pa. Neighborhoods July 2, 2009: Team 4: PNC Park Food Vendor Inspection Reports June 29, 2009: Team 4: City Firefighter Suspended After False Alarms, Missing Firehouse Money June 25, 2009: Team 4: Court Petition Shows Total Funds Raised For Slain Police Officers' Families June 24, 2009: Team 4: Pittsburgh Police Cracking Down On Sidewalk Parkers June 23, 2009: Team 4: Port Authority Police Sue For Discrimination June 12, 2009: Team 4: 'Not Guilty' Shirt Gets Penn Hills Student Banned From Graduation June 11, 2009: Team 4: Ex-PHEAA Foundation Head Disputes Dismissal June 9, 2009: Team 4 Update: Bridgeville Man Arrested After Complaining To Borough June 1, 2009: Team 4 Investigation: Felons On Pittsburgh's City Payroll May 28, 2009: Team 4 Investigates: Marcellus Shale Drillers Moving Into Allegheny Co. May 26, 2009: Team 4: Dumping Allegations Made After Electronics Recycling Drive May 14, 2009: Team 4 Investigation Update: Pa. Pension Workers Taking Lavish Trips May 14, 2009: Team 4 Investigates Computer Tech Support May 14, 2009: Team 4 Investigates: Bars Serving Visibly Intoxicated Persons May 12, 2009: Team 4 Investigates: Pa. Pension Workers Taking Lavish Trips May 11, 2009: Team 4 Investigates Witness Photo Lineup Procedures May 11, 2009: Team 4: Child's Rape Site Has Been Problem For Years May 7, 2009: Team 4 Investigates Richard Poplawski's Military Background May 4, 2009: Team 4: World Series, Pitt, Concert Tix Among Pa. Lawmaker Freebies April 29, 2009: Team 4 Investigates Lemon Cars In Pa. April 27, 2009: Team 4 Investigates Antibiotics And Farm Food April 24, 2009: Team 4 Investigates Abuse At Pa. Group Homes April 22, 2009: Team 4 Investigation: PennDOT Bridge Inspections April 20, 2009: Team 4: State Lawmakers' Outside Income, Private Interests April 7, 2009: Team 4: Pittsburgh's Car Towing Law Not Being Enforced March 30, 2009: Team 4: Take Action Against Dangerous Neighborhood Dogs March 26, 2009: Team 4: Banks Still Foreclosing On Pittsburgh Homes, Despite Getting Bailout March 25, 2009: Team 4: Angry Auditor Reviews Pa. Deal To Sell Downtown Office Building, Rent New Space March 20, 2009: Team 4: PNC, Mellon Receive Billions In Bailout, But Still Owe Taxes March 20, 2009: Team 4: Water Companies Switch Chemicals, But Is It Safe? March 19, 2009: Team 4: State Employees Take Taxpayer-Funded Trips March 18, 2009: Team 4 Investigates Pipeline Safety In W. Pa. March 18, 2009: Team 4: Politicians Want Answers For Gaming Board's Taxpayer-Funded Travel March 16, 2009: Team 4 Update: Investigation Prompts Audit Of State Travel Expenses March 14, 2009: Team 4: Allegheny County Pay Raises, Nepotism Policy March 12, 2009: Team 4: PHEAA Foundation's Ex-CEO Says There's More Behind His Firing March 6, 2009: Team 4: High School Grads Not Prepared For Basic Math, English Courses March 3, 2009: Team 4: PHEAA's Foundation Chief Fired February 13, 2009: Team 4: D.A. Zappala's Brother Owns Juvenile Centers In Kickback Case January 21, 2009: Team 4 Investigates Kane Nursing Home Employees January 16, 2009: Team 4: Heinz Field Food Vendors Flagged For Violations January 15, 2009: Team 4: 'Towing Pirates' Could Target Your Car
2008: December 30, 2008: Team 4: Accused Elderly Assault Suspect Had Prior Arrests December 19, 2008: Team 4: Gas Drilling Boom Taking Toll On Land December 8, 2008: Team 4: North Side Business Not Paying Taxes December 5, 2008: Team 4: Port Authority Deal Could Cost Taxpayers Millions December 3, 2008: Team 4: City Workers Billing For Miles They Didn't Drive November 26, 2008: Team 4: Why One Charity Gets An 'F' November 25, 2008: UPDATE: Team 4 Investigation Leads To City Probe November 25, 2008: Team 4: Taxpayer Dollars Loaned, Rarely Paid Back November 24, 2008: Team 4: Hidden Camera Investigation Reveals What City Employees Doing On The Clock November 22, 2008: Team 4: Police Investigate 'Irregularities' At McCandless Court November 20, 2008: Team 4: Where Not To Hunt November 18, 2008: Team 4: Insurance Premiums Doubling, Could Yours Be Next? November 17, 2008: Team 4: Pa. Streams Drained Dry By Drillers November 14, 2008: Team 4: Congressmen Get Company Earmarks, Big Campaign Contributions November 10, 2008: Team 4: State Failing To Collect Millions In Unpaid Fines October 31, 2008: Team 4: School Districts Losing Millions In Risky Investments October 30, 2008: Team 4: Investigation Reveals Top Speed Traps In Western Pa. September 9, 2008: Team 4 Investigates: Chief Justice Comments On Proposed Shift To Appointed Judges September 3, 2008: Team 4: Ex-Workers Claim They Had To Kick Back To Company Owner July 31, 2008: Team 4 Update: W. Pa. Homeowners Among Alleged Victims In Mortgage Foreclosure Case July 30, 2008: Team 4 Follow-Up: Airport Authority Spending On Perks July 28, 2008: Team 4 Investigates Idling Port Authority Buses July 24, 2008: Team 4 Investigation: Farm Subsidies Going To City Residents July 21, 2008: Team 4: Why So Long To Find Woman's Body After Baby Taken? July 18, 2008: Team 4 Update: Complaining Neighbor Arrested On Harassment Charge July 10, 2008: Team 4 Investigation: Medical Mistakes At Hospitals July 7, 2008: Team 4: Ice Cream Shops' Inspection Results May 23, 2008: Team 4 Investigates Spending Policies At Westmoreland Housing Authority May 22, 2008: Team 4: Disruptive Students Get Easy Ride Through High School May 20, 2008: Team 4: Going Broke In Pittsburgh's 'Burbs May 19, 2008: Team 4: Pittsburgh-Area Dorm Security Gaps Still Common May 13, 2008: Team 4: Federal Funding Cut For Murtha-Backed Defense Center May 9, 2008: Team 4: Huge Property Tax Bargains For Some, But Not All May 7, 2008: Team 4: Hunting On Pittsburgh Airport Property May 2, 2008: Team 4: Some First Responders Having Communication Breakdowns May 1, 2008: Team 4: Pittsburgh Named Sootiest City In U.S. April 29, 2008: Following Team 4 Investigations, Some Pittsburgh Funeral Homes Accused Of Violations April 24, 2008: Team 4: Complaining Bridgeville Neighbor Arrested For Harassment March 24, 2008: Team 4: Monroeville Investment Co. Closes Doors, Leaving Investors In Dark March 19, 2008: Team 4: Video Shows Dead, Sick Cats At Tiger Ranch March 12, 2008: Team 4: HIPAA Secretary Not Happy With Violations March 10, 2008: Team 4: Drugs Found In Drinking Water; Pittsburgh Not Part Of Test February 28, 2008: Team 4: Some Say Pa. Game Officer Overstepping Boundaries February 25, 2008: Team 4: Clean And Green Tax Break Overhaul Still Not Perfect February 25, 2008: Team 4: Texting While Driving More Dangerous Than Thought February 20, 2008: Team 4: Health Dept. Air-Quality Program In Jeopardy February 18, 2008: Team 4 Uncovers HIPAA Records Violations February 15, 2008: Team 4: Critics Believe Murtha-Backed Defense Center A Waste February 14, 2008: Team 4: Business Bad, Bonuses Booming For Airport Authority Workers February 12, 2008: Team 4: 1-On-1 With Paul O'Neill February 7, 2008: Team 4 Investigates Voting Machine Security Issues February 1, 2008: Team 4: See How Govt. Employees Waste Time On Web January 31, 2008: Team 4: River Towns Among Pittsburgh's Deadliest January 11, 2008: Team 4: PHEAA Board Member Accused Of Lavish Spending To Retire As State Rep. January 8, 2008: Team 4: Officers Concerned Low Bails Putting Criminals Back On Pittsburgh Streets
2007: December 26, 2007: Team 4 Follow-Up: Charges Dropped In Bar Beating After Subpoena Mix-Up December 7, 2007: Team 4: Men Accused In Bar Beating Walk Free After Subpoena Mix-Up November 28, 2007: Team 4: Pittsburgh Ghost Hunters Investigate Paranormal Possibilities November 23, 2007: Team 4 Investigates State Lawmakers' Staff Salaries November 16, 2007: Team 4: Anne Hathaway's Boyfriend Sued By Pittsburgh Penguins Owner Ron Burkle November 12, 2007: Team 4: How Close Do Sex Offenders Live To Your Child's School Bus Stop November 7, 2007: Team 4: Pittsburgh-Area Stores Still Selling Lead-Laden Toys November 5, 2007: Team 4: PennDOT Spending Taxpayer Dollars On Football Game Ads November 1, 2007: Team 4: Some Charity Fundraising Money Goes Elsewhere November 1, 2007: Team 4: Your Water Could Contain High Levels Of Lead October 10, 2007: Team 4: Strip District Co. Charged With Selling Bad Meat October 8, 2007: Team 4: Cop Accused Of Punching Handcuffed Suspect Under More Fire September 28, 2007: Team 4: Are State-Owned Planes Being Used Improperly? September 26, 2007: Team 4: PHEAA Student-Loan Agency's President Will Retire September 13, 2007: Team 4 Tests State's Right To Know Law September 12, 2007: Team 4: PHEAA Making $19M In Budget Cuts September 5, 2007: Team 4: IRS Hits UPMC With Large Tax Liens September 4, 2007: Team 4: $3 Million For Port Authority Police Salaries August 31, 2007: Team 4: Why All The Water Main Breaks In Pittsburgh? August 30, 2007: Team 4: Rep. Concerned With Structure Safety Of Local Bridges August 28, 2007: Team 4: LCB Closes Some Liquor Stores, Announces Profits August 28, 2007: Team 4: Sen. Joins Gov. Rendell In Call For PHEAA Changes August 22, 2007: Team 4: Pa. PHEAA Awards More Than $500K In Bonuses August 22, 2007: Team 4: Pittsburgh Cops Arrested During Fight After Concert August 20, 2007: Team 4: Medical Records, Social Security Numbers Found In Dumpster August 17, 2007: Team 4: First-Class Airport Security Lines Open To All? August 17, 2007: Team 4: Racist E-Mail Sent To Target Employees August 13, 2007: Team 4: Missing Electronics Bought With Weed And Seed Money August 9, 2007: Photos Tell Tale Of Filthy Home Life For Accused Teen Killer August 7, 2007: Team 4: PennDOT Ranks Local Bridges After Minn. Collapse August 2, 2007: Team 4: Audit Finds Many Tickets Voided For City Parking Employees August 2, 2007: Team 4: Governor Says Pa. Bridges Safe August 1, 2007: Team 4: Mom Of Girl Accused Of Killing Dad Speaks Out August 1, 2007: Team 4 Investigation: PHEAA Hands Out Big Bonuses July 27, 2007: Team 4: Lead FBI Agent In Wecht Case Promoted July 27, 2007: Team 4: Personal Information Of PHEAA Borrowers Stolen July 25, 2007: Team 4 Follow-Up: Vets Fighting For Disability Benefits July 25, 2007: Team 4: Billboards Calling Pa. Coal Clean-And-Green July 16, 2007: Team 4: Wrong Information On Megan's Law Site July 13, 2007: Team 4: Numerous Sex Offenders Living In Personal Care Homes July 6, 2007: Team 4: Family Awarded $23M In Malpractice Settlement June 1, 2007: Team 4: Thursday Bomb Scare First For County Terror Plan Unit June 1, 2007: Team 4: PHEAA's Lawyer Fees Top $400K May 31, 2007: Team 4: Allegheny DA Wants Stricter Sentencing For Violent Offenders May 24, 2007: Team 4 Exposes No-Payback Loan Program May 23, 2007: Team 4: Violent Offenders Being Released, Doing More Crime May 16, 2007: Team 4: Some State Liquor Stores Losing Money May 10, 2007: Team 4: Are Your Kids Safe On Port Authority Buses? May 9, 2007: Team 4: Fire Response Time Crucial May 9, 2007: Team 4: Fire Response Time Crucial May 4, 2007: Team 4: How Healthy Do Your Children Eat At School? May 4, 2007: Team 4: Major FBI Documents On Local Judge Unsealed May 3, 2007: Team 4: Is Your Wireless Network Safe From Hackers? May 2, 2007: Team 4: Driving, Texting Just Don't Mix Well April 17, 2007: Team 4: Auditor General To Audit PHEAA April 12, 2007: Team 4: Court Keeps Wecht Trial Judge, Unseals Agent's Records March 26, 2007: Team 4: Gov. Talks PHEAA During Speech March 23, 2007: Team 4: New PHEAA Spending Details Emerge March 22, 2007: Team 4: Route 28 Landslide History March 22, 2007: PHEAA OKs Tougher Policy; Team 4 Confronts Board Member March 21, 2007: Team 4: Rendell Furious With PHEAA's Actions March 21, 2007: Team 4: New PHEAA Spending Details Emerge March 21, 2007: Team 4: PHEAA Spending Still Under Fire March 20, 2007: Team 4: PHEAA CEO Upset Over Exposed Travel Expenses March 16, 2007: Team 4: Project Says Public Document Not So Public March 14, 2007: Team 4: Township Fire Department Investigated After Audit March 6, 2007: Team 4: Local Police Force Upset With CYF Services March 5, 2007: Team 4: Retention Elections Center Of Debate March 1, 2007: Team 4: Clean And Green Loopholes To Close February 28, 2007: Team 4 Follow-Up: Vets Disability Benefits February 27, 2007: Teachers, School Employees Found With Criminal Records February 26, 2007: Team 4: Gaming Board's Sky-High Salaries Exposed February 23, 2007: Team 4 Shows Why You Should Plan Ahead For Funerals February 22, 2007: Team 4: War Vets Fighting Govt. For Disability Benefits February 16, 2007: Team 4: Disability Parking Cheaters Exposed February 15, 2007: Team 4: Addicts Using Internet Pharmacies For Drugs February 15, 2007: Accused Rapist Arrested 7 Years Later; Link To East End Cases Probed February 14, 2007: Team 4: Tossed Parking Tickets To Be Audited February 12, 2007: Team 4 Investigates Tossed Parking Tickets February 9, 2007: Auto Show Back On; Team 4 Looks At Convention Center Architect February 9, 2007: Team 4: Fire Hazards Major Concern In Local Schools February 2, 2007: Team 4: Lucky Lottery Winners Share Secrets February 1, 2007: Team 4: Clean And Green Property Follow-Up
2006: December 21, 2006: Team 4: Route 65 Landslide Prevention Plan Released December 21, 2006: Team 4: Steelers Hot Over Casino Decision December 20, 2006: Team 4: Who Is Don Barden? December 12, 2006: Team 4: Penn American Water Utility Under Fire December 11, 2006: Team 4: Porter's Cousin Caught Up In Drug Rap November 29, 2006: Team 4: Megan's Law Web Site Gets Overhaul November 29, 2006: Team 4: Imposter Bands Follow-Up November 27, 2006: Team 4 Investigation: You Paid For It November 20, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Imposter Bands November 17, 2006: Team 4 Investigation: Speedy Trial Dismissals On The Rise November 17, 2006: Team 4 Investigation: Local Mall Crime Rates Increase November 15, 2006: Team 4: Property Tax Loophole November 10, 2006: Team 4 Investigation: Do You Own Coal Rights Beneath Your Land? November 10, 2006: Team 4: Property Tax Loophole October 21, 2006: Team 4: Norfolk Southern Safety Record October 12, 2006: Team 4: What Are Pittsburgh's Flight Restrictions? September 28, 2006: Team 4: Looking At Landslides September 27, 2006: Team 4: Port Authority Fires Lobbying Firm After Investigation September 26, 2006: Team 4: Lavish Spending By Port Authority Lobbyists September 22, 2006: Team 4: Popular Doctor Banned From Hospitals September 20, 2006: Team 4 Follow-Up: New Details Surface In Regola Gun Case September 19, 2006: Team 4 Investigation: City Fleet Outsourcing Heading For Trouble September 11, 2006: Team 4 Looks At Flight 93 Conspiracy Theories August 29, 2006: Team 4 Follow-Up: City Vehicle Maintenance August 25, 2006: Team 4: Police Make Another Arrest In 7-Year-Old Slaying Of Med Student August 22, 2006: Team 4: State Rep. Busted With High BAC After Fair August 22, 2006: Team 4: Teacher Accused Of Student Sex; Mom Speaks Out August 9, 2006: Team 4: Mon-Fay Highway Sinking August 1, 2006: Team 4 Follow-Up: Shuman Worker Settles July 27, 2006: Team 4 Looks Deeper Into O'Connor's Staff Shakeup July 27, 2006: Team 4: Local Underground Fight Club July 21, 2006: Team 4 Looks At Building Collapses July 17, 2006: Team 4 Investigates: Big Homes, Big Tax Breaks July 14, 2006: Team 4 Investigates: Where Are The Jobs? July 7, 2006: Team 4: Probe Leads To Medical Helicopter Restrictions July 6, 2006: Team 4: Report Helping To Close Sex Offender Loophole July 5, 2006: Team 4: Court Allows Offender To Live Near School June 13, 2006: Team 4: Questions Surround Roethlisberger's Motorcycle License June 8, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Helicopter Safety June 7, 2006: Questioning Of Public Funding For PHEAA Trips Continues June 2, 2006: Team 4 Follow-Up: PennDOT Won't Spread MC70 May 30, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Tax-Avoiding Contractors May 26, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Police Chase Policy May 22, 2006: How Much Did Councilwoman Pay Consultants? May 22, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Pennsylvania Gun Laws May 19, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Power Plant Danger May 15, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Homes, Restaurants As Polling Places May 15, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Bad Meat For Sale May 5, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Inspections, Standards May 5, 2006: Team 4: Who Isn't Paying Taxes? May 4, 2006: May 3, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Doctors' Online Records April 27, 2006: Team 4 Investigates: Toxic Waste Next Door? April 12, 2006: New Filings Reveal Backroom Politics At Play In Upper St. Clair School District April 7, 2006: FTC: Inventors Ripped Off By Local Company April 7, 2006: Parents Of Child With Tourette's Syndrome File Suit Against School District April 5, 2006: Team 4: Allegheny County Switches Voting Machines ... Again March 28, 2006: Team 4: Voting Machine Issues Investigated March 27, 2006: Brothers Charged With Fraud, Money Laundering, Conspiracy March 23, 2006: Team 4: 'Killing 4 U' Site On Pitt Server Run By USC School Board President's Son March 10, 2006: Team 4: Treasurer Of Santorum Charity Out March 9, 2006: Team 4: Waste Company Involved In Fatal Accident Has History Of Violations March 9, 2006: Team 4: Lobbyists Running Santorum's Charity March 3, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Use Of Asphalt Reimbursement Trust Fund Monies March 2, 2006: Weak Bridges: Is There A Fix In Sight? February 28, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Crumbling Bridges, Weight Limits February 28, 2006: Team 4: USC School Board No Stranger To Controversy February 26, 2006: Team 4: Man Links Popular School Program, Marxist Doctrine February 22, 2006: Team 4: USC Program Canned Over Vendetta? February 22, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Medical Helicopter Crashes February 17, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Electronic Voting February 16, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Swann's Voting Record January 13, 2006: Team 4: 'All-Out Assault' Planned On Media, Lawmaker Says January 13, 2006: Team 4: Man Suspected Of Killing Young Mother Has Long History January 5, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Proposed Mine Safety Legislation In Pennsylvania January 4, 2006: Team 4: Pennsylvania Mine Safety Post-Quecreek
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