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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.
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The Special Education Teacher Pipeline
A shortage of special education teachers is impacting schools and families across the region. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins looks at how a local university is preparing the next generation of teachers to try to help.
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Educators, Families Worry About State of Special Education With Hundreds of Unfilled Jobs
The News4 I-Team found almost 1,000 unfilled teaching positions for special education teachers, related service providers and teaching aides in school districts across the region.
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Schools, Families Face Shortage of Special Educators
As schools try to rebound from pandemic-era teacher turnover, some educators and families say they’re especially worried about the future of special education. A severe shortage of qualified instructors in that field has left thousands of students, teachers and families in free fall. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins and the News4 I Team spoke to people inside the system who say...
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FBI Seizes Culpeper Sheriff Campaign Cash
A long-time lawman is out thousands in campaign cash amidst signs of a larger investigation in his Virginia county.
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Questions About Culpeper County Auxiliary Deputies
The FBI seized thousands of dollars from a campaign account for Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins and subpoenaed at least one other high-ranking county official for information, though it’s unclear if those actions are related. Meanwhile, the News4 I-Team is looking into the people the sheriff brought into the department to work for free. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg shares what...