“An 8 News investigation uncovers Petersburg, Virginia police department memos threatening officer’s jobs if they speak with defense attorneys, the officers are also ordered to ensure successful prosecutions and seek victory in their cases.”

“The memos are copied to the Prosecuting Attorney who responds thanking the officer who issued them. State ethics guidelines however forbid prosecutors from encouraging witnesses not to speak with the defense. As a result of investigative reporter A.J. Lagoe’s reports, a state ethics investigation has been launched.”

WVUE-TV spent two years digging through tens of thousands of pages of documents that uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars in oil leases still being paid to descendants of late Governor Huey Long, Louisiana's governor is 1934. 

WVUE-TV linked to all of the source documents through DocumentCloud and also linked to biographies they put together on the key players in this story.   This is part 1 of a multi-part series

"A 12 News investigation by Wendy Halloran (KPNX-Phoenix) reveals the Maricopa County Attorney's Office lacks manpower and the prosecutors caseload is too heavy to make a determination about whether to charge a woman with negligent homicide.

"It stems from the suspicious death of a 74-year-old woman living in a private assisted living home. An email thread between the victim's daughter and the Deputy County Attorney proves it. But Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery won't talk about it."

"A Hawaii News Now investigation revealed that a mistake, made in January of this year by an air-traffic controller, resulting in two jets being put on a collision course as they approached Honolulu International Airport, was never reported to higher ups at the Federal Aviation Administration."

"Keoki Kerr's report has resulted in an FAA probe and the retirement of the longtime head of air traffic control in Hawaii."

An investigation by KCRA in Sacramento has exposed a world of clandestine, illegal horse races in California’s Central Valley. The report, which also uncovered drug deals, prostitution and other forms of illegal gambling has spurred a new investigation by the local sheriff and forced legislators to push the Department of Justice to make racing a top priority.

"A safety device required on all semitrailers has proven to break in test crashes and in a deadly accident in Middle Tennessee, a WSMV, Channel 4 I-Team investigation found."

Furthermore, "federal death statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicate it's a widespread problem. On average, more than 300 people die every year when their car strikes the back of large trucks. It is unknown, however, how many deaths are caused by the failed device."

"A 12 News investigation by investigative reporter Wendy Halloran of KPNX, (NBC) Phoenix, Arizona revealed a cover-up and cronyism at the hands of the Transportation Security Administration at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. A loaded gun went through security and placed the traveling public in danger.

The incident, which happened on December 27, 2008, involved a cover-up and policy violations by TSA managers and remained hidden from public knowledge for three years."

"Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed.

Reports of the use of what are known as "airplane notes" comes after revelations last month that radiology residents around the country for years also have used what are known as "recalls" to prepare for the written exam, which is one step in becoming certified by the American Board of Radiology."

Lead paint was banned in the United States in the 1970s and leaded gasoline was slowly phased out over the next 20 years. However, a KUOW investigation has found across the nation, hundreds of thousands of engines still run on leaded gas. John Ryan, with KUOW, found that monitoring airborne lead in the Puget Sound region stopped completley back in 1999.