http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Extra! Extra! is your guide to the latest investigative work. Send comments and suggestions to extraextra@ire.org. en-us support@ire.org 2008-06-10T10:13:14-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html An investigation by reporter Larry Lebowitz of The Miami Herald shows that local taxpayers were promised massive improvements to the county's mass transit system when they approved a sales tax six years ago, yet those promises have not been fulfilled.... 2264@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Transportation 2008-06-10T10:13:14-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html An investigative report by Josh Bernstein of KNXV-Phoenix revealed that tires on school buses serving six area districts had major damage &#8212 chunks of rubber missing, splitting treads &#8212 yet the buses were still in use. Despite claims that tires... 2255@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Broadcast 2008-05-23T09:46:04-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html An investigation into RV safety by Chris Halsne, of KIRO (Seattle, Wash.), found that the government only requires "front-end crash and brake tests for the empty chassis." Data analysis revealed that many fatalities in RV accidents are the result of... 2240@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Transportation 2008-05-06T11:50:04-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html A nine-month investigation by Phil Williams of NewsChannel 5 (Nashville, Tenn.) shows that the wiring used on many planes "should not be used for airborne application." Both Kapton and PVC/Nylon wiring have been proven highly flammable, yet both are currently... 2235@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Broadcast 2008-04-29T13:45:25-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_03.html Anne Yeager and KNXV-Phoenix investigators found pilots who admitted to falling asleep while flying and who pointed to their schedules as the cause. On the day the report aired, the Federal Aviation Administration announced an investigation into two pilots who... 2196@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Transportation 2008-03-07T11:14:19-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_02.html Kevin Wack of the Portland Press Herald investigated the impact that drivers with suspended licenses are having on Maine roads. His series explores the dangers they pose and how efforts to address the problem are falling short. "The newspaper analyzed... 2185@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Transportation 2008-02-07T11:43:34-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_02.html An investigation by MSNBC.com's Bill Dedman shows that at least 17,000 bridges went more than two years between inspections, despite the federal law requiring an inspection every 24 months. The investigation was based on newly released data from the Federal... 2180@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Transportation 2008-02-04T16:17:13-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html Deborah Sherman of KUSA-Denver looked into U.S. government's No-Fly List and found thousands of innocent travelers who have trouble getting on airplanes nationwide because they're misidentified as terrorists. While people snagged by false matches are forced to arrive hours early... 2106@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Broadcast 2007-11-05T16:56:15-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html An investigation by Jeff Ballion of KMSP-Minneapolis earlier this year exposed drug-testing loopholes that allow abusers to stay behind the wheel of commercial trucks. Their report prompted an investigation by the Government Accountability Office. The results of the GAO report... 2103@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Broadcast 2007-11-02T11:39:01-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html Brad Branan of The Fresno Bee looked at federal highway safety data to find that the majority of fatal accidents in the San Joaquin Valley occur on rural roads. "These roads are riskier than city roads, in part because motorists... 2097@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Transportation 2007-10-31T10:57:56-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html A report by Mc Nelly Torres of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel shows that 34 percent of gas pumps in South Florida failed accuracy tests over the past three years. "The analysis found 580 of more than 2,500 stations in South... 2092@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ CAR 2007-10-29T09:19:12-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html Some models of 2007 Toyota Tacoma trucks have an apparent problem with acceleration, according to a report by Jeremy Finley of WSMV-Nashville. Drivers have said that when they depress the brake pedal, the car instead speeds up, and "Channel 4... 2077@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Transportation 2007-10-12T08:51:47-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_09.html A Blue Line train bounced off its track and derailed in a fire that sent 1,000 passengers running for their lives in July 2006. Jon Hilkevitch and Monique Garcia of the Chicago Tribune read thousands of pages of investigative files... 2044@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Transportation 2007-09-18T15:45:46-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_09.html Kimberly Kindy, reporting for the San Jose Mercury News and the Sacramento bureau of MediaNews, adds more on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempts to create a fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles, which earned him international recognition but also handed a single-source... 2040@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2007-09-10T14:42:50-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_09.html In the wake of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Patrick Garmoe of the Duluth News Tribune reported on how age has affected bridges in the St. Louis County area of Minnesota. As the costs of repairing the bridges increased, 11... 2036@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Transportation 2007-09-05T09:00:14-06:00