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NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD

NewsChannel 5 investigates lavish spending and other questionable activities at the Upper Cumberland Development District, an agency that's supposed to create jobs and help the poor.
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NC5 Receives Coveted DuPont Award For Third Time

For the third time, NewsChannel 5 has been honored with the prestigious duPont Award, described by the awards committee as "the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize." More>>

NC5 Investigates: Policing for Profit

A months-long investigation finds interstate drug agents more concerned about seizing suspected drug money -- than stopping the flow of drugs. Investigation also uncovers questions about police tactics. WEB EXTRA video and documents included. More>>

NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk

"NewsChannel 5 Investigates" follows the money in Davidson County Clerk John Arriola's office, including cash pocketed for performing weddings on taxpayer time, tax dollars spent to promote Arriola's name and face, and other questionable expenditures. More>>

NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
Lawmakers Question 'Living the Dream' Funding
UPDATED: State lawmakers want to know who paid for Living the Dream. Questions about that million-dollar house in Putnam County came up Wednesday at a budget hearing.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Davidson County Clerk Arriola Says He Won’t Resign
Davidson County Clerk John Arriola has told friends that he's not going anywhere despite a Metro Council vote on Tuesday asking him to resign.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Metro Council Asks Arriola To Resign, Return Fees
Metro Council delivered a message to Davidson County Clerk John Arriola, telling him it's time to go. One resolution called for him to resign, another asked him to return those controversial wedding fees.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
UCDD Boss Turns Agency Into Family Business
A NewsChannel 5 investigation has discovered that the Upper Cumberland Development District that was supposed to be helping the poor may have also been helping the family of the woman who runs it.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
UCDD Scandal Leads Board To Call Emergency Meeting
Less than a week after the first stories aired, the board of the Upper Cumberland, Development District has called an emergency meeting to figure out what to do next.more>>
Little Oversight For ‘Repo Men' In Tennessee
Updated: Thursday, February 16 2012 11:35 PM EST2012-02-17 04:35:23 GMT
It's a dangerous and sometimes deadly job. Repo men take thousands of cars each year in Tennessee with little oversight from courts or law enforcement.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
Regulators Find 'Conflicts of Interests' At UCDD
A report by state regulators raises some serious questions about potential conflicts of interests with that million-dollar Living the Dream facility near Cookeville.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
State Lawmakers Promise UCDD Investigation
Lawmakers are now promising a full investigation of what some are calling a full-blown scandal involving the Upper Cumberland Development District. It follows an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
UCDD Finances Campaign Event, Alcohol, Gifts
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered even more incredible spending at the Upper Cumberland Development District. It's spending that does nothing for the people who really need the help.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
Documents Disappear, Bogus Ones Created at UCDD
There are new questions about how some documents disappeared from a Cookeville-based government agency, while someone created bogus ones for NewsChannel 5 Investigates.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
Government Agency Subsidizes Million-Dollar Home
A four-month NewsChannel 5 investigation has uncovered a government-subsidized project like you've probably never seen. It now has some folks asking whether the woman behind it is living the dream.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates: UCDD
Questions Trigger Audit of Upper Cumberland Agency
An agency that's supposed to create jobs and help the poor in 14 Middle Tennessee counties now finds itself under state investigation. That follows questions raised by NewsChannel 5 Investigates.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Tygard Asks Arriola To Pay Back Wedding Fees
Davidson County Clerk John Arriola faces a new call that he pay back those fees he collected for performing weddings on taxpayer time.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Council Delays Arriola Vote As Fireworks Fly
Davidson County Clerk John Arriola may be under criminal investigation, but he had the votes Tuesday to put off a Metro Council resolution calling for him to resign.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Three County Clerks, Three County Clerk Scandals
Davidson County Clerk John Arriola was not the first Davidson County Clerk to face scandal. Since 1980, there have been three county clerks and three county clerk scandals.more>>
County Clerk: Second Council Resolution Asks Arriola To Resign
This is the second resolution filed by Metro Council member Robert Duvall, asking Davidson County Clerk John Arriola to resign. It cites the results of the state comptroller's investigation.more>>
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Some Doctors Owe Hundreds Of Thousands In Student Loans
If you stop paying on your student loan and go into default, the state may take away your license to work. But our investigation found some doctors are treated differently.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Council Member: Arriola Refused Offer To Clear Up Tax Questions
NewsChannel 5 has learned about an offer by leading Metro Council member to help Davidson County Clerk John Arriola clear his name. It was an offer that, the Council member says, Arriola refused.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Davidson Co. GOP Joins Call For Arriola Resignation
Davidson County's Republican Party is throwing its support behind a resolution calling for County Clerk John Arriola to resign. The group issued a statement by email late Sunday evening.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Metro Audit Finds More Problems in Arriola Office
Metro Nashville internal auditors say Davidson County Clerk John Arriola needs to tighten controls to ensure that taxpayers are getting the best deal.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Council Member Renews Call for Arriola Resignation
A Metro Council member is renewing his call for Davidson County Clerk John Arriola to resign. That follows the release of a scathing audit of Arriola's office.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Scathing Audit Faults County Clerk For Wedding Fees
Davidson County Clerk John Arriola may have improperly pocketed as much as $119,000 over five years for weddings that he performed on taxpayer time, a scathing state audit released Wednesday morning reveals.more>>
Lawmakers To Consider New Regulations For Hormone Therapy
Updated: Tuesday, January 17 2012 7:30 PM EST2012-01-18 00:30:58 GMT
Lawmakers are considering new rules for hormone replacement therapy after a NewsChannel 5 investigation exposed how patients of the Nashville HRC Medical discovered they'd been given too many hormones.more>>
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Owner Of Local Pain Clinic Turns Himself In
The owner of a local pain clinic described by police as a "pill mill" turned himself in Wednesday. Zachary Rose was the focus of a NewsChannel 5 investigation.more>>
All Metro Schools Tested For Radon Gas
More than half of all Metro schools have high levels of the cancer causing gas, radon. Those are the results after the first phase of testing from the Metro Health Departmentmore>>
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Metro Looks For Better Deal With Predators
Metro officials got more time to take a look at Nashville's deal with the Nashville Predators -- and city officials say they hope it will mean fewer taxpayer dollars going into the Bridgestone Arena.more>>
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Fact-Checking Latest Claims By Nashville Predators
NewsChannel 5 investigates claims made by Nashville Preds officials to a pro-Predators blogger, regarding revelations of extra millions that team squeezed out of taxpayers.more>>
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Lobbyist Admits Helping Preds Snag Extra Millions
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has discovered even more taxpayer money pocketed by the Nashville Predators and now we've figured out exactly who got state lawmakers to approve that extra money.more>>
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Convention Center Insider Says Rocketown Got Sweetheart Deal
Updated: Wednesday, November 23 2011 9:32 PM EST2011-11-24 02:32:43 GMT
An insider on Nashville's massive convention center project is speaking out. He claims one property forced to relocate because of the project got a sweetheart deal at taxpayer expense.more>>
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Preds Squeeze More Tax Dollars Than City Intended
Updated: Monday, November 21 2011 10:03 PM EST2011-11-22 03:03:53 GMT
NewsChannel has uncovered serious new questions about how the Nashville Predators got an extra four million dollars of your money. And get this: the city never knew what they were up to.more>>
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Mother Blames Big Brothers For Son's Molestation
Updated: Monday, November 21 2011 9:14 PM EST2011-11-22 02:14:29 GMT
Allegations of a young boy being sexually molested has some asking serious questions about whether Big Brothers/Big Sisters is doing enough to protect children.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Policing for Profit
What Happened To Investigation Promised By Police?
There are even more questions about whether anyone's looking out for the rights of innocent drivers west of Nashville. Authorities promised a full investigation of one of their own, but it never happened.more>>
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State Auditors Direct Review of NES Spending
Updated: Thursday, November 17 2011 7:25 PM EST2011-11-18 00:25:44 GMT
State auditors have ordered an audit into how Nashville Electric Service spent ratepayers money.more>>
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Council Members Request Audit of NES Spending
Several Metro Council members are asking for an audit of how Nashville Electric Service spend your money. They told NewsChannel 5 Investigates that people are fed up -- and they want answers.more>>
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NES Officials Wine, Dine At Ratepayers' Expense
NewsChannel 5 Investigates discovered that Nashville Electric Service brass have been living well and sticking ratepayers with the bill. Now, the NES President is promising to pay back hundreds of dollars.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Consumer Alert
Some HRC Patients Complain of Hormone Side Effects
HRC Medical says it's the largest hormone replacement company in the country. But a NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered serious questions about how it's treating its patients.more>>
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THP Emails Describe 'Covert' Plan, Concerns About Arrests
Internal THP emails, obtained by NewsChannel 5 Investigates, describe a "covert operation" at Occupy Nashville and warn that the manpower put into arrests could end up causing more deaths on the roads.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Davidson County Clerk
Search Warrant Served in County Clerk Investigation
Authorities unsealed a search warrant Tuesday that seeks evidence for a potential case not only against Davidson County Clerk John Arriola, but also his longtime campaign treasurer.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Consumer Alert
High-Tech Pickpockets Can Steal Credit Card Info
How many people these days actually carry cash? Many people instead use credit or debit cards. If you do, NewsChannel 5 Investigates found you could fall victim to something called electronic pickpocketing.more>>
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Occupy Protest Gets Attention of NES President
Occupy Nashville protestors say Nashville Electric Service shows how greed can cost the people. So, on Friday, they took their protest to the front door of the Metro-owned utility.more>>
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NC5 Uncovers More Questions About NES Spending
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered even more questions about how the Nashville Electric Service spends your money.more>>

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NewsChannel 5 Investigates Cost Of Trooper Escorts
Troopers with THP use their lights and sirens to make sure celebrities, sports teams and others don't wait in traffic, but you'd be surprised at how little the rich and famous pay for the service.more>>
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DEA, Police Raid Murfreesboro Pain Clinic
Updated: Friday, October 21 2011 4:19 PM EDT2011-10-21 20:19:34 GMT
Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and local police have raided a Murfreesboro pain clinic first exposed by NewsChannel 5 Investigates.more>>
Owner Of Pain Clinics Is Focus Of Federal Manhunt
Updated: Saturday, October 15 2011 12:18 AM EDT2011-10-15 04:18:33 GMT
NewsChannel 5 Investigates first told you about pain clinics in Murfreesboro and Hendersonville associated with Zachary Rose. Rose is now a fugitive.more>>
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Investigation Raises Questions About Local Pain Clinics
Updated: Tuesday, September 27 2011 11:35 AM EDT2011-09-27 15:35:52 GMT
It's a business that sits in a small Murfreesboro strip mall. Total Pain Solutions on Church Street opened earlier this year and quickly got the attention of police.more>>
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Sports Authority OKs New Arena Concessions Deal
Updated: Monday, September 26 2011 6:14 PM EDT2011-09-26 22:14:50 GMT
A Metro board signed off on a new concessions contract Monday for Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. That came after Nashville Predators officials backed away from some controversial provisions.more>>
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Preds 'Never Asked' Competitor About Arena Contract
Nashville Predator team officials are backing off claims about how hard they tried to make sure taxpayers got the best deal at Bridgestone Arena.more>>
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Letter Suggests Preds Didn't Tell Truth About Arena Contract
Updated: Tuesday, September 13 2011 9:43 PM EDT2011-09-14 01:43:34 GMT
There are serious new questions about whether the Nashville Predators may have lied to city officials about a big concessions contract at the Bridgestone Arena.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Veterans Home
Another Family Blames Veterans Home For Loved One's Death
Updated: Tuesday, September 6 2011 8:40 PM EDT2011-09-07 00:40:02 GMT
The U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation of the Tennessee State Veterans Home and found the state had failed to properly care for the veterans at the home and even contributed to some of their deaths.more>>
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Preds Propose Letting Insider's Arena Contract Run To 2043
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered a plan to give a whopping new contract at the Bridgestone Arena to an National Hockey League insider.more>>
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Hidden Camera Reveals Medicare Fraud
They charge taxpayers millions of dollars for counseling Medicare recipients. But a NewsChannel5 investigation has discovered numerous cases in which the counseling never happened.more>>
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State Employees Caught Stealing Welfare Benefits
A NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered employees at the Department of Human Services illegally taking benefits for themselves.more>>
Audit Reveals Non-Profit Mismanaged Money
A state investigative audit has found that more than a million dollars is either missing or was misspent by a non-profit group. They were supposed to help people in rural parts of Tennessee get better access to medical care.more>>
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Sources: Torrence Told To Resign Or Face Ouster
Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk David Torrence now has a deadline: resign or face ouster. It follows weeks of controversy about Torrence's work habits.more>>
NC5 Investigates: General Sessions Court
Is Another Nashville Judge Under Ethics Investigation?
Is the presiding judge of Davidson County's General Sessions Court facing an ethics investigation? Judge Dan Eisenstein's lawyer insists that he's not.more>>
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Judge Uses Unlicensed Psychologist For Mentally Ill
A NewsChannel 5 investigation has uncovered serious questions about whether a Nashville judge put mentally ill defendants in the care of a man who wasn't licensed to treat them.more>>
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Taxpayers Spend $1.7M On A Neighborhood With No Homes
It has nice sidewalks, a new road and plenty of street lamps. But a North Nashville neighborhood is missing one thing -- homes.more>>
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Rising Violence In Repo Industry
A NewsChannel 5 investigation reveals the repossession industry is surprisingly unregulated, and some in the repo industry believe the lack of oversight has led to violent, even deadly encounters.more>>
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Mentally Ill Fill Prisons With Sometimes Deadly Results
A NewsChannel 5 investigation is raising serious questions about Tennessee's mental health system.more>>
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Judge Refuses To Block Video Gambling Investigation
A wealthy Shelbyville businessman failed Thursday to get a judge to order the district attorney to back off of his video gambling business -- a business that Keith Heflin claims is legal.more>>
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DA Gives OK to Gambling Machines, Then Orders Bust
NewsChannel 5 Investigates went undercover to investigate gambling in one Middle Tennessee community, and it has now forced the local district attorney to do an about-face. (UPDATED WITH NEW DOCUMENTS)more>>
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Unlicensed Contractor Now Faces Jail Time
An unlicensed contractor who NewsChannel5 Investigates first exposed several years ago is now looking at more than a year behind bars. Gary Carlton has been found guilty of working without a license.more>>
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Family Says Everyone Should Test For Radon
Updated: Feb 3, 2011 10:09 PM CST2011-03-21 22:42:37 GMT
It's called the silent killer. Radon is a radioactive gas that reaches dangerous levels in many Tennessee homes. But incredibly many people never test for it.more>>
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'Festival Tennessee' Developer's Claims Flunk Truth Test
Updated: Thursday, March 3 2011 11:23 PM EST2011-03-04 04:23:42 GMT
A developer unveiled his plan Wednesday for what's called "Festival Tennessee." NewsChannel 5 Investigates put some of his claims to the "truth test" and flunked him on several of those claims.more>>
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Theme Park Developers Leave Trail of Broken Promises
A NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered that the developers of a proposed theme park in Spring Hill have left behind a trail of big deals that they promised but never delivered.more>>
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Organized Gangs Behind Growing Number of Cargo Thefts
Cargo thefts are on the rise here in Middle Tennessee and across the country. A NewsChannel 5 investigation reveals weak penalties and big pay-offs for those involved only add to the growing problem.more>>
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VA Hires Convicted Felon to Manage Veterans' Money
A NewsChannel 5 investigation is raising questions about a federal program that's supposed to help veterans and their dependents manage their VA benefits. more>>
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UT Deal Gives Credit Card Company Access To Student Info
For credit card companies, college campuses are a major recruiting ground. A NewsChannel 5 investigation reveals one major credit card company is paying millions of dollars to the University of Tennessee.more>>
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Paul Reid's Mental Competency Questioned At Appeals Hearing
On Friday, attorneys for Paul Reid tried to convince an appeals court that the convicted serial killer is not competent enough to be executed.more>>
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Paul Reid: Mentally Incompetent Or Playing The System?
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has the videotapes that could help the state Court of Criminal Appeals decide whether Paul Reid's too crazy to be executed, or if he's just playing the system.more>>
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NewsChannel 5 Investigates Thousands In Missing Cash
Did the wife of a Nashville politician secretly borrow thousands of dollars in cash from a government office where she worked?more>>
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Judges Asked to Allow Sexy Bond Business in Music City
The provocative owner of a Midstate bail bonding company went before Davidson County judges and ended up answering questions first uncovered by NewsChannel 5 Investigates.more>>
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Lawsuit Questions Officer Training
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday raises questions about the training and oversight correctional officers at the Riverbend Maximum Security Prison.more>>
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Anti-Government Movement Discovered in Middle Tennessee
They call themselves sovereign citizens, and they're part of a growing anti-government movement that rejects state and federal law.more>>
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Inside The Life Of A Sovereign Citizen
He's a 69-year-old veteran who says he is no longer an American citizen. Hollis Fay Summers is part of growing movement the FBI labels domestic terrorism, but Summers says he is not violent.more>>
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Questions Surround Death Of Mid-State Inmate
The state of Tennessee is facing a lawsuit claiming correction officers violated the civil rights of an inmate who died at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.more>>
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Who Watches The Inmates?
One state department is ending its use of inmate labor after an employee admitted to having sex with an inmate.more>>
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Tootsie's Lawyer Responds to Consumer Complaints
Following is the text of emails sent by David Lyons, a lawyer for Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, to customers who filed complaints regarding VIP passes sold for the Nashville landmark's 50th anniversary celebration.more>>
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Tourists Leave Music City Upset By VIP Promises
Last month's 50th anniversary celebration for Tootsie's Orchid Lounge has stirred up a stink, with some tourists now saying the big bash was just a bash for their cash.more>>
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Remnant Fellowship Couple Loses Murder Appeal
Leaders of a controversial Williamson County church have lost a bid to prove two of their members innocent of murder. The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder convictions of Joseph and Sonya Smith.more>>
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Does UT Have Double Standard for Non-Athletes?
Does UT have a double standard in how it disciplines students who are not athletes? That question is at the heart of the case of a 60-year-old student whose dreams have been put on hold.more>>
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Companies Import Foreign Workers In High Unemployment
Updated: Thursday, November 18 2010 3:09 AM EST2010-11-18 08:09:48 GMT
A NewsChannel 5 investigation found companies across the state are importing foreign workers at a time when the unemployment rate is near 10 percent.more>>
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Video Shows Tootsie's Bouncers Chasing Tourist
Surveillance video, obtained by NewsChannel 5 Investigates, raises questions about the treatment received by one visitor to Nashville's so-called "world-famous" Tootsie's Orchid Lounge.more>>
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Nashville Tourist Attraction Run by Felons, Hires Felons
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge may be the most-famous honky-tonk in America. But we found some of the folks who run the bar are convicted felons who've got their own shady past.more>>
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Little Oversight of Contractors Hiring Illegal Immigrants
It's a law designed to make sure the state of Tennessee only does business with contractors who hire legal workers. But four years later, the state has not found one contractor who hired illegal immigrants.more>>
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Dems Want Repubs to Refund Contributor's Money
Tennessee's Democratic Party chairman says Republicans should return tens of thousands of dollars they received from a contributor now accused of a massive fraud. Republicans say no.more>>
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GOP Treasurer Candidate Accused of Massive Fraud
Last year, Ira Brody's Republican friends nearly put him in charge of your money. Now, Brody's former company is accusing him of engaging in a criminal fraud that cost it hundreds of millions of dollars.more>>
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Summary of Ira Brody's Campaign Contributions
Here's a summary of state and federal contributions by Ira Brody and his family.more>>
Read the lawsuit filed against Ira Brody (.pdf)
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Candidate Headed TV Station Known for Conspiracy Videos
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered ties between some controversial, anti-government videos and a candidate for Congress.more>>
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Judge Refuses to Block New Sheriff From Taking Office
Updated: Tuesday, August 31 2010 1:13 PM EDT2010-08-31 18:13:57 GMT
A Lawrence County judge has turned down a request by the county's current sheriff to block the incoming sheriff from taking office.more>>
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New Questions About Coal Ash Safety
Environmental groups released a new report claiming coal ash dump sites are contaminating drinking the water at sites across the country. Three of the sites are at TVA steam plants in Tennessee.more>>
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State Tries To Save Thousands Of Flood Damaged Documents
A NewsChannel 5 investigation is raising questions about why the state of Tennessee stored thousands of critical documents in a flood plain. The state's record warehouse flooded in May.more>>
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Lawrence Sheriff Candidate Uses Shack As Voting Address
A NewsChannel 5 investigation has uncovered new questions about a candidate in the race for Lawrence County sheriff, whose presence on the ballot may have helped decide the race.more>>
NC5 Investigates: General Sessions Court
Titans Officer Admits Ticket Fixing Before Policy Change
In just released tapes, a Metro police officer admits he helped some of the biggest names in town get out of traffic tickets. Still, his admissions may not land him in trouble.more>>
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TVA's Billion Dollar Plan
It's a billion dollar project that will likely increase your utility bill. TVA is changing the way it handles coal ash in the wake of the Ash Spill at its Kingston Plant.more>>
NC5 Investigates: The Truth About Crime
Victim Advocates React to NewsChannel 5 Investigation
Victim advocates in Nashville are hoping Metro's next police chief addresses the way police report and classify crimes. It follows an ongoing NewsChannel 5 Investigation into the truth about crime.more>>
NC5 Investigates: General Sessions Court
Judge Dumas Accepts Reprimand in Ethics Settlement
Nashville Judge Gloria Dumas has been reprimanded by the court that regulates Tennessee judges. This follows ethics charges filed against her after a NewsChannel 5 investigation.more>>
NewsChannel5 Investigates: Consumer Alert
The Latest Twist In Teeth Whitening
Updated: Thursday, July 8 2010 8:05 PM EDT2010-07-09 01:05:42 GMT
A NewsChannel 5 investigation exposed problems with teeth whitening kiosks set up in shopping malls. A new twist will allow anyone to whiten your teeth and that could be a problem.more>>
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Audio Tapes Reveal Police Investigation Into McNair Murder
One year after the murder of Steve McNair, we hear from Adrian Gilliam through audio tapes of the police interrogation. He is the only person convicted in connection with the murder of McNair.more>>
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NewsChannel 5 Investigates Tow Truck Bandits
Updated: Tuesday, July 6 2010 7:18 PM EDT2010-07-07 00:18:49 GMT
Tow trucks can snatch a car in a matter of seconds and sell them to a scrap yard before most victims even know their gone. It's happening more and more in Middle Tennessee.more>>
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Report: Coal Mining Costs State Money
A report released on Tuesday claims that coal mining in Tennessee actually costs state taxpayers money.more>>
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Officer In Controversial Arrest Faces Civil Rights Lawsuit
The city of Pulaski has called in an outside law firm to investigate the arrest of a black doctor by a Pulaski police officer.more>>
State Cracks Down On Flood Fraud
The Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General swore out four warrants against people in Davidson County claiming they defrauded taxpayers.more>>
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Investigation Reveals State Not Paying Bills On Time
NewsChannel 5 Investigates discovered the state isn't paying its utility bills on time, and it's costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.more>>
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Couple Claims Coal Ash Landfill Made Them Sick
A Benton County couple plans to sue TVA and the company that runs the coal ash landfill after they say mercury from the ash made them sick.more>>
Divers, Coast Guard Prevented Huge Oil Spill During Flood
It's a frantic fight you didn't hear about during the flood. As the flood waters rose, a frantic fight was underway behind the scenes to prevent a huge oil spill in downtown Nashville.more>>
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Soldiers May Face Lung Damage After Deployment
NewsChannel 5 investigates an invisible illness doctors believe is making Fort Campbell soldiers sick -- and why they believe many more soldiers are at risk of an invisible injury with no cure.more>>
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Alcoholic Inmate Sent To Work At Nashville Bar
Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall is defending the county's work release program after an inmate with a history of violence and alcohol problems was put to work in a Nashville nightclub.more>>
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New Report Blasts State Environmental Agency
A new report obtained by NewsChannel 5 Investigates raises questions about whether the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation does enough to protect Tennessee's rivers and streams.more>>
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U.S. Tax Money Pays Foreign Workers for TSA Uniforms
UPDATED: The TSA says it's very strict about making sure that its inspectors don't let their uniforms fall into the wrong hands. But the agency isn't so careful about who's making those uniforms.more>>
Surprise Move Ends Attempt to Ban Mountain Top Mining
A surprise move in a House of Representatives committee has likely killed a bill that would ban most types of mountain top coal mining in Tennessee.more>>
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Lt. Governor Benefits From Coal Contributions
Big coal companies are putting big money into political races in Tennessee. The contributions come as the state legislature debates bills affecting the Tennessee's water and mountains.more>>
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Arriola Says Workers Wrong to Block NC5 Investigation
Davidson County Clerk John Arriola said Friday that his employees overreacted when they forcibly blocked NewsChannel 5 from trying to investigate a tip about what was going on inside his office.more>>
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County Clerk Apologizes for Slots, Aide Pushing Reporter
Davidson County Clerk John Arriola has apologized for the presence of slot machines in his office on St. Patrick's Day and for one of his top aides "inappropriately pushing a news reporter."more>>
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Arriola: 'Not Proud of What Happened on St. Patrick's Day'
Here is the statement released by Davidson County Clerk John Arriola.more>>
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Clerk Gets Physical Over St. Patrick's Slot Machines
One Metro Nashville government official let his employees try their luck on slot machines at work. Some of the employees were not too happy when NewsChannel 5 Investigates showed up.more>>
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TVA Spends Money on Lawmakers, Avoids Oversight
A NewsChannel 5 investigation raised questions about whether TVA uses ratepayer dollars to lobby lawmakers. TVA claims it does not lobby, so the agency does not have to follow state lobbying laws.more>>
NC5 Investigates: You Paid For It!
Estimates: At Least $500,000 Spent on Honorary Resolutions
State employees have been told to expect layoffs. But that hasn't stopped lawmakers from spending your money to honor people whom you may have never heard of.more>>
Debate Intensifying Over Whether To Regulate Coal Ash
The debate over whether to regulate coal ash as a hazardous material is intensifying. A Washington D.C. based environmental group has released a report about 31 coal ash sites.more>>
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TVA Wines, Dines Elected Officials on Ratepayers' Dime
TVA credit card receipts from the first ten months of last year reveal how the agency spends money wining and dining elected officials.more>>
NC5 Investigates: You Paid For It!
College Board Keeps Flying Despite Budget Crunch
While the state faces a major budget crisis, the people who run most of Tennessee's colleges and universities are getting free rides on state planes. But -- of course -- YOU paid for it!more>>
Family Claims Birth Control Pill Killed College Student
Millions of women take "the pill" everyday, but did American's best-selling birth control pill kill a local college student?more>>
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Was Sex Offender Exempt From Work-Release Law?
There are more questions about a convicted sex offender that NewsChannel 5 Investigates caught roaming the streets of Gallatin with no supervision.more>>
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Sex Offender Roams Streets Despite Prison Sentence
A convicted sex offender is back behind prison bars where state officials say he should have been all along. It follows an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation.more>>
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Metro Special-Ed Program Agrees to Federal Monitoring
Metro schools have entered in an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department, designed to protect special-education students from being sexually assaulted.more>>
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Nashville Mayor Eyes Plan to Privatize Parking
Could Nashville end up auctioning off parking meters and other parking spaces to the highest bidder? A confidential document lays out a proposal.more>>
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Witnesses Dispute Claim That Shooting Was Self Defense
A NewsChannel 5 Investigates exclusive story has raised questions about a police murder investigation. It turns out detectives did not interview key witnesses. more>>
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New Details Uncovered In Closed Case
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'NewsChannel 5 Investigates' Delivers Award-Winning Work
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NC5 Investigates: Radon in the Classroom
An exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation discovers that Metro Nashville schools ignored warnings of a "serious radon problem" for 20 years. New tests confirm the fears. Check out the radon levels in your child's school.more>>
NC5 Investigates: The Truth About Crime
NewsChannel 5 investigates The Truth About Crime in Nashville. Is Music City safer -- or less safe? Do the city's crime stats reflect life on the streets -- or are they fudged?more>>
NC5 Investigates: General Sessions Court
A CONTINUING INVESTIGATION: Equal justice under the law -- or special justice for special people? NewsChannel 5 investigates Nashville's General Sessions Court.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Abducted to Japan
A highly charged parental-abduction case from Franklin, Tenn., turns into an international incident in Fukuoka, Japan. NewsChannel 5 investigates.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Nashville Convention Center
"NewsChannel 5 Investigates" follows the money spent on Nashville's proposed convention center.more>>
NC5 Investigates: An Alarming Failure
A NewsChannel 5 investigation uncovers an alarming rate of failure for Middle Tennessee's most common type of smoke detector.more>>
10 Years of NewsChannel 5 Investigates
For 10 years, the NewsChannel 5 Investigates team has dug deeper, asked the tough questions and made a difference. A one-hour documentary looks back at the best investigations.more>>
For 10 years, the NewsChannel 5 Investigates team has dug deeper, asked the tough questions and made a difference. A one-hour documentary looks back at the best investigations.more>>

National Headliner Awards Honor Two NC5 Investigations
Two NewsChannel 5 investigations snagged First Place honors in the National Headliner Awards for consumer and environmental reporting, it was announced this week.more>>
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Ticket Fixing Investigation Wins Murrow Award
A NewsChannel 5 investigation of ticket fixing in the city of Nashville has been honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award, it was announced recently.more>>
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Coal Investigation Wins National Headliner Award
A NewsChannel5 investigation that revealed how the coal industry fought to weaken water quality standards in Tennessee has won the National Headliner Award for Environmental Reporting.more>>
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Five Years in a Row!
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has been recognized with the Emmy Award for investigative reporting for the fifth straight year.more>>
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"NC5 Investigates" Receives Prestigious duPont Award
NewsChannel 5 receives one of broadcast journalism's highest honors for its investigation of Nashville's General Sessions Court system.more>>
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Nat'l Press Club Honors Smoke Detector Investigation
A NewsChannel 5 investigation of the most common type of smoke detectors has been honored with the National Press Club's Consumer Journalism Award.more>>
Tennessee's 'Best Investigative Reporting' -- Four Years in a Row
The NewsChannel 5 Investigates team took top honors in the Tennessee Associated Press Broadcaster awards for the state's "Best Investigative Reporting" and "Best Public Affairs."more>>
Not One, Not Two... Three National Headliner Awards!
The National Headliner Awards have recognized the NewsChannel 5 Investigates team with three awards -- for investigative reporting, business and consumer reporting, and environmental reporting.more>>
'NewsChannel 5 Investigates' Takes Two Emmys
The NewsChannel 5 Investigates team took home two Emmys -- for investigative and consumer reporting -- at 23rd Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards ceremony.more>>
NC5 Investigations Called the 'Best'
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