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NC5 Investigates: Concert Ticket Secrets
Promoter Suggests Ticketmaster Secretly Scalps Tickets
Promoter Suggests Ticketmaster Secretly Scalps Tickets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When you go to buy a ticket to a big concert or a big game, you've often got to deal with Ticketmaster. Rocker Bruce Springsteen first questioned whether Ticketmaster was rigging themore>>
Rocker Bruce Springsteen first questioned whether Ticketmaster was rigging the system -- and, now, a major Nashville music industry figure is raising some of the same questions.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Concert Ticket Secrets
Taylor Swift's Promoter: Congress Can Fix Ticket Woes
Taylor Swift's Promoter: Congress Can Fix Ticket Woes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - You may not know his name. But, in the country music world, Louis Messina is a big name. Now, the Texas promoter says Congress needs to do something to regulate how concert ticketsmore>>
In the country music world, Louis Messina is a big name. Now, the Texas promoter says Congress needs to do something to regulate how concert tickets are sold.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Concert Ticket Secrets
Scalpers, Wealthy Get Great Seats for Taylor Swift
Scalpers, Wealthy Get Great Seats for Taylor Swift
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Taylor Swift is one of the hottest acts around, a nominee this week for Entertainer of the Year. When tickets to her concerts recently sold out in minutes, Taylor Swift's people toldmore>>
Taylor Swift is one of the hottest acts around, a nominee or Entertainer of the Year. So who's getting the tickets -- that you may have wanted -- to her shows?more>>
NC5 Investigates: Concert Ticket Secrets
False Hopes Fuel Keith Urban's Ticket Frenzy
False Hopes Fuel Keith Urban'sTicket Frenzy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As country music's biggest names gather for a week of awards and celebrations, NewsChannel 5 investigates secrets that some would rather you not know. The secrets involve the growingmore>>
As country music's biggest names gather for a week of awards and celebrations, NewsChannel 5 investigates secrets that some would rather you not know.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Fire Marshal Orders Symphony to Fix Doors
Fire Marshal Orders Symphony to Fix Doors
The Schermerhorn Symphony Center violates the city's fire code. That official word came from the Metro Fire Marshal.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
City Cracks Down On Quarry After NC5 Investigation
City Cracks Down On Quarry After NC5 Investigation
Rock quarries are heavily regulated and often controversial. An exclusive NewsChannel 5 Investigation discovered how quarries can operate without regulators even knowing about them.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
TVA Focuses On Johnsonville Ash Pond
TVA Focuses On Johnsonville Ash Pond
One year ago, millions of gallons metal-laced water spilled when the levy at TVA's Kingston coal ash pond failed. TVA has spent the last year checking the stability of all its coal ash ponds.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Police Release Steve McNair Case Information
Police Release Steve McNair Case Information
The Metro Nashville Police Department has released over 200 pages of previously sealed documents in the Steve McNair murder case.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
NC5 Discovers $500,000 Uncollected by State
NC5 Discovers $500,000 Uncollected by State
In an exclusive "You Paid for It" investigation, NewsChannel 5 found hundreds of thousands of dollars that the state of Tennessee had apparently forgotten.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
'Clerical Error' Links Taylor Swift Page to Scalper
'Clerical Error' Links Taylor Swift Page to Scalper
Managers for Taylor Swift say a "clerical error" was responsible for a link on TaylorSwift.com that directed fans to a scalping website.more>>
Local Veteran Wins Fight For Medical Benefits
Local Veteran Wins Fight For Medical Benefits
Cheatham County veteran James Cripps is celebrating Veterans Day after winning an appeal that could pave the way for other veterans to get medical care.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Gang Leaders Continue Plotting Crimes Behind Bars
Gang Leaders Continue Plotting Crimes Behind Bars
A federal investigation into a bizarre escape attempt at the Metro jail has revealed surprising details about how convicted gang leaders try to run their gangs from behind bars.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Did An Ambulance Company Take Taxpayers For A Ride?
Did An Ambulance Company Take Taxpayers For A Ride?
NewsChannel 5 investigates a local ambulance company accused of defrauding Medicare for a truckload of your money.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Timeline Of Gun Purchase Changes In McNair Case
Timeline Of Gun Purchase Changes In McNair Case
A CBS News Investigation is raising questions about how well Sahel Kazemi knew the man who sold her the murder weapon. Police have changed the day Kazemi bought the gun. more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Metro Police Release Case Summary Of McNair, Kazemi
Metro Police Release Case Summary Of McNair, Kazemi
NewsChannel 5 Investigates obtained a copy of conversations between Steve McNair and his girlfriend just hours before their deaths. Metro police released a summary Monday night of their investigation.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Sahel Kazemi's Ex-Boyfriend Speaks About Investigation
Sahel Kazemi's Ex-Boyfriend Speaks About Investigation
For the first time, the man closest to the woman who murdered Steve McNair spoke out. Keith Norfleet was Sahel Kazemi's ex-boyfriend.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Escape Plot From Metro Jail Inmate Involves Helicopter
Escape Plot From Metro Jail Inmate Involves Helicopter
Police said the suspect, a convicted drug kingpin, has been running his gang as he sits behind bars. One of the people involved in the plot was in Federal Court on Thursday.more>>
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Family Sues Property Owners Where Teen Died
Family Sues Property Owners Where Teen Died
The McCrory Lane Rock Quarry is a place children have gone for years to swim, but a 13-year-old boy lost his life at the quarry. A lawsuit raised questions about who was responsible for Jeremy's death.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
School Buses Not Designed for Rollover Crashes
School Buses Not Designed for Rollover Crashes
Monday's rollover bus accident in Winchester points to what experts say is a big safety problem for our children. It's a problem they say could be fixed with seat belts on school buses.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
DUI Officer In McNair Case Reassigned To Another Precinct
DUI Officer In McNair Case Reassigned To Another Precinct
He had a history of making prominent DUI arrests, several which involved Tennessee Titans. Effective Tuesday Metro police reassigned DUI officer Shawn Taylor.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Tow Truck Driver Arrested, Has Strong Words For Officer
Tow Truck Driver Arrested, Has Strong Words For Officer
NewsChannel 5 Investigates found a videotape you have to see to believe. It showed a towing company employee threatening to tow as many cars as he can even if they're legally parked.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Security Guard Shooting Trial Ends In Mistrial
Security Guard Shooting Trial Ends In Mistrial
The case of security guard Jeremy Holmes was the focus of a NewsChannel 5 investigation into security guard training. His weeklong murder trial ended, and the jury announced it could not reach a verdict.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Judge Throws Out Inmate's Solitary Confinement Lawsuit
Judge Throws Out Inmate's Solitary Confinement Lawsuit
A judge says a mentally-ill inmate cannot sue the company that kept him locked up in solitary confinement for nine straight months. Frank Horton was an inmate at a Metro Nashville prison facility.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
TBI Denies Stanley Claims That Mistress Faces Charges
TBI Denies Stanley Claims That Mistress Faces Charges
Could state Sen. Paul Stanley's former intern and mistress face criminal charges? He says yes, and he doesn't seem to have any problem with it.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
State Senator Resigning Over Affair With Intern
State Senator Resigning Over Affair With Intern
State Sen. Paul Stanley said he will resign from the Tennessee General Assembly after his affair with a 22-year-old legislative intern was revealed by an alleged extortion plot. more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Alderman Lived Lavish Lifestyle Using Other's Money
Alderman Lived Lavish Lifestyle Using Other's Money
NewsChannel 5 Investigates first told you how a judge shut down Christopher Forsythe's title and escrow business last year. Investigative reporter Ben Hall has learned where some of the money went.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Report: TVA Responded to Ash Spill With 'Artful Dodges'
Report: TVA Responded to Ash Spill With 'Artful Dodges'
Did TVA engage in a cover-up after that catastrophic ash spill at its Kingston power plant? That's the question being raised by a new report from the agency's internal watchdog.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Shelby GOP Chair Calls On Stanley To Resign
Shelby GOP Chair Calls On Stanley To Resign
State Sen. Paul Stanley now faces a call from within his own party to resign. It comes after an extortion case revealed an affair between the Memphis Republican and an intern.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Ramsey Plans Talk About Senator's Possible Resignation
Ramsey Plans Talk About Senator's Possible Resignation
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey says he forced Memphis Republican Paul Stanley to give up a key leadership post over an intern scandal. And now he plans to talk to Stanley about possibly resigning.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Legislative Interns Told Proper Relationships Is Their Job
Legislative Interns Told Proper Relationships Is Their Job
It's Day Four of the state Senate intern scandal, and Sen. Paul Stanley continues to avoid questions. Still, legislative leaders may also have some questions to answer.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
TVA Spending Thousands To Woo Customers
TVA Spending Thousands To Woo Customers
When you pay your electric bill you probably don't think your paying for people to attend events. A NewsChannel 5 investigation has uncovered some surprising entertainment expenses at the TVA.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Legislative Intern's Boyfriend Says 'I'm Not an Extortionist'
Legislative Intern's Boyfriend Says 'I'm Not an Extortionist'
Joel Watts says he's answering questions, just like he thinks Paul Stanley ought to answer questions. This comes as NewsChannel 5 Investigates uncovers new video video of the senator and the intern.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Suspect, Agent Say Senator Had Affair With Intern
Suspect, Agent Say Senator Had Affair With Intern
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered new questions about a prominent state senator and his relationship with a legislative intern. EXCLUSIVE: Read agent's affidavit.more>>
Read TBI agent's sworn affidavit about Stanley-intern relationship (.pdf)
Read TBI agent's sworn affidavit about Stanley-intern relationship (.pdf))
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Extortion Attempt Reveals Senator's Possible Intern Affair
Extortion Attempt Reveals Senator's Possible Intern Affair
An alleged extortion attempt has exposed a possible sexual relationship between a prominent state senator and a young legislative intern.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Greenbelt Law Gives Tax Break to Billionaire's Estate

Greenbelt Law Gives Tax Break to Billionaire's Estate
by Phil Williams
A NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered some of the Midstate's richest people have found a way to get out of paying some of their property taxes.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Police Investigate Officer's Conduct During Kazemi's DUI

Police Investigate Officer's Conduct During Kazemi's DUI
by Ben Hall
Metro police are investigating the conduct of a fellow officer for his role in the Steve McNair case. Internal Affairs has launched a review of DUI officer Shawn Taylor.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Training, Oversight Blamed in Security Guard Shootings

Security Guards Shooting People
by Ben Hall
They have a gun and a badge, but they are not police. NewsChannel5 Investigates reveals the surprising truth behind security guard training and oversight.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Common Thread Found Among Security Guard Shootings
Common Thread Found Among Security Guard Shootings
It's a multimillion-dollar industry, but many of the employees work for just a few dollars an hour. NewsChannel5 Investigates found a common thread in many of Tennessee's security guard shootings.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Psychiatrist Sentenced For Medicare Fraud
Psychiatrist Sentenced For Medicare Fraud
NewsChannel5 Investigates first told you how a psychiatrist used unqualified people to provide medical services to nursing home patients. He then charged taxpayers as if he had provided the care.more>>
What Really Motivates The Highway Patrol?

What Really Motivates The Highway Patrol?
by Nick Beres
A memo seems to spell out a ticket quota policy for the Tennessee Highway Patrol. NewsChannel5 Investigates found proof that quotas do exist in Middle Tennessee. more>>
Patrol Car Video Shows Kazemi's DUI Stop With McNair
Patrol Car Video Shows Kazemi's DUI Stop With McNair
NewsChannel5 Investigates reviewed the tape which shows Kazemi getting arrested and McNair taking a cab home just two days before they died.more>>
THP Official Answers Ticket Quota Questions
THP Official Answers Ticket Quota Questions
NewsChannel5 Investigates confronted Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Mike Walker about a controversial memo and whether troopers target drivers with expensive tickets just to make a quota.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
NC5 Obtains Surveillance Video of McNair Condo
NC5 Obtains Surveillance Video of McNair Condo
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has obtained exclusive access to surveillance video that shows Steve McNair's condo in the hours in which police believe the deaths occurred.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Police Allowed McNair To Walk Away From DUI Stop
Police Allowed McNair To Walk Away From DUI Stop
NewsChannel5 Investigates took a closer look at the Sahel Kazemi DUI arrest and whether McNair received special treatment.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Lawmakers Consider Relaxing State’s Water Standards
Lawmakers Consider Relaxing State’s Water Standards
Lawmakers heard from an expert Tuesday who warned of large fish kills if a proposed bill becomes law.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates Cheap O-rings
NewsChannel 5 Investigates Cheap O-rings
The right O-ring can really make things fly, but the wrong O-ring could be catastrophic. Which one did a local company provide to the Air Force?more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Lawmakers Consider Change To Water Quality Standards

Lawmakers Consider Change To Water Quality Standards
by Ben Hall
State lawmakers are not scientists, but for the first time ever they are debating a bill that would change Tennessee water quality standards.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Employees Exposed To Asbestos At VA Hospital

Employees Exposed To Asbestos At VA Hospital
by Ben Hall
An exclusive NewsChannel 5 Investigation reveals more problems for the VA hospital in Murfreesboro. The hospital is still dealing with the fallout from performing thousands of colonoscopies with unsanitary equipment.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Girl's Death Raises Questions About Alternative Therapies

Girl's Death Raises Questions About Alternative Therapies
by Ben Hall
A little girl's death has triggered a criminal investigation and raised serious questions about the alternative medical therapies sought by some families.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
TN Family Tax Break Benefits NY 'Strip King'

TN Family Tax Break Benefits NY 'Strip King'
by Phil Williams
It's a Tennessee tax break meant for families. So how did a so-called strip club "king" from New York end up taking advantage of the legal loophole?more>>
Gallons of Raw Sewage Spill into Community
Gallons of Raw Sewage Spill into Community
It's an environmental mess that Metro must repair. Every year, millions of gallons of raw sewage flow into rivers, streams and creeks in Davidson County. The federal government has demanded action. more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Candidate's Attorney-Client Claims Questioned
Candidate's Attorney-Client Claims Questioned
So why won't Justin Wilson talk about a contract scandal involving your money? Even a leading conservative says Wilson's excuse for not talking doesn't fly.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Comptroller Nominee Still Won't Answer Contract Questions
Comptroller Nominee Still Won't Answer Contract Questions
The Republican nominee for state comptroller has dodged questions about his past. That is until chief investigative reporter Phil Williams tracked him down at the state Capitol.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Track Record of GOP's Treasurer Pick Put to Test
Track Record of GOP's Treasurer Pick Put to Test
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered questions about the man who received the nomination of Republican legislators to be Tennessee's next state treasurer.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
State Monitoring Ash Pond Problems at Other TVA Plants
State Monitoring Ash Pond Problems at Other TVA Plants
Newschannel 5 Investigates has learned the state is monitoring potential problems at other TVA plants in Tennessee. This comes two weeks after a retention wall failed at TVA's Kingston Plant spilling more than a billion gallons of coal ash.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Treasurer Candidate Faces Questions About Background
Treasurer Candidate Faces Questions About Background
Ira Brody has emerged as one of the GOP's leading contenders to be state treasurer. But who is he, and why does he have so much trouble answering questions about his background?more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
GOP Candidates Linked to Plan Banking on Retirees' Deaths
GOP Candidates Linked to Plan Banking on Retirees' Deaths
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered details of an unusual financial scheme involving two of the men whom Republican lawmakers may soon put in charge of Tennessee's money.more>>
Taking A Closer Look At State's Coal Ash Ponds
Taking A Closer Look At State's Coal Ash Ponds
Investigative reporter Ben Hall discovered a surprising number of plants dispose of toxic coal waste the same way Kingston did.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
'Money Cop' Candidate Silent About Contracts Scandal
'Money Cop' Candidate Silent About Contracts Scandal
Republicans are expected to elect a longtime political activist to be the state's top budget cop. But that man says he's not talking about what he knows about a major scandal involving your money.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Sludge Spill Exposes Vulnerability Of Other TVA Plants
Sludge Spill Exposes Vulnerability Of Other TVA Plants
A week after a massive coal ash spill in East Tennessee, TVA is now evaluating all of its plants. Crews will be in Sumner County Wednesday to see whether the ash pond there is safe.more>>
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NewsChannel 5 Investigates Towing Company Practices
NewsChannel 5 Investigates Towing Company Practices
Metro has licensed dozens of Nashville towing companies to tow your car if you park illegally. But a NewsChannel 5 investigation is raising questions about how some of them operate.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Lawmakers Concerned About Privacy Breach
Lawmakers Concerned About Privacy Breach
Another state employee is getting fired for running unauthorized criminal background checks. This time it is a probation officer accused of accessing the private information of his neighbors.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Taking Money From Unsuspecting Parents
Taking Money From Unsuspecting Parents
An exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation is raising questions about the tactics a private company is using to collect child support in Tennessee. more>>
NC5 Investigates: Gas Prices
Gas Stations Not Always Competing to Give Best Price

Who Controls The Pumps?
By Phil Williams
Everywhere you drive, you see competing signs for the Shells, Exxons, and BPs. But our exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered that they may not be competing at all.more>>
NC5 Investigates:
FBI Considers Criminal Charges Against Midstate Businessman
FBI Considers Criminal Charges Against Midstate Businessman
Earlier this year, a NewsChannel 5 investigation exposed why a judge shut down six Forsythe Title and Escrow locations. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now interested in the case. more>>
NC5 Investigates: Inside the Walls
Mentally Ill Inmate Gets Nine Months in Solitary
Mentally Ill Inmate Gets Nine Months in Solitary
A mentally ill inmate spent nine months in solitary confinement in a local prison -- without getting exercise, taking a bath or seeing a doctor. NewsChannel 5 uncovers the video.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
State Employee's Unauthorized Background Checks Investigated
State Employee's Unauthorized Background Checks Investigated
The TBI is investigating a probation officer for abusing his power. This comes less than a month after the Highway Patrol fired a state trooper for doing the same thing.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Homeowners, Airport Battle Over Road Extension
Homeowners, Airport Battle Over Road Extension
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is deciding the path of the proposed Harding Place extension. The battle over where it will go pits homeowners against the Nashville International Airport.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
School District Has Attendance Problem With Teachers
School District Has Attendance Problem With Teachers
Nashville's public schools have an attendance problem with teachers. A NewsChannel 5 investigation showed how many of teachers are absent each day. more>>
NC5 Investigates:
Repeat Offenders Account For Most McGavock Arrests
Repeat Offenders Account For Most McGavock H.S. Arrests
A NewsChannel 5 Investigation discovered just how dangerous it is inside Metro's biggest high school. Parents reacted to what was uncovered.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
NC5 Reviews Security Problems At McGavock H.S.
NC5 Reviews Security Problems At McGavock H.S.
NewsChannel 5 Investigates took a look at security concerns inside Nashville's largest high school and uncovered some disturbing videos and statistics.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Budget Cuts Threaten Prison Guard Safety
Budget Cuts Threaten Prison Guard Safety
Corrections officers have one of the most dangerous jobs in state government. But an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation questions whether budget cuts are putting prison guards at risk. more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
IRS Sends Tax Check to Indigent, Illegal Inmate
IRS Sends Tax Check to Indigent, Illegal Inmate
NewsChannel 5 investigates what state investigators think may be a tax scam. But what makes this scam so unusual is that it's being run by inmates from behind prison walls.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
TBI Reviews Cases Involving Metro Ballistics Lab
TBI Reviews Cases Involving Metro Ballistics Lab
Earlier this year, Metro police shut down part of its crime lab. Since that time, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has reviewed more than a dozen cases and found problems.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Unsafe to Fly?
Congress Questions Safety of Airliner Wiring, Insulation
Congress Questions Safety of Airliner Wiring, Insulation
Congressman Bart Gordon wants the federal government to explain what it's doing to make sure the nation's airliners are safe to fly.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Tax Collectors Sing 'Taxpayer, Look Out!'
Tax Collectors Sing 'Taxpayer, Look Out!'
Taxpayer, watch out! What really makes the "Tax Tunes" videos interesting was to hear how Tennessee's tax collectors sang and joked about taxpayers.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Are State Employees Getting Paid to Sing?
Are State Employees Getting Paid to Sing?
They're tunes about taxes -- written and performed at the expense of taxpayers. State officials call them "training," but training for what?more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Old Charcoal Plant Blamed For Illness
Old Charcoal Plant Blamed For Illness
A NewsChannel 5 Investigation is raising questions about whether an old charcoal plant is making people sick. The federal government said it is safe to live near the site.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Air Traffic Errors Rise With Controllers' Stress
Air Traffic Errors Rise With Controllers' Stress
Tapes from Nashville's air traffic control reveal controllers making mistakes, letting aircrafts get too close. Controllers say, because of stress, it may get worse.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Group Home Owner Arrested
Group Home Owner Arrested
Metro police arrested the owner of an East Nashville group home. Elaine Peebles is accused of trying to kidnap a resident and steal his money. more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Death Adds to Group Home's Troubled History
Death Adds to Group Home's Troubled History
New questions arise about a group home in East Nashville after an elderly woman disappeared from the home - later to have her body discovered in Shelby Park.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Data Shows Locations Of Vulnerable Bridges
Data Shows Locations Of Vulnerable Bridges
A database created by NewsChannel 5 shows the location of hundreds of bridges across Tennessee that are "structurally deficient" or "functionally obsolete."more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Ophelia Ford Faces TennCare Investigation
Ophelia Ford Faces TennCare Investigation
She has quickly become one of Tennessee's most controversial state senators. Now, state Sen. Ophelia Ford finds herself at the center of another controversy.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Tour Bus History Includes Driver Violations
Tour Bus History Includes Driver Violations
"NewsChannel 5 Investigates" has uncovered questions about whether sleep -- or the lack of it -- may have been an issue for the company behind Monday's deadly tour bus crash.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
The 'Bond Girl' and the Death Certificate
The 'Bond Girl' and the Death Certificate
Leah Hulan's motto is "You ring, we spring." "NewsChannel 5 Investigates" has uncovered serious questions about one defendant that the so-called Bond Girl sprang from jail.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Senator Proposes to End Utilities' Chlorine Use
Senator Proposes to End Utilities' Chlorine Use
One lawmaker says it's time to do something before large stockpiles of chlorine right here in Middle Tennessee become toxic targets.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
TDOT Contracts Bring 'Potential for Abuse'
TDOT Contracts Bring 'Potential for Abuse'
A Capitol Hill lobbyist may be using her inside connections to also go after millions of dollars in highway contracts. That raises questions about how TDOT spends your money.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Toll Road Developer Taps Inside Connections
Toll Road Developer Taps Inside Connections
Some big companies want to make some Tennessee roads their roads to riches. And one company is using inside connections to the most powerful people in state government.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
NC5 Investigation Finds Fire Violations at Schermerhorn
NC5 Investigation Finds Fire Violations at Schermerhorn
The new Schermerhorn Symphony Center faces major repairs after a NewsChannel 5 investigation found safety violations that fire experts say put the public at risk.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Lawmaker Wants to End Secret Sex-Offender Registry
Lawmaker Wants to End Secret Sex-Offender Registry
You could have a sex offender living right next door to you, and you have no way of finding out. But that may soon be about to change.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Board Reverses Fine for Pruitt's Spending
Board Reverses Fine for Pruitt's Spending
Regulators let state Rep. Mary Pruitt off the hook. This follows an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation of how she pocketed money from her own campaign.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Lawmakers Double-Dip, and You Pay
Lawmakers Double-Dip, and You Pay
An exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation has discovered lawmakers playing games with your money. If they win, you lose.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigation Prompts Public Records Debate
NewsChannel 5 Investigation Prompts Public Records Debate
The debate over public records surfaced in a NewsChannel 5 investigation.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Other Cities Get Rid of Chlorine Due To Risks
Other Cities Get Rid of Chlorine Due To Risks
A NewsChannel 5 investigation revealed potential terrorist targets that could put residents' safety at risk -- tanker cars filled with deadly chlorine gas at Nashville's water plant. Not every city runs the same risk. more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Trains Bring Toxic Targets Through Midstate
Trains Bring Toxic Targets Through Midstate
Every day, deadly chemicals move through the Midstate's neighborhoods -- a lot right through downtown Nashville -- by trains that could become toxic targets.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Council Members Want Answers About City's Toxic Target
Council Members Want Answers About City's Toxic Target
Another NewsChannel 5 investigation has Metro Council members asking whether the city's own water department may be putting your family at risk.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Downtown Sewage Plant Could Be Toxic Target
Downtown Sewage Plant Could Be Toxic Target
Nashville stores hundreds of tons of deadly chemicals downtown that could become toxic targets. NewsChannel 5 investigates.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Mexican Authorities Want Answers to Police Shooting
Mexican Authorities Want Answers to Police Shooting
Lawyers filed a wrongful death lawsuit late Thursday in the case of Shelbyville resident Fermin Estrada. Now, the Mexican Consulate is getting involved.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Questions Surround Police Shooting of Immigrant
Questions Surround Police Shooting of Immigrant
He was a proud immigrant, an American citizen. Then, he was shot to death in front of his entire family - at the hands of a police officer.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Board Fines Lawmaker for Campaign Spending
Board Fines Lawmaker for Campaign Spending
A Nashville lawmaker faces a hefty fine as a result of questions first uncovered by a NewsChannel 5 investigation.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
School System Leaves Soldier Behind
School System Leaves Soldier Behind
A Wilson County soldier went to war and now is fighting another battle back here at home. Capt. John Parker says he was forced to decide between serving his country and saving his job as a school teacher.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Regulators Want Pruitt to Explain Campaign Spending
Regulators Want Pruitt to Explain Campaign Spending
State regulators voted to ask Rep. Mary Pruitt about whether she illegally pocketed money from her campaign. This follows questions first raised by a NewsChannel 5 investigation.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Lawmaker Says She Works Free, Pockets $43K
Lawmaker Says She Works Free, Pockets $43K
A NewsChannel 5 investigation first exposed how a well-known Nashville lawmaker profited off her campaign funds. Still, Mary Pruitt insisted that she deserved a break because -- she claims -- she works for free. So our chief investigative reporter Phil Williams investigated.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Pruitt's Campaign Spending May Have Broken Law
Pruitt's Campaign Spending May Have Broken Law
State Rep. Mary Pruitt gave our chief investigative reporter Phil Williams an earful when he asked how she was spending her campaign funds. But state regulators say there are serious questions about whether she may have broken the law.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Lawmaker's Campaign Pays Rent on Her Unused House
Lawmaker's Campaign Pays Rent on Her Unused House
It's illegal for lawmakers to pocket campaign money. That is why NewsChannel 5 chief investigative reporter Phil Williams wanted to ask state Rep. Mary Pruitt about rent that she pays to herself.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates:
Sex Offenders Find Secret Home in Tennessee
Sex Offenders Find Secret Home in Tennessee
A NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered that sexual predators from other states are slipping into Tennessee without the public ever knowing about it.more>>

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NC5 Investigates: Consumer Alert
Allegations Against Former Owners Of HRC Medical
Allegations Against Former Owners Of HRC Medical
Updated: Friday, May 17 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:00:10 GMT
Stunning new allegations have been made against the former owners of HRC Medical which once claimed to be the world's largest hormone replacement company.more>>
Stunning new allegations have been made against the former owners of HRC Medical which once claimed to be the world's largest hormone replacement company.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Questionable Contracts
Lawmakers Promise Review Of Questionable Contracts
Lawmakers Promise Review Of Questionable Contracts
Two questionable state contracts -- first uncovered by "NewsChannel 5 Investigates" -- will face scrutiny from state lawmakers.more>>
Two questionable state contracts -- first uncovered by "NewsChannel 5 Investigates" -- will face scrutiny from state lawmakers.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Consumer Alert
Former Official Claims She Tried To Warn About License Scheme
Former Official Claims She Tried To Warn About License Scheme
The former head of the Tennessee cosmetology board says she tried to warn the state about problems with the possible selling of cosmetology licenses, but no one would listen.more>>
The former head of the Tennessee cosmetology board says she tried to warn the state about problems with the possible selling of cosmetology licenses, but no one would listen.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Questionable Contracts
Vehicle Contract Outsourced To Company With Connections
Vehicle Contract Outsourced To Company With Connections
A multimillion-dollar contract for maintenance on state vehicles was supposed to save taxpayers' money. But "NewsChannel 5 Investigates" discovered some examples where you're actually paying more.more>>
A multimillion-dollar contract for maintenance on state vehicles was supposed to save taxpayers' money. But "NewsChannel 5 Investigates" discovered some examples where you're actually paying more.
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Haslam Defends Secret Payments To Lobbyist
Haslam Defends Secret Payments To Lobbyist
Gov. Bill Haslam defended making private payments to lobbyist Tom Ingram on the same day the Tennessee Ethics Commission called on Ingram to answer questions about his lobbying activities.more>>
Gov. Bill Haslam defended making private payments to lobbyist Tom Ingram on the same day the Tennessee Ethics Commission called on Ingram to answer questions about his lobbying activities.more>>

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NC5 Investigates: General Sessions Court
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
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
NC5 Investigates: Nashville Convention Center
"NewsChannel 5 Investigates" follows the money spent on Nashville's proposed convention center.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Stories of Abuse
NC5 Investigates: Stories of Abuse
NewsChannel 5 exposes sexual assaults on Metro's special education buses -- and prompts efforts to stop the abuse.more>>
NewsChannel 5 exposes continuing sexual assaults on Metro's special education buses -- and prompts school board to order aides on those buses.more>>
10 Years of NewsChannel 5 Investigates
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>>
NC5 Investigates: 911 Emergency
NC5 Investigates: 911 Emergency
A continuing NewsChannel 5 investigation exposes problems inside Metro Nashville's 911 operation.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Unsafe to Fly?
NC5 Investigates: Unsafe to Fly?
Are some airliners unsafe to fly? NewsChannel 5 investigates -- and discovers video that raises questions about the safety of hundreds of airliners.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Dishonorable Deceptions
NC5 Investigates: Dishonorable Deceptions
An exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation exposes how the U.S. Army recruits individuals who may have a history of emotional problems.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Justice Files
NC5 Investigates: Justice Files
"NewsChannel 5 Investigates" raises questions about criminal cases not prosecuted and about what some believe may be wrongful convictions.more>>
NC5 Investigates: An Alarming Failure
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>>
NC5 Investigates: Veterans Home
NC5 Investigates: Veterans Home
They gave what their country asked of them, but a NewsChannel 5 investigation exposes how Tennessee's veterans are neglected inside state-run nursing homes.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Bill Heard Chevrolet
NC5 Investigates: Bill Heard Chevrolet
An exclusive consumer investigation documents questionable sales and financing practices inside the dealership.more>>
NC5 Investigates: The Ticket Fix
NC5 Investigates: The Ticket Fix
NewsChannel 5 uncovers a systemic problem with parking and traffic tickets being "fixed" in the city of Nashville. (2006-2008)more>>
NC5 Investigates: Now Hiring Sex Offenders
NC5 Investigates: Now Hiring Sex Offenders
A fast-food giant caters to young customers and teen workers, while hiring sex offenders. NewsChannel 5 investigates.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Capitol Hill Corruption
NC5 Investigates: Capitol Hill Corruption
A three-year investigation of Capitol Hill, this project exposes lawmakers helping themselves, instead of the people who elected them.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Precious Cargo
NC5 Investigates: Precious Cargo
A deadly school-bus crash provides a real-life test of seat belts on school buses.more>>
NC5 Investigates: High-Dollar Highways
NC5 Investigates: High-Dollar Highways
Millions of dollars in highway contracts awarded with little competition.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Firm Beliefs
NC5 Investigates: Firm Beliefs
Did the teachings of a Brentwood-based church lead to the beating death of a little boy? A tape may provide answers.more>>
NC5 Investigates: Friends in High Places
NC5 Investigates: Friends in High Places
How did former Gov. Don Sundquist's friends land millions of dollars in state contracts? NewsChannel 5 investigates.more>>
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Documentaries and Compilations
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NC5 Investigates: Concert Ticket Secrets

NC5 Investigates: Concert Ticket Secrets

NC5 Investigates: Concert Ticket Secrets

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