Not all utility companies are required to extend deadlines for customers on life support

Laws vary sometimes, even from city to city, when it comes to keeping the power on for life support customers who make late payments.
Not all utility companies are required to extend deadlines for customers on life support

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Reading, writing, balancing budgets? Financial literacy lags across the country, report finds

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The Peace Corps calls for renewed support after providing over 60 years of international service
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'Handed Down, Then Protected': Indigenous Knowledge of historic sites recognized under new policy

‘Handed Down, Then Protected’: Indigenous Knowledge of historic sites recognized under new policy

Updated: 9 hours ago|By Caresse JackmanIn March 2024, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation approved what they’re calling a groundbreaking policy.

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InvestigateTV+: The Future of the Peace Corps (S2E65)

InvestigateTV+: The Future of the Peace Corps

Updated: 9 hours ago|By Wade SmithA volunteer program whose mission is to foster friendship and world peace faces an uncertain future.

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‘Nobody cares about us’: County jail detainees complain about medical provider

‘Nobody cares about us’: County jail detainees complain about medical provider

Updated: Jul. 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM CDT|By Andy PierrottiWhile waiting for her court date behind bars, Brittny Sharpe had big plans for the future. The 34-year-old woman never got the chance to fulfill her dream.

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‘I thought my life was just over’: Goodwill training program gives graduates pathway to career

‘I thought my life was just over’: Goodwill training program gives graduates pathway to career

Updated: Jul. 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM CDT|By Lydia Fielder and InvestigateTV StaffOne student said she found hope in the program after losing all six of her kids to the foster care system.

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'Be Very Wary!' 76-year-old warns others of sophisticated phishing scam that cost him thousands

‘Be Very Wary!’ 76-year-old warns others of sophisticated phishing scam that cost him thousands

Updated: Jul. 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM CDT|By Rebecca Taylor and InvestigateTV StaffThis man believed he was dealing with a tech company he knew, but a convincing scammer masked as the company instead duped him out of thousands of dollars.

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Habitat for Humanity steps in to help Native American tribe deep in the Grand Canyon

Habitat for Humanity steps in to help Native American tribe deep in the Grand Canyon

Updated: Jul. 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM CDT|By Jared Dillingham and InvestigateTV StaffA tribal village at the bottom of the Grand Canyon has two new homes, thanks to a remarkable effort by Arizona chapters of Habitat for Humanity.

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InvestigateTV+: A Plea for Help Goes Unanswered (S2E64)

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Updated: Jul. 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM CDT|By Wade SmithA desperate plea for help behind bars goes unanswered, sparking an investigation into neglect.

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Ordering from Amazon? They’re not the ones delivering your package

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Updated: Jul. 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM CDT|By Harry Samler and InvestigateTV StaffA rushed package delivery cost this couple thousands of dollars in damages. Find out why Amazon rejected the couple's insurance claim to repair the damages.

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Outbreak: Tainted food sickens millions each year

Outbreak: Tainted food sickens millions each year

Updated: Jul. 16, 2025 at 6:58 AM CDT|By Chris Nakamoto and Jill RiepenhoffEvery year, foodborne illnesses sicken 50 million Americans and claim an estimated 3,000 lives. The food safety system is governed by 15 different federal agencies responsible for the enforcement of 30 laws. But that oversight, food safety advocates say, is fractured.

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Why this state's jails are filled with people suffering from severe mental illnesses

Why this state’s jails are filled with people suffering from severe mental illnesses

Updated: Jul. 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM CDT|By Ann Emmerich and InvestigateTV StaffA decision made 25 years ago in Michigan led to the closure of state-operated psychiatric hospitals. Some say that the decision has brought devastating results.

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Families, Doctors push for more awareness of 'Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood'

Families, Doctors push for more awareness of ‘Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood’

Updated: Jul. 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM CDT|By Kristin Crowley and Jason CrowWhen a child over the age of 1 dies with an undetermined cause of death, families find themselves left with more questions than answers.

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InvestigateTV+: Tracking the Source of Tainted Foods (S2E63)

InvestigateTV+: Tracking the Source of Tainted Foods

Updated: Jul. 16, 2025 at 6:58 AM CDT|By Wade SmithTainted food sickens millions of people each year but tracking down the source isn’t always easy.

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'We Obviously Need Foreign Labor': Farmers battle every year to get enough legal workers

‘We Obviously Need Foreign Labor’: Farmers battle every year to get enough legal workers

Updated: Jul. 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM CDT|By Liz Owens and InvestigateTV StaffWith not nearly enough Americans interested in ag work, farmers must spend thousands of dollars each year to bring in foreign workers legally on temporary visas

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Vietnam veteran reunited with dog tag over 50 years after it was lost during the war

Vietnam veteran reunited with dog tag over 50 years after it was lost during the war

Updated: Jul. 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM CDT|By Loren Korn and InvestigateTV Staff“We got a lot of attacks during that time. When a rocket came in we’d just dive to the ground and my chain might have broken and the tag came off.”

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InvestigateTV+: Immigration Policies Could Impact American Farms (S2E62)

InvestigateTV+: Immigration Policies Could Impact American Farms

Updated: Jul. 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM CDT|By Wade SmithU.S. farmers rely on foreign workers to help maintain the country’s food supply, but hiring legal help is getting increasingly difficult.

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'Can't Put a Price Tag on That': Nonprofit furthers educational job opportunities for men of...

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Updated: Jul. 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM CDT|By Alexis Dominguez and InvestigateTV StaffMen of color are underrepresented in classrooms across the country. This nonprofit is offering skills and opportunities that may help to change that.

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Family blames nurse shortage for son’s death in Georgia emergency room

Family blames nurse shortage for son’s death in Georgia emergency room

Updated: Jul. 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM CDT|By Andy PierrottiA Georgia hospital is facing a lawsuit after Michael Sharadin died by his own hand in an emergency room.

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'They Accomplished Something': Boxer turned coach teaches kids combos and confidence

‘They Accomplished Something’: Boxer turned coach teaches kids combos and confidence

Updated: Jul. 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM CDT|By Loren Korn and InvestigateTV StaffCurtis 'The Trap' Morton may have retired from boxing in 2018, but he has not yet left the ring for good. Now, youth boxers at his gym call him Coach.

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Unsupervised ankle monitors leave public at risk from coast to coast

Unsupervised ankle monitors leave public at risk from coast to coast

Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM CDT|By Chris Nakamoto and Emily FeatherstonAdvocates, victims’ families say lack of laws allow these companies to avoid accountability.

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Eating disorders rising at alarming rates in American teenagers

Eating disorders rising at alarming rates in American teenagers

Updated: Jul. 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM CDT|By Sharon Chen and InvestigateTV StaffA recent study from Stanford University shows cases have climbed from six to sevenfold in the last decade.

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'It makes you make better safety decisions': bridge collapse heightens awareness among port...

‘It makes you make better safety decisions’: bridge collapse heightens awareness among port pilots

Updated: Jul. 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM CDT|By Blair Miller and InvestigateTV StaffIn 2024, six people were killed in a major bridge collapse in Baltimore Harbor. Following the collapse, other ports started evaluating their own safety plans.

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InvestigateTV+: Searching for answers in the unexplained deaths of some children (S2E137)

InvestigateTV+: Searching for answers in the unexplained deaths of some children

Updated: Jul. 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM CDT|By Wade SmithParents have more questions than answers after their son died from a rare but sinister phenomenon. InvestigateTV+ has an in-depth look.

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My Father, the Fugitive: New podcast unravels deathbed confessions of infamous bank thief

My Father, the Fugitive: New podcast unravels deathbed confessions of infamous bank thief

Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM CDT|By Jen PiccianoAfter pulling off the biggest cash heist in Cleveland’s history, the bank teller turned infamous thief spent 52 years in the clear living under a new identity.

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Scientists working to uncover the secrets of 'SuperAgers'

Scientists working to uncover the secrets of ‘SuperAgers’

Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM CDT|By Tracy Kornet and InvestigateTV Staff'SuperAgers' include a small, elite group of people over the age of 80, whose memories still function like those in their 50s or 60s.

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How vacant office buildings could be used to alleviate housing shortages

How vacant office buildings could be used to alleviate housing shortages

Updated: Jul. 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM CDT|By Heather Graf and Rebecca KnierFollowing a shift to more remote work, many cities have empty office buildings in downtown areas. Some want these spaces to become new residential apartments.

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Residents of Georgia city claim local officials contaminated drinking water

Residents of Georgia city claim local officials contaminated drinking water

Updated: Jul. 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM CDT|By Andy PierrottiIn 2024, dozens of residents of Calhoun, GA, filed a lawsuit against the city claiming it contaminated their drinking water with a cancer-causing toxin.

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'We Need to Go to the Hospital': Stroke survivor encourages patients to act right away

‘We Need to Go to the Hospital’: Stroke survivor encourages patients to act right away

Updated: Jul. 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM CDT|By Kari Beal and InvestigateTV Staff"Do not be hard-headed if you have any sign of it being a stroke." This man, who is still recovering, said every second mattered during his stroke in 2023.

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InvestigateTV+: Ankle Monitors may not be reliable supervision (S2E60)

InvestigateTV+: Ankle Monitors may not be reliable supervision

Updated: Jul. 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM CDT|By Wade SmithSome consider ankle monitors a solution to overcrowding in jails and prisons, but InvestigateTV+ found supervision can sometimes be spotty and unreliable.