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News 8 Investigates WFAA is the leading television news organization in Texas, and its investigative unit is among the most decorated in the country.

News 8's investigative team has won multiple Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Batons, the equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize in broadcast journalism. In 2009, the team became the first local television station in the United States to win a Gold Baton, the highest duPont honor, for a trio of stories that exposed grade changing by failing high school athletes, dangers posed by aging gas pip

eline couplings and corruption and waste at the federal Export-Import Bank. The team has exposed fraud in Medicaid dentistry, for-profit schools and the workers compensation system, uncovered a Dallas police scandal involving corrupt informants, and highlighted improper collusion between local police and the national television news magazine "To Catch A Predator." The team consists of reporters Brett Shipp and Charlotte Huffman, producer Jason Trahan, and chief photographer and video editor Mark Muller.

27/05/2023

The GOP-held House needs a simple majority to send it to the Senate for a trial.

28/04/2023

LaSalle Corrections was the subject of WFAA’s “Jailed to Death” investigation into lax medical care for prisoners jailed for minor crimes.

14/12/2022

Rep. Chris Turner introduced “Joshua’s Act,” which would ban guns in group homes serving people with intellectual disabilities, and three other new laws.

Today at 4:30 p.m. on WFAA, we'll be premiering Tanya Eiserer's latest special report. It's the culmination of three yea...
13/12/2022

Today at 4:30 p.m. on WFAA, we'll be premiering Tanya Eiserer's latest special report. It's the culmination of three years of reporting on thefts of homes -- even a church -- through deed fraud.

18/11/2022

Tonight at 10, we're telling the story of Joshua Moore, a 27-year-old man with autism who was shot to death in a Dallas group home by the man the state paid to care for him. We'll tell you how a loophole in state law allowed the caretaker to legally have a firearm in the home. Thank you to his father, Don Moore, for trusting us to tell us this story.

Tune it to WFAA in an hour to see Tanya Eiserer's latest on the Baylor Surgicare North Dallas IV bag investigation. We s...
28/10/2022

Tune it to WFAA in an hour to see Tanya Eiserer's latest on the Baylor Surgicare North Dallas IV bag investigation. We spoke to the doctor charged in the case.

Watch live on the app, or on wfaa.com.

Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz, who faces up to life in prison if convicted, says surveillance video evidence of him at IV warmer misleading.

Tanya Eiserer’s latest, chronicling how easy it is to lose a house to deed fraud. It’s part of our ongoing “Dirty Deeds”...
07/10/2022

Tanya Eiserer’s latest, chronicling how easy it is to lose a house to deed fraud. It’s part of our ongoing “Dirty Deeds” series.

WFAA’s “Dirty Deeds” series highlights how easy it is to steal houses with the stroke of a pen

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20/09/2022

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IRE established the Jeff German Fund for Investigative Journalism with help from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

17/06/2022
07/05/2022

A judge closed it. Now, the Texas Supreme Court has been asked to decide if it should reopen in a case with statewide ramifications for landowners and homeowners.

13/07/2021

The UT researchers said that 67 sites were allowed to sign up for a voluntary “emergency response” program coordinated by ERCOT.

Go behind the scenes with Tanya Eiserer on how WFAA obtained the historic police body-worn camera and patrol car dash ca...
08/07/2021

Go behind the scenes with Tanya Eiserer on how WFAA obtained the historic police body-worn camera and patrol car dash camera video footage of the July 7, 2016, deadly police ambush. She also talks about the emotional impact of seeing the video for the first time.
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Five years ago, a night of peaceful protest in Dallas was shattered when a gunman opened fire, ambushing and targeting the police officers there to protect t...

July 7, 2016, was one of the most tragic days in American law enforcement. Five police officers were ambushed and killed...
08/07/2021

July 7, 2016, was one of the most tragic days in American law enforcement. Five police officers were ambushed and killed in downtown Dallas. The incident ended with a SWAT standoff with the killer. Tanya Eiserer sat down with Dallas police negotiator Larry Gordon and talked to him about his efforts to broker a peaceful surrender with the gunman, who at one point implored him to kill his fellow officers.
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Five years ago, as a nation reeled from the deaths of two high-profile police shootings, the city of Dallas joined in protest. Activists walked through the s...

Thanks to all who watched. Here is the full piece.
08/07/2021

Thanks to all who watched. Here is the full piece.

Five years ago, four Dallas police officers and a DART police officer were killed during an ambush attack at the end of a peaceful protest. This is an accoun...

07/07/2021

We here at WFAA Investigates are very proud to bring you a special story tonight that has been years in the making. Tanya Eiserer's account of the July 7, 2016, police ambush features exclusive, never-before-seen video depicting the heroism and sacrifice from that horrible day. Thank you for watching.

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We here at WFAA Investigates are very proud to bring you a special story tonight that has been years in the making. Tanya Eiserer's account of the July 7, 2016, police ambush features exclusive, never-before-seen video depicting the heroism and sacrifice from that horrible day. Thank you for watching.

Jailed to death: Erie Moore Sr.
Jailed to death: Erie Moore Sr.

Erie Moore Sr. was booked into a for-profit jail for a misdemeanor. While in custody, this father of three was slammed to the ground, pepper sprayed and dropped on his head. Tonight at 10 p.m., his children demand answers about why he had to die.

WFAA Investigates: North Texas sewage overflows
WFAA Investigates: North Texas sewage overflows

Are we at risk when we have 119 million gallons of sewage overflowing into the streets of North Texas? Tonight at 10 p.m., Charlotte Huffman will show you where that sewage is going, and what’s being done about it.

WFAA Investigates: The secret in Onalaska, Texas
WFAA Investigates: The secret in Onalaska, Texas

Onalaska, TX. has a secret. More aircraft are registered there per capita than anywhere else in the United States. Tonight at 10 p.m., Tanya Eiserer exposes a potentially dangerous legal loophole.

WFAA Investigates: Stopping school shootings
WFAA Investigates: Stopping school shootings

"If you have nothing to live for...you can do anything, and that's terrifying." Tonight at 10, we talk to a man who as a teen planned to shoot up his school. He tells us why he didn't – and our investigative team found out what's not happening in Texas to stop these tragedies. 📝 wfaa.com/helpwanted

WFAA Original: Hazing in schools
WFAA Original: Hazing in schools

It’s an ugly secret: hazing and high school sports. It’s a crime. So why aren’t schools doing enough to protect our children? Tanya Eiserer investigates at 10.

WFAA Original: Drugged and Dying
WFAA Original: Drugged and Dying

Nursing homes are using a drug to keep residents in line. And it can be deadly. Why are doctors still prescribing it? Watch Charlotte Huffman's story at 10 p.m.

Gun law loophole?
Gun law loophole?

You might think you need to abide by Texas requirements to get a concealed handgun permit in Texas. But you would be wrong. Tanya Eiserer investigates a big loophole in Texas gun laws, tonight at 10.

News 8 Investigates
News 8 Investigates

This is the story of a woman who says she was raped in her nursing home by the very person responsible for taking care of her. Tonight at 10, Charlotte Huffman investigates how some people with violent criminal records are allowed to take care of our elderly.

News 8 Investigation
News 8 Investigation

Checking yourself into a mental health hospital is easy, especially if you have insurance. Checking yourself out, in some cases, is not. Tonight at 10, Brett Shipp investigates two north Texas hospitals where families say getting their loved one out was a nightmare.

WFAA ORIGINAL: Trampoline parks
WFAA ORIGINAL: Trampoline parks

Trampoline parks are very popular, but did you know that the state has no authority to enforce safety standards? At 10, Charlotte Huffman investigates how parks are putting profit before safety and what parents can look for the next time they visit.

This past summer, the Dallas County Elections Administrator made the shocking declaration that Russian hackers had tried 17-times to penetrate county elections computers. The alarming claim made national news. But was it true? News 8's Brett Shipp investigates, tonight at 10.

A celebrity Texas exoneree, paid millions in due compensation, is arrested over and over. Should he continue to get taxpayer money? Brett Shipp: "Be prepared to be outraged."

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