Team 10 Investigates

  1. Fake prescriptions disturb experts, FBI

    Fake prescriptions disturb experts, FBI

    Prescription medicine could be fake and deadly, according to experts and former FBI agents recently in town for a convention to fight counterfeit drugs.
  2. Woman: Seat heater caused deep burns

    Woman: Seat heater caused deep burns

    A woman says her seat heater in her car gave her third degree burns. She sued, won, and now wants to warn others so they don't get burned.
  3. Grand jury wins unusual court case

    Grand jury wins unusual court case

    Judge William Dato said it best: "This is a most unusual case."  Dato was being asked to decide if key records for an ongoing grand jury inquiry could be used in its investigation.

Abuse counselors:
Abuse counselors: 'Triple C' is an exploding trend

It's called "Triple C," "Skittles," or "Red Devils" and doctors tell Team 10 it's what teenagers in San Diego are taking to get high.

San Diego County Grand Jury stopped by court order
San Diego County Grand Jury stopped by court order

The San Diego County Grand Jury is a defendant in a lawsuit by the City of Imperial Beach. The city has asked the court to keep the grand jury from releasing …

Lawsuit claims landlord let apartment fall apart, threatened deportation
Lawsuit claims landlord let apartment fall apart, threatened deportation

A local couple is at the center of a lawsuit that claims they abused their power as landlords.

New San Diego pothole plan revealed on same day Team 10 test results revealed
New San Diego pothole plan revealed on same day Team 10 test results revealed

On the same day a San Diego City Council member announced a new plan for fixing potholes, Team 10 is revealing its test of the city's repair times.

Congress moves to close flight training loopholes
Congress moves to close flight training loopholes

A bill is being considered in Congress to close one of the security loopholes that allowed the 9/11 attacks to succeed. But Team 10 found the bill won't close …

San Diego sues water quality board over polluted plume under Qualcomm
San Diego sues water quality board over polluted plume under Qualcomm

Team 10 is investigating a lawsuit filed by San Diego claiming a water quality board is allowing city waterways to be polluted, in connection with a spill that…

Team 10 investigates complaints against dog breeder
Team 10 investigates complaints against dog breeder

Team 10 has gotten a half a dozen new complaints about a dog breeder we first reported on in 2010. A group of people claim she has taken their money and not …

Passengers demand to be let out of Spirit Airlines flight at Lindbergh Field
Passengers demand to be let out of Spirit Airlines flight at Lindbergh Field

Passengers concerned about their safety marched off a Spirit Airlines plane after a strong odor was detected from the vents.

10News anchor Steve Atkinson reveals eye-opening pictures of desperate…
10News anchor Steve Atkinson reveals eye-opening pictures of desperate…

Hundreds of people are living in the riverbed of the Tijuana canal. 10News anchor Steve Atkinson and a 10News crew was given a personal escort by Tijuana …

Under oath, retired cop says Anthony Arevalos could have been stopped
Under oath, retired cop says Anthony Arevalos could have been stopped

Under oath, a retired officer says a convicted San Diego cop could have been stopped before he abused so many women. Team 10 obtained testimony that also …

Pet owners sound alarm on poisonous plant that nearly killed dog
Pet owners sound alarm on poisonous plant that nearly killed dog

A couple who nearly lost their dog after she ate a poisonous palm plant is sounding the alarm about the danger to other pet owners. The Team 10 Troubleshooter …

Child forced to use bathroom at school with door open, parents upset
Child forced to use bathroom at school with door open, parents upset

A Chula Vista school district spokesman sympathized with parents who were upset over a policy that kept doors open in bathrooms, but says it's a state …

Plastic bags, tape, broomsticks fix San Onofre leak
Plastic bags, tape, broomsticks fix San Onofre leak

Team 10 investigator Mitch Blacher received an exclusive picture from inside the San Onofre nuclear power plant.

Mexican military escorts 10News Anchor into rarely seen drug tunnel in Tijuana
Mexican military escorts 10News Anchor into rarely seen drug tunnel in Tijuana

It's dark, hot and dirty. It's a place few members of the media have gone, but one that 10News Anchor Steve Atkinson saw firsthand -- the inside of a drug …

San Onofre insider says NRC should not allow nuclear restart
San Onofre insider says NRC should not allow nuclear restart

An insider from the San Onofre nuclear power plant and a former Nuclear Regulatory Commission employee tell Team 10 there could be serious safety issues if the…

House Homeland Security chairman tells Team 10
House Homeland Security chairman tells Team 10 'Hezbollah in U.S.'

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee told Team 10 he is concerned about Hezbollah operatives entering the country along the U.S. border from …

Former Oceanside police officer
Former Oceanside police officer's video deposition, internal affairs…

The attorney for the woman who won a $1.5 million lawsuit against the city of Oceanside showed 10News a video deposition of a former police officer, where he …

Lawsuits claim highway guardrails impaled, killed drivers
Lawsuits claim highway guardrails impaled, killed drivers

A common highway safety device is blamed in lawsuits for impaling, maiming and killing drivers, while the guardrails’ manufacturer says its product is safe.

Hundreds angered over no fix to aging Navy fuel pipeline
Hundreds angered over no fix to aging Navy fuel pipeline

More than 350 people are petitioning the Navy and city leaders to repair, replace or remove a fuel pipeline that is nearly sixty years old.

Woman writes notes warning people about handyman
Woman writes notes warning people about handyman

A 66-year-old woman is blanketing the area with handwritten warning notes about a handyman because she said she was ripped off by him.

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Team 10

  1. Mitch Blacher

    Mitch Blacher

    Joining the 10News team in April 2009, Mitch strives to tell stories that touch the community he covers. 

  2. Cristin Severance

    Cristin Severance

    Cristin is a Consumer & Investigative Multimedia Journalist (MMJ) & Reporter at 10News. 

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