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  1. Some Lifeline phone customers face risk

    Some Lifeline phone customers face risk

    Last fall, when Linda Mendez was offered discount phone service through a federal program for the poor, the San Antonio mom thought it was too good to be true. She signed up anyway.

  2. 'SONGS Trek': Video from San Onofre

    A spoof video made inside the San Onofre nuclear power plant has been given to Team 10 Investigator Mitch Blacher.

  3. 'Most Wanted' contractor captured

    The Contractors State License Board says it captured one of the state's "Most Wanted" contractors from San Diego County.

Counterfeit drugs online and from doctors disturb experts, FBI
Counterfeit drugs online and from doctors disturb experts, FBI

The prescription medicine you get online or from your doctor could be fake and deadly, according to industry experts and former FBI agents recently in town for…

Woman said seat heaters caused 3rd degree burns
Woman said seat heaters caused 3rd degree 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.

Lawsuit: Border Patrol should not have hired agent who killed woman
Lawsuit: Border Patrol should not have hired agent who killed woman

A San Diego family filed a new lawsuit against the Border Patrol and one of its agent. They told Team 10 the federal agent had no business having a badge or a …

Team 10 questions California Dental Board oversight after patient death
Team 10 questions California Dental Board oversight after patient death

Team 10 investigator Mitch Blacher found the California Dental Board concealing information about dentists from patients.

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 …

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…

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  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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