WTAE-TV's Team 4 investigative reporters Jim Parsons and Paul Van Osdol merge years of journalism experience in the pursuit of a fair shake for the consumer and taxpayer.

Team 4 investigators ask the tough questions and get to the bottom of issues.

If you have a question or tip, contact the reporters by e-mail at team4@thepittsburghchannel.com.

2008:
• July 18, 2008: Team 4 Update: Complaining Neighbor Arrested On Harassment Charge
• July 10, 2008: Team 4 Investigation: Medical Mistakes At Hospitals
• July 7, 2008: Team 4: Ice Cream Shops' Inspection Results
• May 23, 2008: Team 4 Investigates Spending Policies At Westmoreland Housing Authority
• May 22, 2008: Team 4: Disruptive Students Get Easy Ride Through High School
• May 20, 2008: Team 4: Going Broke In Pittsburgh's 'Burbs
• May 19, 2008: Team 4: Pittsburgh-Area Dorm Security Gaps Still Common
• May 13, 2008: Team 4: Federal Funding Cut For Murtha-Backed Defense Center
• May 9, 2008: Team 4: Huge Property Tax Bargains For Some, But Not All
• May 7, 2008: Team 4: Hunting On Pittsburgh Airport Property
• May 2, 2008: Team 4: Some First Responders Having Communication Breakdowns
• May 1, 2008: Team 4: Pittsburgh Named Sootiest City In U.S.
• April 29, 2008: Following Team 4 Investigations, Some Pittsburgh Funeral Homes Accused Of Violations
• April 24, 2008: Team 4: Complaining Bridgeville Neighbor Arrested For Harassment
• March 24, 2008: Team 4: Monroeville Investment Co. Closes Doors, Leaving Investors In Dark
• March 19, 2008: Team 4: Video Shows Dead, Sick Cats At Tiger Ranch
• March 12, 2008: Team 4: HIPAA Secretary Not Happy With Violations
• March 10, 2008: Team 4: Drugs Found In Drinking Water; Pittsburgh Not Part Of Test
• February 28, 2008: Team 4: Some Say Pa. Game Officer Overstepping Boundaries
• February 25, 2008: Team 4: Clean And Green Tax Break Overhaul Still Not Perfect
• February 25, 2008: Team 4: Texting While Driving More Dangerous Than Thought
• February 20, 2008: Team 4: Health Dept. Air-Quality Program In Jeopardy
• February 18, 2008: Team 4 Uncovers HIPAA Records Violations
• February 15, 2008: Team 4: Critics Believe Murtha-Backed Defense Center A Waste
• February 14, 2008: Team 4: Business Bad, Bonuses Booming For Airport Authority Workers
• February 12, 2008: Team 4: 1-On-1 With Paul O'Neill
• February 7, 2008: Team 4 Investigates Voting Machine Security Issues
• February 1, 2008: Team 4: See How Govt. Employees Waste Time On Web
• January 31, 2008: Team 4: River Towns Among Pittsburgh's Deadliest
• January 11, 2008: Team 4: PHEAA Board Member Accused Of Lavish Spending To Retire As State Rep.
• January 8, 2008: Team 4: Officers Concerned Low Bails Putting Criminals Back On Pittsburgh Streets
2007:
• December 26, 2007: Team 4 Follow-Up: Charges Dropped In Bar Beating After Subpoena Mix-Up
• December 7, 2007: Team 4: Men Accused In Bar Beating Walk Free After Subpoena Mix-Up
• November 28, 2007: Team 4: Pittsburgh Ghost Hunters Investigate Paranormal Possibilities
• November 23, 2007: Team 4 Investigates State Lawmakers' Staff Salaries
• November 16, 2007: Team 4: Anne Hathaway's Boyfriend Sued By Pittsburgh Penguins Owner Ron Burkle
• November 12, 2007: Team 4: How Close Do Sex Offenders Live To Your Child's School Bus Stop
• November 7, 2007: Team 4: Pittsburgh-Area Stores Still Selling Lead-Laden Toys
• November 5, 2007: Team 4: PennDOT Spending Taxpayer Dollars On Football Game Ads
• November 1, 2007: Team 4: Some Charity Fundraising Money Goes Elsewhere
• November 1, 2007: Team 4: Your Water Could Contain High Levels Of Lead
• October 10, 2007: Team 4: Strip District Co. Charged With Selling Bad Meat
• October 8, 2007: Team 4: Cop Accused Of Punching Handcuffed Suspect Under More Fire
• September 28, 2007: Team 4: Are State-Owned Planes Being Used Improperly?
• September 26, 2007: Team 4: PHEAA Student-Loan Agency's President Will Retire
• September 13, 2007: Team 4 Tests State's Right To Know Law
• September 12, 2007: Team 4: PHEAA Making $19M In Budget Cuts
• September 5, 2007: Team 4: IRS Hits UPMC With Large Tax Liens
• September 4, 2007: Team 4: $3 Million For Port Authority Police Salaries
• August 31, 2007: Team 4: Why All The Water Main Breaks In Pittsburgh?
• August 30, 2007: Team 4: Rep. Concerned With Structure Safety Of Local Bridges
• August 28, 2007: Team 4: LCB Closes Some Liquor Stores, Announces Profits
• August 28, 2007: Team 4: Sen. Joins Gov. Rendell In Call For PHEAA Changes
• August 22, 2007: Team 4: Pa. PHEAA Awards More Than $500K In Bonuses
• August 22, 2007: Team 4: Pittsburgh Cops Arrested During Fight After Concert
• August 20, 2007: Team 4: Medical Records, Social Security Numbers Found In Dumpster
• August 17, 2007: Team 4: First-Class Airport Security Lines Open To All?
• August 17, 2007: Team 4: Racist E-Mail Sent To Target Employees
• August 13, 2007: Team 4: Missing Electronics Bought With Weed And Seed Money
• August 9, 2007: Photos Tell Tale Of Filthy Home Life For Accused Teen Killer
• August 7, 2007: Team 4: PennDOT Ranks Local Bridges After Minn. Collapse
• August 2, 2007: Team 4: Audit Finds Many Tickets Voided For City Parking Employees
• August 2, 2007: Team 4: Governor Says Pa. Bridges Safe
• August 1, 2007: Team 4: Mom Of Girl Accused Of Killing Dad Speaks Out
• August 1, 2007: Team 4 Investigation: PHEAA Hands Out Big Bonuses
• July 27, 2007: Team 4: Lead FBI Agent In Wecht Case Promoted
• July 27, 2007: Team 4: Personal Information Of PHEAA Borrowers Stolen
• July 25, 2007: Team 4 Follow-Up: Vets Fighting For Disability Benefits
• July 25, 2007: Team 4: Billboards Calling Pa. Coal Clean-And-Green
• July 16, 2007: Team 4: Wrong Information On Megan's Law Site
• July 13, 2007: Team 4: Numerous Sex Offenders Living In Personal Care Homes
• July 6, 2007: Team 4: Family Awarded $23M In Malpractice Settlement
• June 1, 2007: Team 4: Thursday Bomb Scare First For County Terror Plan Unit
• June 1, 2007: Team 4: PHEAA's Lawyer Fees Top $400K
• May 31, 2007: Team 4: Allegheny DA Wants Stricter Sentencing For Violent Offenders
• May 24, 2007: Team 4 Exposes No-Payback Loan Program
• May 23, 2007: Team 4: Violent Offenders Being Released, Doing More Crime
• May 16, 2007: Team 4: Some State Liquor Stores Losing Money
• May 10, 2007: Team 4: Are Your Kids Safe On Port Authority Buses?
• May 9, 2007: Team 4: Fire Response Time Crucial
• May 9, 2007: Team 4: Fire Response Time Crucial
• May 4, 2007: Team 4: How Healthy Do Your Children Eat At School?
• May 4, 2007: Team 4: Major FBI Documents On Local Judge Unsealed
• May 3, 2007: Team 4: Is Your Wireless Network Safe From Hackers?
• May 2, 2007: Team 4: Driving, Texting Just Don't Mix Well
• April 17, 2007: Team 4: Auditor General To Audit PHEAA
• April 12, 2007: Team 4: Court Keeps Wecht Trial Judge, Unseals Agent's Records
• March 26, 2007: Team 4: Gov. Talks PHEAA During Speech
• March 23, 2007: Team 4: New PHEAA Spending Details Emerge
• March 22, 2007: Team 4: Route 28 Landslide History
• March 22, 2007: PHEAA OKs Tougher Policy; Team 4 Confronts Board Member
• March 21, 2007: Team 4: Rendell Furious With PHEAA's Actions
• March 21, 2007: Team 4: New PHEAA Spending Details Emerge
• March 21, 2007: Team 4: PHEAA Spending Still Under Fire
• March 20, 2007: Team 4: PHEAA CEO Upset Over Exposed Travel Expenses
• March 16, 2007: Team 4: Project Says Public Document Not So Public
• March 14, 2007: Team 4: Township Fire Department Investigated After Audit
• March 6, 2007: Team 4: Local Police Force Upset With CYF Services
• March 5, 2007: Team 4: Retention Elections Center Of Debate
• March 1, 2007: Team 4: Clean And Green Loopholes To Close
• February 28, 2007: Team 4 Follow-Up: Vets Disability Benefits
• February 27, 2007: Teachers, School Employees Found With Criminal Records
• February 26, 2007: Team 4: Gaming Board's Sky-High Salaries Exposed
• February 23, 2007: Team 4 Shows Why You Should Plan Ahead For Funerals
• February 22, 2007: Team 4: War Vets Fighting Govt. For Disability Benefits
• February 16, 2007: Team 4: Disability Parking Cheaters Exposed
• February 15, 2007: Team 4: Addicts Using Internet Pharmacies For Drugs
• February 15, 2007: Accused Rapist Arrested 7 Years Later; Link To East End Cases Probed
• February 14, 2007: Team 4: Tossed Parking Tickets To Be Audited
• February 12, 2007: Team 4 Investigates Tossed Parking Tickets
• February 9, 2007: Auto Show Back On; Team 4 Looks At Convention Center Architect
• February 9, 2007: Team 4: Fire Hazards Major Concern In Local Schools
• February 2, 2007: Team 4: Lucky Lottery Winners Share Secrets
• February 1, 2007: Team 4: Clean And Green Property Follow-Up
2006:
• December 21, 2006: Team 4: Route 65 Landslide Prevention Plan Released
• December 21, 2006: Team 4: Steelers Hot Over Casino Decision
• December 20, 2006: Team 4: Who Is Don Barden?
• December 12, 2006: Team 4: Penn American Water Utility Under Fire
• December 11, 2006: Team 4: Porter's Cousin Caught Up In Drug Rap
• November 29, 2006: Team 4: Megan's Law Web Site Gets Overhaul
• November 29, 2006: Team 4: Imposter Bands Follow-Up
• November 27, 2006: Team 4 Investigation: You Paid For It
• November 20, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Imposter Bands
• November 17, 2006: Team 4 Investigation: Speedy Trial Dismissals On The Rise
• November 17, 2006: Team 4 Investigation: Local Mall Crime Rates Increase
• November 15, 2006: Team 4: Property Tax Loophole
• November 10, 2006: Team 4 Investigation: Do You Own Coal Rights Beneath Your Land?
• November 10, 2006: Team 4: Property Tax Loophole
• October 21, 2006: Team 4: Norfolk Southern Safety Record
• October 12, 2006: Team 4: What Are Pittsburgh's Flight Restrictions?
• September 28, 2006: Team 4: Looking At Landslides
• September 27, 2006: Team 4: Port Authority Fires Lobbying Firm After Investigation
• September 26, 2006: Team 4: Lavish Spending By Port Authority Lobbyists
• September 22, 2006: Team 4: Popular Doctor Banned From Hospitals
• September 20, 2006: Team 4 Follow-Up: New Details Surface In Regola Gun Case
• September 19, 2006: Team 4 Investigation: City Fleet Outsourcing Heading For Trouble
• September 11, 2006: Team 4 Looks At Flight 93 Conspiracy Theories
• August 29, 2006: Team 4 Follow-Up: City Vehicle Maintenance
• August 25, 2006: Team 4: Police Make Another Arrest In 7-Year-Old Slaying Of Med Student
• August 22, 2006: Team 4: State Rep. Busted With High BAC After Fair
• August 22, 2006: Team 4: Teacher Accused Of Student Sex; Mom Speaks Out
• August 9, 2006: Team 4: Mon-Fay Highway Sinking
• August 1, 2006: Team 4 Follow-Up: Shuman Worker Settles
• July 27, 2006: Team 4 Looks Deeper Into O'Connor's Staff Shakeup
• July 27, 2006: Team 4: Local Underground Fight Club
• July 21, 2006: Team 4 Looks At Building Collapses
• July 17, 2006: Team 4 Investigates: Big Homes, Big Tax Breaks
• July 14, 2006: Team 4 Investigates: Where Are The Jobs?
• July 7, 2006: Team 4: Probe Leads To Medical Helicopter Restrictions
• July 6, 2006: Team 4: Report Helping To Close Sex Offender Loophole
• July 5, 2006: Team 4: Court Allows Offender To Live Near School
• June 13, 2006: Team 4: Questions Surround Roethlisberger's Motorcycle License
• June 8, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Helicopter Safety
• June 7, 2006: Questioning Of Public Funding For PHEAA Trips Continues
• June 2, 2006: Team 4 Follow-Up: PennDOT Won't Spread MC70
• May 30, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Tax-Avoiding Contractors
• May 26, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Police Chase Policy
• May 22, 2006: How Much Did Councilwoman Pay Consultants?
• May 22, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Pennsylvania Gun Laws
• May 19, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Power Plant Danger
• May 15, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Homes, Restaurants As Polling Places
• May 15, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Bad Meat For Sale
• May 5, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Inspections, Standards
• May 5, 2006: Team 4: Who Isn't Paying Taxes?
• May 4, 2006: Team 4 Investigates O'Connor Tree Service
• May 3, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Doctors' Online Records
• April 27, 2006: Team 4 Investigates: Toxic Waste Next Door?
• April 12, 2006: New Filings Reveal Backroom Politics At Play In Upper St. Clair School District
• April 7, 2006: FTC: Inventors Ripped Off By Local Company
• April 7, 2006: Parents Of Child With Tourette's Syndrome File Suit Against School District
• April 5, 2006: Team 4: Allegheny County Switches Voting Machines ... Again
• March 28, 2006: Team 4: Voting Machine Issues Investigated
• March 27, 2006: Brothers Charged With Fraud, Money Laundering, Conspiracy
• March 23, 2006: Team 4: 'Killing 4 U' Site On Pitt Server Run By USC School Board President's Son
• March 10, 2006: Team 4: Treasurer Of Santorum Charity Out
• March 9, 2006: Team 4: Waste Company Involved In Fatal Accident Has History Of Violations
• March 9, 2006: Team 4: Lobbyists Running Santorum's Charity
• March 3, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Use Of Asphalt Reimbursement Trust Fund Monies
• March 2, 2006: Weak Bridges: Is There A Fix In Sight?
• February 28, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Crumbling Bridges, Weight Limits
• February 28, 2006: Team 4: USC School Board No Stranger To Controversy
• February 26, 2006: Team 4: Man Links Popular School Program, Marxist Doctrine
• February 22, 2006: Team 4: USC Program Canned Over Vendetta?
• February 22, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Medical Helicopter Crashes
• February 17, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Electronic Voting
• February 16, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Swann's Voting Record
• January 13, 2006: Team 4: 'All-Out Assault' Planned On Media, Lawmaker Says
• January 13, 2006: Team 4: Man Suspected Of Killing Young Mother Has Long History
• January 5, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Proposed Mine Safety Legislation In Pennsylvania
• January 4, 2006: Team 4: Pennsylvania Mine Safety Post-Quecreek
2005:
• December 29, 2005: Team 4: Local Council Videos Cause Controversy
• December 29, 2005: Team 4: Many Pa. Bridges In Bad Shape
• December 28, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Bridge Safety, I-70 Collapse
• December 28, 2005: Team 4: Ambulance Inspections Update
• December 27, 2005: Team 4: Family Dispute Shuts Down Landmark Restaurant
• December 23, 2005: Team 4: Local Legislators With Tax Problems
• December 19, 2005: Team 4: Fatal Car Chase Involved 'Kill For Thrill' Witness
• December 16, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
• December 1, 2005: Team 4: Private Planes
• November 30, 2005: Team 4: Ghost Voting
• November 30, 2005: Team 4 Investigates High-Flying Lawmakers, Ghost Voting
• November 29, 2005: Team 4: Is Privatizing Better?
• November 22, 2005: Team 4 Confronts DeFazio Over Skosnik Indictment
• November 21, 2005: Team 4: Dennis Skosnik
• November 18, 2005: Team 4 Investigates City Sick-Day Payouts
• November 17, 2005: Team 4: Public Works, Private Gain
• November 16, 2005: Team 4: Are Toxic Chemicals Being Spread On Roads?
• November 16, 2005: Team 4 Investigation: Brine
• November 10, 2005: Team 4: High School Coaching Salaries
• September 20, 2005: Team 4: New Assessment Plan Uses Old Numbers
• September 1, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Price Gouging At Pump
• September 1, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Gas Prices
• August 30, 2005: Team 4: Selling Your House
• August 29, 2005: Team 4: County Councilman Takes On Property Assessment Web Site
• August 25, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Federal Computer Raid In Squirrel Hill
• August 17, 2005: Team 4: Pittsburgh Water System
• August 15, 2005: Team 4: Law Clerks As Practicing Lawyers
• August 3, 2005: Team 4 Follow-Up: Fish Mercury Levels
• July 25, 2005: Team 4 Investigation: River Fish Tested
• July 12, 2005: Team 4 Update: Expensive Garbage Cans
• July 12, 2005: Team 4: Child Labor Violations
• June 30, 2005: Team 4 Investigation: Free Bus Rides
• June 24, 2005: Team 4 Obtains Memo About PennDOT Gifts
• June 24, 2005: Team 4: PennDOT Probe Centers On Truck Stop Points
• June 7, 2005: Team 4: Complaints About Moon Girls' Coach Surface
• May 25, 2005: Team 4: Girl In Disney Abuse Pics Speaks Out
• May 25, 2005: Team 4: Airport Baggage Theft Claims
• May 20, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Ambulance Problems
• May 18, 2005: Team 4 Follow-Up: Unfair Flood Aid
• May 12, 2005: Team 4: Unfair Flood Aid
• May 6, 2005: Team 4 Investigation: Get Rich Quick?
• May 6, 2005: Team 4 Follow-Up: PennDOT Whistleblower
• May 5, 2005: Team 4: PennDOT Whistleblower's Stunning Claims
• April 28, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Lottery Benefits
• April 14, 2005: Team 4: Ex-Secretary Accused Of Ripping Off Borough
• April 1, 2005: Team 4: Heinz Documents Released After Challenge
• March 4, 2005: Team 4: Wilkinsburg Mayor Investigated
• March 2, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Nursing Home Food, Finances
• March 1, 2005: Team 4: Companies Fined For Overtime Violations
• February 24, 2005: Team 4: Railroad Safety
• February 23, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Urban Redevelopment Authority
• February 19, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Local Air Pollutants
• February 14, 2005: Team 4 Investigates Instant Lottery Games
• February 11, 2005: Team 4: Aluminum Wiring
• February 9, 2005: Team 4 Investigation: Blood Money
• February 4, 2005: Team 4 Investigation: 'Big Ben' Shirts
• February 2, 2005: Team 4: Sex Charges Against Penn State Prof, Pittsburgh Man
• January 13, 2005: Team 4: Feds Search County Sheriff's Office
2004:
• December 29, 2004: Team 4: Suspect Free After Wilkinsburg Cop, Judge Clash
• December 27, 2004: Team 4: Fatal Cases Of Domestic Abuse
• December 23, 2004: Team 4: Controlling Air Pollution
• December 22, 2004: Team 4: Nonprofit Credit Cards Used At Stores, Theater
• December 20, 2004: Team 4: Rumsfeld Letter Controversy
• December 8, 2004: Team 4 Update: Foreclosure Scheme
• December 1, 2004: Team 4: Holes In US Airways Planes
• December 1, 2004: Team 4 Update: Foster Parents With Records
• December 1, 2004: Team 4: Teacher Competency Tests
• November 29, 2004: Team 4: Flood Loans
• November 26, 2004: Team 4 Investigates Pirates' Finances
• November 25, 2004: Team 4: Update On Former Local Scheme Artist
• November 24, 2004: Team 4: Home Inspector Fees
• November 24, 2004: Team 4 Investigates Perfume Scheme
• November 24, 2004: Team 4 Investigations Archives
• November 19, 2004: Team 4: Foster Parents With Criminal Records
• November 17, 2004: Team 4: High School Stadium Spending
• November 4, 2004: Team 4: Details Of Prior Terrorist Plot Surface
• October 21, 2004: Team 4 Follow-Up: Voting Investigation
• June 21, 2004: Team 4 Follow-Up: Bogus Fund-Raiser At Shopping Centers
• June 15, 2004: Team 4: Local Company Drops Iron Lung
• June 10, 2004: Team 4 Follow-Up: Home Inspection
• June 7, 2004: Team 4: 'No-Kill' Follow-Up
• June 4, 2004: Team 4: Where Does Your School Tax Money Go?
• June 2, 2004: Team 4: Sweetheart Turnpike Deal Offered
• May 28, 2004: Team 4: Mortgage Broker Accused
• May 27, 2004: Team 4: Kids On The Street
• May 26, 2004: Team 4 Investigates MATRIX
• May 25, 2004: Team 4 Investigates Turnpike Hiring
• May 25, 2004: Team 4: Money Crunch Hits Outside City Limits
• May 20, 2004: Team 4: Local Vet Wrongly Jailed For Days
• May 17, 2004: Team 4: 'No-Kill' Animal Shelters
• May 12, 2004: Team 4: Councilman Runs From Camera
• May 11, 2004: Hidden-Camera Report: Dorm Security Gaps
• May 7, 2004: Team 4 Investigates Growing Heroin Use
• April 30, 2004: Team 4: Turning Tables On Telemarketers
• March 17, 2004: Team 4: Edgewood Manager's Police Report Changed
• March 17, 2004: Team 4: Search For PSU Professor
• March 16, 2004: Team 4: Lawrence County Treasurer Investigated
• March 16, 2004: Team 4 UPDATE: Racist Death Threats
• March 5, 2004: Team 4 Investigates Public Works Renovations
• March 4, 2004: Team 4 Follow-Up: Local Pentagon Contractor Investigated
• March 4, 2004: Team 4: City Owed $21 Million In Taxes
• March 3, 2004: Team 4 Investigates Airplane Repair
• March 2, 2004: Team 4: Killers Look For Online Friends
• February 26, 2004: Team 4 Investigates Foreclosure Scheme
• February 26, 2004: Team 4 Investigates High-Fat School Lunches
• February 19, 2004: Team 4 Investigates DUI Loophole
• February 16, 2004: Team 4: Halfway House Escapes
• January 29, 2004: Team 4: Rising Parking Costs
More Team 4 Archives: 2000-2003