• Member Center
  • Special Offers
  • Make This Your Home Page
SEARCH:
wfaa.com Web


 Twitter: News | Weather

News 8 Investigates

07/01/2009

Aircraft repair jobs sold to foreign workers, resumes not important
WFAA-TV
The companies involved may face serious questions, said a former judge.

A News 8 investigation found that hundreds of aircraft mechanics have been brought into the U.S. to work at aircraft repair facilities. Insiders say the companies importing them are so eager to save money, they’re overstating their qualifications.

06/26/2009

DISD trustees upset they can't make changes to budget

A number of DISD trustees were upset on Friday after being told at last night's meeting they could not make revisions in their proposed budget.

06/24/2009

Congress members call for change after News 8 investigation
WFAA-TV

A News 8 investigation reporting on hundreds of mechanics who can't speak English or read the mandatory repair manual while working on commercial airliners made national headlines.

06/25/2009

Judge says Stanford may be freed on bond

A judge says Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford may be freed on bond.

06/15/2009

Loophole allows for easy immigration for aircraft mechanics

There are more than 100,000 American aircraft mechanics who are out of work or who have left the business. But the job market is flourishing for mechanics from Mexico.

06/12/2009

College program has ties with DISD board member
G.J. McCARTHY/DMN
Edwin Flores.

News 8 has learned that the college readiness program, which helped the son of DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa get into Harvard, has ties with one of the school trustees.

Program used by DISD superintendent's son responds
WFAA-TV

The college readiness program that assisted the DISD superintendent's son is telling its side of the story for the first time.

06/10/2009

Immigration no problem for aircraft mechanics
WFAA-TV / Byron Harris

Fixing an aircraft is not like fixing a Chevy. Aircraft mechanics don’t do their job with guesses, but instead do them with a repair manual open in front of them, mapping every step.

06/09/2009

Hinojosa defends son's participation in college program
WFAA-TV

Superintendent Michael Hinojosa is defending his son's participation in the top-tier college acceptance program despite the appearance contract language forbids it.

Hinojosa's son beneficiary of program for underprivileged students
DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa
MICHAEL MULVEY/DMN

Why did a contractor charged with assisting disadvantaged students enroll in top universities help the superintendent's son get into Harvard?

05/29/2009

Westwood College settles federal lawsuit
WFAA-TV

Four years ago, News 8 investigated student complaints against the school. Since then, the U.S. charged that Westwood was not the college it said it was.

05/28/2009

Dallas learning centers face closure
WFAA-TV
The Dunbar Learning Center is one of the best public schools in the state.

Once a key component of a historic desegregation order for Dallas public schools, the district's 16 learning centers are on the chopping block.

05/21/2009

Congress members react to FAA revelations

While the vast majority of aircraft mechanics are well trained and competent, a News 8 Investigation found decades of problems with the way the FAA is certifying and testing aircraft mechanics.

05/20/2009

Owners, activists claim sickly pups product of Petland
WFAA-TV

Debbie DeGise says she has spent more than $10,000 treating Sarge for illnesses and genetic defects that she blames on the Frisco pet store that sold him.

05/15/2009

News 8 Investigates: Airline mechanics who can't read English
WFAA-TV

Being able to read a sophisticated technical repair manual and to write in English is essential for a job that can impact hundreds of lives daily.

05/14/2009

Fusion Center's spending questioned in Collin County

A national spotlight is on a regional crime nerve center due to its questionable operations and political connections.

05/12/2009

Pilots say fatigue can make concentration difficult
WFAA-TV
Pilots say lack of sleep makes them confused on the runway.

The National Transportation Safety Board says fatigue and training were issues in the most serious U.S. air crash in the last seven years. Pilots tell News 8 that flying while tired is not unusual.

05/07/2009

HOV-related deaths rise to 6; TxDOT dismissed warnings
WFAA-TV

An expanding News 8 investigation has uncovered more HOV-related deaths. 

05/06/2009

State looks into possible misuse of funds by DISD

Just days ago, the US Department of Education accused DISD officials of misusing federal grant money. Now, new allegations have arisen.

05/02/2009

Whistleblower agency calls for probe of aircraft mechanics
WFAA-TV

Could aircraft mechanics pose a terror threat? The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has ordered an investigation into the concerns expressed by Gabe Bruno, a former manager at the agency.

04/29/2009

Man accused of robbing N. Texans of life savings
WFAA-TV

A growing number of North Texans say their lives have been ruined after entrusting one man to their savings.

04/24/2009

Part 2: Hundreds of aircraft mechanics improperly licensed

The mechanics are scattered throughout the state and the country. They may even have worked on the airplanes on which you or your family have flown.

04/23/2009

Hundreds of aircraft mechanics improperly licensed
WFAA-TV

The mechanics include those who work in the airline industry for aircraft manufacturers and for privately-owned aircraft maintenance facilities known as “repair stations.”

04/17/2009

Rancher alleges pollution inaction
WFAA-TV

NEWS 8 INVESTIGATES
Texas rancher Robert Crowell says there's an ecological disaster brewing on his land. "What sort of cleanup is going on right here, right now? Zero," he said.

 

© 2009 WFAA-TV, Inc. All Rights Reserved.