Investigations

The City of Philadelphia has been accused of inappropriately spending settlement money that has been allocated to combat the opioid crisis.

The NBC10 Investigators went across the tri-state region to find out how towns and schools are handling “forever chemicals” or PFAS, in the drinking water.

The citizens board that is supposed to oversee the actions of the Philadelphia Police Department removed its bylaws after several members resigned or were removed.

Experts say some neighborhoods in Philadelphia are hotter than others. The NBC10 Investigators explain “urban heat islands.”

“Seems like the most inappropriate use of their time and also the use of taxpayer dollars.” City workers have been spending more time charging their electric vehicles while on the clock now that EVgo has removed EV chargers from a South Philly parking lot. NBC10’s Investigative reporter Claudia Vargas explains the situation furthe...

The Philadelphia Police Department has a new unit dedicated to investigating murder cases that ultimately resulted in an exoneration. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has been looking into the new team and has more. 

More than a week after four people — including a pregnant teen — were killed in a high-speed chase in Delaware County, NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas looks at the current pursuit policy from Pennsylvania State Police.

After years of waiting, 25 percent of city municipal buildings are powered by solar energy following the completion of the Adams Solar Project. The project entails a 70-megawatt solar farm 120 miles west of Philly. The goal for the city is to hit 100 percent of municipal buildings run on renewable energy by 2030. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudi...

A family is trying to figure out next steps after their third generation home collapsed. The collapse happened next to a construction site that the NBC10 Investigators have been looking into. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has more on this developing story.

City officials were fined thousands of dollars in connection to electric vehicle chargers. Here’s why they won’t pay it.

The NBC10 Investigators discovered last year that Philly’s municipal electric vehicle infrastructure had been set up without the required permits, leading to thousands of dollars in fines. Now city officials are saying they won’t pay those fines in an effort to not waste tax dollars. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas explains....

A city-owned building is now getting attention from the Parker administration after an NBC10 Investigators report. A building in Fairhill has been empty for decades and will be demolished. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has the latest on some of Philadelphia’s most dangerous buildings.

Over one hundred homes and buildings in the city of Philadelphia have fallen into disrepair. Despite being cited as imminently dangerous by city officials, some of these properties are still standing years after the initial violation.