Joce Sterman
Investigative Reporter
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Joce Sterman is a National Headliner, Murrow and Emmy award-winning investigative journalist who’s spent more than 20 years in TV/radio news. Prior to joining InvestigateTV she was the lead National Investigative Correspondent for Spotlight on America, a segment airing on TV stations in more than 80 cities. Her career has taken her through newsrooms across the mid-Atlantic region including WHAG/NBC25 in Hagerstown, WPMT/FOX43 in Harrisburg, WMAR/ABC2 in Baltimore and WJLA/ABC7 in Washington, DC. From accountability reporting on the failures of government agencies at every level to exposing product flaws that put you at risk, her work has resulted in Congressional investigations and federal legislation. She is a proud graduate of Penn State University and a soccer/basketball mom who cheers too loudly on the sidelines.
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A months-long InvestigateTV examination of dental board records from across the nation found that rather than facing serious consequences in egregious situations, some dentists are given a pass
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So-called “skill games” have popped up in bars, convenience stores and gas stations across the country. They look and sound just like slot machines, but they’re largely unregulated, operating in a gray area.
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Many national fraternities have established their own insurance companies that primarily protect headquarter executives, often leaving the burden of cost and blame on the undergraduate members.
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President Joe Biden's administration is leading a push to get more electric vehicles on the road, but the lack of charging infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, poses a challenge for potential EV drivers.
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Potential infrastructure changes, federal grants and proposed safety legislation are gathering steam as officials and lawmakers are confronted with realities of blocked crossings.
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The federal funding is the first aimed specifically at mitigating blocked crossings, and the danger they present to communities across the country.
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Rare disorders and conditions are caught in more than 12,000 babies born every year because of newborn screening done across the United States. But despite the critical need, an InvestigateTV survey of screening programs nationwide found many are facing challenges due to a lack of funding.
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When crossings are blocked for hours, kids risk their lives to get to school by crawling through trains that could start at any moment. Ambulances and fire trucks can't get through. The problem has existed for decades. But it's getting worse.
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The state where a baby is born determines what serious and rare disorders he or she will be screened for shortly after birth. It’s a patchwork of policies across the country that could have dire consequences. Some parents call it death by ZIP code.
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Bowling Green State University in Ohio agreed to a $2.9 million settlement with the family of Stone Foltz, who died in 2021 following an alcohol-fueled fraternity hazing event. The university vowed to unite with the Foltzes in their mission to eradicate hazing. The Foltzes sued Bowling Green, in part, for its failure to punish the bad actors on its campus in the years prior to Stone’s death. Their lawsuit listed dozens of examples in which allegations of hazing weren’t fully investigated by the university or cases in which fraternities and sororities were merely placed on probation for serious violations. It's a similar story at other campuses across the country.
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Sports betting now is legal in 36 states and Washington, D.C. But laying down at a bet as a teenager is illegal in every state. InvestigateTV and its reporting partner, the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University, looked into the secretive world of underage gambling on offshore gaming sites and found there’s little public information about these operations. But this much is clear: Many of these sites do not have any protections in place to guarantee that the person betting is of legal age to do so or that winnings actually will be paid.
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Hazing on college campuses claims lives and injures and humiliates countless others, yet government officials fail to enact strong laws to curb the persistent problem.
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Doctors whose struggles with drugs and alcohol put the public at risk don't always face severe consequences for their actions
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Physician health programs across the country are designed as a confidential treatment option for doctors battling addiction. But patient advocates argue they put doctor reputations ahead of a patient's right to know.
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For decades, Supreme Court precedent effectively banned members of the military from suing the Department of Defense. In 2019, Congress passed a law that cleared the way for military malpractice claims. Yet few have won their cases.
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Electric vehicle fires can start when cars are parked or charging, which car safety experts say make them different and more shocking than other car fires. Companies are working on implementing a fix for defective batteries, but it's taking longer than owners would like.
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The law allows states to create their own special education policies based on the federal IDEA framework. As a result, there are varying policies and parents are left trying to navigate complicated systems.
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A popular herbicide ingredient some farmers say is vital to business has devastated other farms because of the chemical's ability to drift under certain conditions. Enforcing the rules is in the hands of states, but there is a growing concern over whether federal action needs to be taken.
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Gas companies say consumers are alerted to natural gas leaks, but some victims say they learn too late
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