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Los Gatos High School ‘Culture of Denial' Has Existed for Decades: Former Student
A former Los Gatos High School star track athlete is responding to an NBC Bay Area investigation saying she was sexually abused on campus years ago and the school failed to protect her.
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COVID-19 Still Spiking in California Farm Fields
An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals a severe COVID crisis in a community of essential workers who feel abandoned.
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Stanford Professor Warns COVID Shelter-in-Place Orders Are ‘Killing People'
Infectious disease experts and epidemiologists from universities like Stanford, Yale, Harvard and Oxford say current shelter-in-place policies are not effectively protecting vulnerable people from COVID-19, while devastating public health in ways that will lead to irreparable harm for years to come.
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Former Palo Alto Police Officer Charged After Violent 2018 Arrest of City Resident
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office filed two misdemeanor charges Tuesday against a former Palo Alto Police officer more than a year after surveillance video appeared to show him striking a handcuffed resident and slamming his head against a car windshield.
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When Classrooms Reopen, Will the Air Inside Be Safe?
The Investigative Unit looks into poor ventilation in California classrooms and how the lack of outdoor airflow could impact COVID-19 risks for teachers and students.
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‘The House Has Already Burned Down': An Inside Look at San Quentin's Outbreak
NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit spoke to more than 15 people who were locked up or working at San Quentin during one of the state’s worse coronavirus outbreaks.
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Silicon Valley Startup Hopes New Test Tube Will Revolutionize COVID-19 Testing
Worldwide demand for COVID-19 testing could potentially threaten supply levels of certain chemicals needed to process the tests. Now, a Bay Area company hopes its tiny invention will solve a potentially massive dilemma.
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COVID-19 Outbreaks May Arise From Immigrant Detention Centers, Doctors Say
Doctors fear a wave of new infections will explode into communities around ICE detention centers.
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California Newlyweds Stuck on Honeymoon in Sri Lanka Amid Pandemic
San Francisco newlyweds John and Michelle Senyard are in the midst of an unforgettable honeymoon, just not the one they had been dreaming about. Limited flight options amid the coronavirus pandemic have left them stranded in Sri Lanka, unaware of when they might be able to return home.
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‘Ship Strikes' Killing Whales Despite Govt. Program to Slow Down Vessels
Ships are hitting and killing whales off the California coast at some of the highest rates in more than a decade, according to data obtained and tabulated by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit. The spike in ‘ship strikes’ comes despite a 5-year government initiative to slow down vessels as they make their way into San Francisco Bay.
