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Romance Fraudster Steals Military Hero's Identity

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:03:49 GMT

If you decide to try an online dating site, here's a question: How do you know the person you're talking to, is real? And how would you feel if the person you shared your private thoughts with turned out to be a con man?

CBS 5 Investigation Shuts Down State Jobs Website

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:38:46 GMT

CBS 5 Investigates first uncovered the story Thursday night: A huge security breach in the state's online jobsite, CalJOBS. On Friday, the website was shut down. This move comes less than 24 hours after CBS 5 reported security flaws in the website that potentially put more than three quarters of a million users at risk of identity theft.

'Cramming' Phone Charges Plague Bay Area Consumers

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:48:04 GMT

It is the kind of thing that's persistent, and annoying, and seems like it should be simple to fix: an extra charge on your phone bill for a service you may have never heard of. The charges are called "cramming," and many consumers complain about it. So why hasn't the problem been eliminated?

Source Of Drug Discovered In Orinda Teen's Death

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:58:00 GMT

The Loudon family has insisted all along that 16-year-old Joseph did not use drugs the night he died. Now a revelation about where that drug came from seems to prove them right.

Driver Complains About Fremont Wal-Mart Oil Change

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:30:38 GMT

Can a simple oil change cause a car engine to blow up? That's what one South Bay viewer claims. But when you're going up against one of the country's biggest corporations, it's an accusation that's hard to prove.

Security Flaws Discovered In Calif. EDD Website

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:54:24 GMT

It's one of the most serious security breaches one computer expert has ever seen. CBS 5 Investigates has discovered a state-run web site may be putting hundreds of thousands of Californians at risk of identity theft. It started off with a tip from a viewer, a local job seeker who noticed a computer glitch. Once CBS 5 started looking closer at the glitch, it was a gaping hole.

CA Insurer: Woman's Bleeding Breast Not Emergency

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:18:28 GMT

When is an emergency not an emergency? Apparently, when an insurance company says it isn't. A Daly City woman asked CBS 5 Investigates to investigate why her insurance company, Blue Shield of California HMO, denied her claim for a visit to the emergency room prompted by a bleeding breast.

Family Questions Reasons For Orinda Teen's Death

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:29:15 GMT

Police investigating the death of an Orinda teen say they have done everything they could" and have turned the case over to the Contra Costa District Attorney's office. In a press release Thursday afternoon, police said a fourth individual will be charged in connection with alcohol having been provided to underage teens. But they said there's no evidence that the death of 16 year old Joseph Loudon back in May was criminal.

Did Bay Area Shuttle Company Double Charge?

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:35:56 GMT

Some Bay Area travelers are complaining about a shuttle company that they say double, triple, or quadruple-billed them for a single ride to local airports. The complaints are about a company called Angel Express, which operates out of San Lorenzo.

Political Connections Behind Oak Youth Program?

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:30:06 GMT

A summer youth program in Oakland funded with federal stimulus dollars that has been the subject of numerous complaints from parents and participating teens, the Oakland Green Civic Campaign, has connections to the Peralta College system and its foundation.

The program's founder, Sheila Wells, is also married to the foundation's executive secretary, former Oakland mayor Elihu Harris.

But both Wells and the foundation defend the connection and say there is nothing inappropriate about their actions.